Health/Disability - week 19

Question 1

health

Answer 1

a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being

Question 2

Physical health

Answer 2

functioning of the body

Question 3

Social health

Answer 3

the role of social connections on our health - the more integrated a person is with others and institutions in their society, the healthier they tend to be

Question 4

INDIGENOUS HEALTH

Answer 4

• health outcomes partly shaped by social class
• lower life expectancy
• access to quality food sources
• access to clean water
• adequate living conditions
• access to education

Question 5

THE ‘THRIFTY GENE’

Answer 5

Proposed that Indigenous peoples were genetically predisposed to Type 2 Diabetes due to the foodways (eating habits) of their ancestors

Question 6

THE SOCIAL MODEL OF DISABILITY

Answer 6

• a tool to provide insights into the disabling tendencies of modern society to generate policies and practices to facilitate their eradication

Question 7

Impairment

Answer 7

any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological or anatomical structure or function

Question 8

Disability

Answer 8

any restriction or lack (resulting from an impairment) of ability to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being

Question 9

Handicap

Answer 9

a disadvantage for a given individual, resulting from an impairment or disability, that limits or prevents the fulfilment of a role