Health-Illness Flashcards
Define health
is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.
Identify practices of positive health behavior
activities related to maintaining attaining, or regaining good health and preventing illness.
Identify practices of negative health behavior
practices that actually or potentially are harmful to health.
Describe the three components of the health belief model
A. an individual’s perception of susceptibility to an illness.
B. an individual’s perception of the seriousness of the illness.
C. the likelihood that a person will take preventive action.
The health promotion model focuses on three areas. They are:
A. the individual characteristics and experiences.
B. behavior-specific knowledge and affect
C. Behavioral outcomes.
Define health promotion
includes activities such as routine exercise and good nutrition that health patients maintain or enhance their present levels of health.
Define wellness
includes strategies that are designed to help persons achieve new understanding and control over their lives.
Define illness prevention
includes activities that motivate people to avoid declines in health or functional levels.
Identify the differences between passive and active strategies for health promotion
In passive strategies, individuals gain from the activities of others without acting themselves. IN active strategies, individuals are motivated to adopt specific health programs.
Identify the health activities of each level of preventive care; primary, secondary, and tertiary.
Primary: Is true prevention; it precedes disease.
Secondary: Focuses on the individuals who are experiencing health problems or illnesses and who are at risk for developing complications or worsening conditions.
Tertiary: Occurs when a defect or disability is permanent and irreversible; it involves minimizing the effects of the illness or disability.
Define risk factor
is any situation, habit, social, or environmental condition, developmental or psychological condition, developmental or intellectual condition, or spiritual or other variable that increases the vulnerability of an individual or group to an illness or accident.
Identify two risk factors for: genetic and physiological factors, age, environment, lifestyle.
Genetic and physiological factors: pregnant or overweight, diabetes mellitus, cancer, heart disease, kidney disease or mental illness.
Age: premature infant, heart disease, and cancer with increased age.
Environment: Industrial workers are exposed to certain chemicals or when people live new toxic waste disposal sites.
Lifestyle: habits that have risk factors (sunbathing, overweight)
Define illness
is a state in which a person’s physical, emotional, intellectual, social, developmental, or spiritual functioning is diminished or impaired compared with the previous experience.
Explain these two general classifications of illness: acute and chronic illness.
acute: usually has a short duration and is severe; symptoms appear abruptly, are intense, and often subside after a relatively short period.
chronic: usually lasts longer than 6 months; can also affect functioning in any dimension.
Give examples of the following variables that influence illness: internal and external.
internal: their perceptions of symptoms and the nature of their illness, such as a person experiencing chest pain in the middle of the night seeking assistance.
external: the visibility of symptoms, social group, cultural background, economic variables, accessibility of the system, and social support.
