Health-Illness Continua

Question 1

CAN BE USED TO MEASURE A PERSON’S PERCEIVED LEVEL OF
WELLNESS.

Answer 1

Health-Illness Continua

Question 2

DUNN’S HIGH LEVEL WELLNESS GRID

Answer 2

1. HIGH-LEVEL WELLNESS IN A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT
2. EMERGENT HIGH-LEVEL WELLNESS IN AN UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT.
3. PROTECTED POOR HEALTH IN A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT.
4. POOR HEALTH IN AN UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT.

Question 3

AN EXAMPLE IS A PERSON WHO IMPLEMENTS HEALTHYLIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS AND HAS THE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL, SPIRITUAL,
AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THIS LIFESTYLE.

Answer 3

high level wellness in a favorable environment

Question 4

AN EXAMPLE IS A WOMAN WHO HAS THE KNOWLEDGE TO
IMPLEMENT HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PRACTICES BUT DOES NOT IMPLEMENT ADEQUATE SELF-CARE PRACTICES BECAUSE OF FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES, JOB DEMANDS, OR OTHER FACTORS.

Answer 4

EMERGENT HIGH-LEVEL
WELLNESS IN AN UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT.

Question 5

AN EXAMPLE IS AN ILL PERSON (E.G., ONE WITH MULTIPLE
FRACTURES OR SEVERE HYPERTENSION) WHOSE NEEDS ARE MET BY THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND WHO HAS ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE MEDICATIONS, DIET, AND HEALTH CARE INSTRUCTION.

Answer 5

3. PROTECTED POOR HEALTH IN A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT.

Question 6

AN EXAMPLE IS A YOUNG CHILD WHO IS STARVING IN A DROUGHT-STRICKEN COUNTRY.

Answer 6

POOR HEALTH IN AN UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT.