Health science study guide Ch1 Flashcards
What is health?
The overall condition of body or mind and the presence or absence of illness or injury.
Define wellness.
Optimal health and vitality, encompassing all the dimensions of well-being.
How many dimensions of wellness are there?
Nine interrelated dimensions.
List the nine dimensions of wellness.
- Physical
- Emotional
- Intellectual
- Interpersonal
- Cultural
- Spiritual
- Environmental
- Financial
- Occupational
What are the qualities associated with physical wellness?
- Eating well
- Exercising
- Avoiding harmful habits
- Recognizing symptoms of disease
- Getting regular checkups
- Avoiding injuries
What does spiritual wellness encompass?
- Capacity for love
- Compassion
- Forgiveness
- Altruism
- Joy and fulfillment
- Caring for others
- Sense of meaning and purpose
- Sense of belonging to something greater than oneself
What is occupational wellness?
- Enjoying what you do
- Feeling valued by your manager
- Building satisfying relationships with coworkers
- Taking advantage of opportunities to learn and be challenged
What are key traits of emotional wellness?
- Optimism
- Trust
- Self-esteem
- Self-acceptance
- Self-confidence
- Ability to understand and accept one’s feelings
- Ability to share feelings with others
Define cultural wellness.
- Creating relationships with those who are different from you
- Maintaining and valuing your own cultural identity
- Avoiding stereotyping based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or sexual orientation
What contributes to financial wellness?
- Having a basic understanding of how money works
- Living within one’s means
- Avoiding debt, especially for unnecessary items
- Saving for the future and for emergencies
What is intellectual wellness?
- Openness to new ideas
- Capacity to question
- Ability to think critically
- Motivation to master new skills
- Sense of humor
- Creativity
- Curiosity
- Lifelong learning
What does interpersonal wellness include?
- Communication skills
- Capacity for intimacy
- Ability to establish and maintain satisfying relationships
- Ability to cultivate a support system of friends and family
What is environmental wellness?
- Having abundant, clean natural resources
- Maintaining sustainable development
- Recycling whenever possible
- Reducing pollution and waste
What is chronic disease?
A disease that develops and continues over a long period.
How much did public health achievements during the 20th century increase life expectancy for Americans?
More than 25 years.
What was the leading cause of death in the US in 2013?
Heart disease.
What percentage of total deaths in 2013 was attributed to heart disease?
23.4%.
What health promotion process enables people to increase control over their health?
Health promotion.
What is the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?
A law requiring most people to obtain health insurance.
What are the objectives of Healthy People 2020?
- Eliminate preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death
- Achieve health equity and eliminate disparities
- Create environments that promote good health
- Promote healthy development and behaviors
What is behavior change?
Cultivating healthy behaviors and working to overcome unhealthy ones.
What are the stages of change in the Transtheoretical model?
- Precontemplation
- Contemplation
- Preparation
- Action
- Maintenance
- Termination
What should you do when dealing with relapse?
- Plan for relapse
- Forgive yourself
- Give yourself credit for progress
- Learn from relapse
What does a personalized plan for behavior change include?
- Monitoring behavior
- Analyzing data
- Setting SMART goals
- Identifying resources
- Modifying environment
- Rewarding yourself
