Health term 1 Flashcards
A disease that typically begins slowly with a variety of signs that can be trated but not cured by medication.
chronic disease
Expected number of years of full health
Healthy life expectancy
an assessment of the positive aspects of a person’s life
well being
Models of health
medical model and public health model
A view of health that focuses on the individual and biological perspective
Medical model
A view of health in which diseases and other negative events are seen as a result of an individual’s inter action
Public health model
The combined educational, organizational, environmental, social… supports that help individuals and groups reduce negative behaviors
Health Promotions
Actions that increase negative health outcomes
Risk behaviors
dynamic ever-changing process of trying to achieve one’s potential
Wellness
the array of critical infwuences that determine the health of individuals and communities
Health determinants
preventabie differences in the burden of disease, injury, violance, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged groups.
health disparities
What are the big five
openess, conscientousness, extraversion agreableness, neurotiscism
Five determinants of health
Individual behavior, biology and genetics, social factors, health services, policy making.
models of behavior change
health belief model, social cognitive model, transtheoretical model
Model that explains when beliefs are likely to affect behavior change
Health belief model
emphasizing the role of social factors and cognitive processes
Social cognitive model