HEALTH & WELLNESS Flashcards

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state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmary

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health

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active process by which an individual progresses towards the maximum potential possible, regardless of the current state of health

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wellness

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the ability to carry out daily tasks, achieve fitness, maintain adequate nutrition and proper body fat, avoid abusing drugs and alcohol or using tobacco products, and generally practice positive lifestyle habits

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physical dimension of wellness

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the ability to interact successfully with people and within the environment of which each person is part, to develop and maintain intimacy with significant others, and to develop respect and tolerance for those with different beliefs

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social dimension of wellness

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the ability to manage stress and express emotions appropriately. it involves the ability to recognize, accept, and express feelings and to accept one’s limitations

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emotional dimension of wellness

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the ability to learn and use information effectively for personal, family, and career development and it involves striving for continued growth and learning to deal with new challenges effectively

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intellectual dimension of wellness

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the belief in some force (nature, religion, or higher power) that serves to unite human beings and provide meaning and purpose to life

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spiritual dimension of wellness

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8
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ability to achieve a balance between work and leisure time

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occupational dimension of wellness

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9
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the ability to promote health measurements that improve the standard of living and quality of life in the community

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environmental dimension of wellness

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person’s emotional, intellectual, social, developmental or spiritual functioning is diminished or affected

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illness

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disruption in function characterized by rapid onset, intense manifestations, and relatively short duration. unusually reversible

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acute illness

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12
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A disruption in functional ability is usually characterized by a gradual onset with lifelong changes that are usually irreversible. chronic illnesses last a long time, frequently throughout the individual’s life

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chronic illness

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13
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the period during which the disease is controlled, and symptoms are not obvious

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remission of a chronic illness

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14
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when the illness is more active again, with a recurrence of pronounced symptoms

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exacerbation of a chronic illness

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15
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An alteration in body function resulting in a reduction of capacities or shortening of the normal lifespan

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disease

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16
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Concepts about health that an individual believes
Ex: sleeping with wet hair causes blindness

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health belief

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16
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The state of health of a person at a given time ,reflected by blood pressure, respiratory rate, and laboratory tests

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health status

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17
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The actions that people take to understand their health state, maintain an optimal level of health, prevent illness and injury, and reach their maximum physical and mental health potential
Ex: adhering to medical regimens
Getting 6-8 hours of sleep

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health behavior

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18
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Refers to conditions or a factor that increases the tendency or probability of a person having a disease or being ill

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risk factor

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19
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what are the 4 risk factors of a disease?

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  • Genetic and physiological factors
  • Age
  • Environment
  • Lifestyle
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20
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The narrowest interpretation of health
In this model, the opposite of health is disease or injury

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clinical model

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21
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Health is defined in terms of the individual’s ability to fulfill societal roles, that is, to perform his or her work

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role performance model

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22
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Health is a creative process
The disease is a failure in adaptation
Aim of treatment: to restore the ability of the person to adapt

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adaptive model

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23
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Ecologic model
Prediction of illness

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Agent-Host-Environment Model

24
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grids/graduated scales used to measure a person’s perceived level of wellness

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Health-Illness Continuum

25
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environmental and health axis interact

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Dunn’s High Level Wellness Grid

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DUNN’S HIGH LEVEL WELLNESS GRID

knows and does the healthy lifestyle

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High Level Wellness

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DUNN’S HIGH LEVEL WELLNESS GRID

knows how to have healthy lifestyle but does not implement it on oneself due to other responsibilities

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Emergent High Level Wellness

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DUNN’S HIGH LEVEL WELLNESS

person is ill but needs are met

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Protected Poor Health

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DUNN’S HIGH LEVEL WELLNESS GRID

person is ill and needs are not met

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Poor Health

30
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high-level wellness to premature death

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Travis’ Illness-Wellness Continuum

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Perceive the threat of a health risk to be serious, if they feel that they are personally susceptible

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Health Belief Model

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Behavior motivated by the desire to increase well-being and actualize human health potential
3 areas: individual characteristics and experiences, behavior specific cognitions and affect, and behavioral outcome

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Health Promotion Model

33
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Understand an individual’s motivation to achieve optimal health

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Basic Human Needs Model

34
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Affected by the relationship of the body, mind, and spirit

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Holistic Health Model

35
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STAGES OF ILLNESS

Something is wrong
Folk medicine or self-medication

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Symptom Experience

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STAGES OF ILLNESS

Relinquish normal roles
Request provisional validation
Can cause anxiety, withdrawal, or depression

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Assumption of the Sick Role

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STAGES OF ILLNESS

Seek professional advice
3 things:
Validation of real illness
Explanations of symptoms
Reassurance that everything will be alright

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Medical Care Contact

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STAGES OF ILLNESS

Accept professional treatment
Dependent on treatment and family members and caregiver

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Dependent Client Role

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STAGES OF ILLNESS

Resume normal roles

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Recovery and Rehabilitation

40
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To prevent injury/disease before it occurs
Measures are done:
General health promotion: general things you do
Specific Protection: vaccines

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PRIMARY PREVENTION

41
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May have the disease or may be close to having it
Regular exams, daily low does aspirin, regular exercise

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SECONDARY PREVENTION

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Delay the progression, prevent complication, provide intervention
Support groups, vocational rehabilitation, therapy

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TERTIARY PREVENTION

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Condition of being diseased

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MORBIDITY

44
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Proportion of disease to health in a community

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MORBIDITY RATE

45
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Condition or quality of being subject to death

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MORTALITY

46
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Study of patterns of health and disease, its occurrence and distribution in man, for the purpose of control and prevention of disease

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EPIDEMIOLOGY

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Degree of resistance the potential host has against the pathogen

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SUSCEPTIBILITY

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One that possesses the potential to produce injury or disease

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ETIOLOGIC AGENT

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Relative power or the degree of pathogenicity of the invading microorganism, the ability to produce poisons that repel or destroy phagocytes

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VIRULENCE

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Branch of medicine that deals with the cause, nature, treatment and resultant structural and functional changes of disease

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PATHOLOGY

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Objective data or evidence or physical manifestations

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SIGN

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Disorder of appearance, sensation, or function; subjective

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SYMPTOM

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Group of signs and symptoms that which characterize a disease

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SYNDROME

54
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Method or origin and development of disease

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PATHOGENESIS

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Determining the nature of a disease

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DIAGNOSIS

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Prediction of course or end of a disease

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PROGNOSIS

57
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Has no observable or known after effects

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RECOVERY