HHD Flashcards

1
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stages of the lifespan

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prenatal 
infancy 
toddlerhood 
childhood
youth 
early adulthood 
middle adulthood 
later adulthood
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stages of the lifespan age range

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prenatal - conception - birth 
infancy - birth - 18 months 
toddlerhood - 18 months - 3 year s
childhood - 3 - 12 years 
youth - 12 - 18 year s
early adulthood - 18 - 39 years 
middle adulthood - 40 - 64 years 
later adulthood - 65 +
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3
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What does APGAR stand for

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Appearance 
Pulse 
Grimace 
Activity 
Respiration
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What is an APGAR test

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A 10 point score to determine the babies wellbeing at birth. They are tested 1 and 5 minuets after being born and scored between 0-2 to make an overall score out of 10

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5
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Who funds medicare?

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Funded by the government and and 2% of our taxes

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What is medicare?

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A system to improve the access to healthcare of all Australians in need of treatment, regardless of age and income at little cost

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Medicare services offered through medicare?

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  • tests and examinations (x-ray)
  • eye test
  • procedures performed by practitioners
  • doctors consiltation
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What are the 3 stages of prenatal development?

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Germinal stage
Embryonic stage
Foetal stage

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Germinal stage

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The first stage of prenatal development, measured form the moment of conception until implantation (about two weeks post-conception)

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Embryonic stage

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The second stage of prenatal development, measured from implantation (about two weeks post-conception) until the eighth week after conception

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Foetal stage

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the third stage of prenatal development, measured from the end of week 9 until birth

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DALYS

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Disability adjusted life years - years of healthy life lost due to premature death, illness or injury

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YLL

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years of life lost due to premature mortality

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YLD

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Years of life lost due to disability or injury

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15
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PBS

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  • government subsided medications
  • provide essential medications to Australians regardless of their ability to pay
  • over 4000 medicines on the list
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16
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Life expectancy

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an indication of how long a person can expect to live, it is the number of years of life remaining to a person at a particular age if death rates do not change

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17
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life expectancy for male and female

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if death rates don’t change
male - 80
female - 85

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18
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What are the determinants of health

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physical development 
social development 
emotional development 
mental development
spiritual development
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physical development

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  • functioning of the body and its systems
  • physical capacity to perform daily activities or tasks
  • supported by factors such as regular physical activity, consuming a balanced diet, having appropriate rest, sleep, maintaining an Ideal body weight and the absence of illness, disease or injury
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social development

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  • form meaningful and satisfying relationships with others
  • ability to manage or adapt appropriately to different social situations
  • the level of support provided by family within a community to ensure that every person has equal opportunity to function as a contributing member of society
  • social health supported by strong communication skills, empathy for others and a sense of personal responsibly
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emotional development

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  • mange and express feelings in a healthy way and being able to display resilience in everyday life.
  • an awareness and acceptance of ones feelings and the related behaviours involved in expressing those feelings
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mental development

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  • current state of wellbeing relation the the mind or brain,
  • the ability to think and process information in order to positively form opinions and make decisions.
  • a feeling of belonging is important
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spiritual development

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ideas, beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the mind and conscience of human beings
-spiritual health includes the concepts of hope, peace, a guiding sense of meaning or value and reflection on your plate in the world

24
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physical development examples

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fitness level 
coordination and strength 
appropriate weight for height 
functioning immune system 
free from illness
25
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social development examples

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friendships
contribute to the community
accept responsibilities for actions

26
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emotional development examples

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express emotions freely
be resilient
aware of personal feelings
control thoughts and feelings

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mental development examples

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coping with everyday stress
understand feelings for others
level of self - esteem
accept who you are

28
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spiritual development examples

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why you believe what you believe
have a sense of wrong and right
accept forgiveness
reflect on the meaning of life

29
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PIES

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Physical development
Intellectual development
Emotional development
Social development

30
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Intellectual development and examples

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relates to individual thinking and reasoning capacity. this area includes memory, language development, and intelligence.

31
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Risk factors for a mother and foetus

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poor diet
alcohol
drugs
smoking

32
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Why is it important for a mother to have a healthy diet during the prenatal time

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correct brain development
get the correct nutrients
no drugs or alcohol so the baby won’t be deformed
so it can have a healthy chance for life

33
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Teratogens examples

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alcohol

nicotine

34
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What is a teratogen

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an agent that once in contact with the pregnant mother, will produce a defect in the developing foetus

35
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Private health insurance

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  • a subscription where a member a fee in return for payment towards health-related costs that aren’t provided by medicare
  • helps cover for some private hospital treatment
  • members can choose if they want to be a patient in a private hospital
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Why is private health insurance beneficial to all Australians

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  • you are given access to private hospitals
  • you are able to avoid waiting for your doctor
  • shorter waiting periods
  • chose the hospital you stay at
  • you get your own room
37
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Mortality definiton

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the number of deaths in a population caused by a particular disease, illness or other environmental factors.

38
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morbidity defintion

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ill heath in an individual and the levels of ill health in a group or population

39
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Germinal stage functions

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  • cell division occurs

- the process of differentiation occurs

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embryonic stage functions

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  • the cells take on specialised roles in the body

- the risk of a miscarriage is highest during this time

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foetal stage functions

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  • rapid growth and development
  • functioning of body systems
  • development o fingernails, eyelashes, tooth buds
  • practise of motor skills including kicking and turning in the womb
42
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what is fertilisation

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when the sperm penetrates the egg

43
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bulk billing

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a government funded scheme thats included in medicare where the government pays for the fee if doctors charge above the recommended price

44
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types of twins and what they are

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identical twins - fertilised egg divides in two

fraternal twins - two seperate eggs are fertilised by two seperate sperms