hlt 91 test study guide Flashcards
Define Health
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. This classic definition is important, as it identifies the vital components of health.
Health Promotion
is defined as the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. The aim of health promotion is to reduce the underlying causes of ill-health so that there is a long-term reduction in many diseases.
Wellness
a word used by behavioral scientists to describe a state of dynamic physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being that enables a person to achieve full potential and an enjoyable life.”
Disease
Disease is an objective term which implies a malfunctioning of the body or part of the body. Disease is pathological and is diagnosed on the basis of recognizable signs and symptoms.
Syndrome
A syndrome refers to a complex of symptoms that occur together more often than would be expected by chance alone. Whereas diseases often receive explanatory labels (such as hemorrhagic stroke), syndromes are often given purely descriptive labels (e.g., Restless Leg Syndrome).
Well-being
Well-being is a positive outcome that is meaningful for people and for many sectors of society, because it tells us that people perceive that their lives are going well.
Public Health
general focus is on preventing disease and protecting health: “Public health is defined as the organized efforts of society to keep people healthy and prevent injury, illness, and premature death.”
Population Health
A look at the health status of a community
Describe emotional wellness
D. Intellectual wellness
D. Social Wellness
D. Spiritual Wellness
D. ___ Wellness
D. Environmental Wellness
Social Determinants of Health mean
Social determinants of health reflect social factors and the physical conditions in the environment in which people are born, live, learn, play, work and age.
How do the social determinants of health affect individuals?
Availability of resources to meet daily needs, such as educational and job opportunities, living wages, or healthful foods
Exposure to crime, violence, and social disorder, such as the presence of trash
Social support and social interactions
Exposure to mass media and emerging technologies, such as the Internet or cell phones
Socioeconomic conditions, such as concentrated poverty
Quality schools
Transportation options
Public safety
Residential segregation
- Describe symptoms of depression, types of depression and treatment.
- Discuss how culture and family can influence treatment for mental illness.
- Describe the different types and symptoms of anxiety disorders.
- How would you know if a person is experiencing stress or depression? What is the difference?
- List warning signs of suicide risk.
- Describe actions an individual can take to help a friend with a mental health problem.
- Describe the 3 stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome (alarm, resistance, exhaustion). Know the difference between the parasympathetic and the sympathetic nervous system.
- Describe how stress affects people physically and emotionally. Why would different people have different reactions to stress?
- Discuss the difference between eustress and distress.
- Describe various stress reduction techniques to reduce stress (difference between instrumental and palliative techniques).
- Define resilience and identify methods to improve resilience.
- Define binge drinking, heavy drinking, acute alcohol intoxication, blackout and hangover.
- Identify major short-term and long-term health effects of alcohol.
- Identify major short-term and long-term effects of tobacco.
- What are the effects of second-hand smoke?
- Describe benefits of quitting smoking.
- What are some of the issues related to opioid use and symptoms of withdrawal, how do opioids affect the brain?
- Define: addiction (dependence), withdrawal, tolerance
- Discuss the role of the pre-frontal cortex in adolescents and drug abuse and addiction.
- Identify major signs of addiction.
- Identify major signs of addiction.
