Key Words Flashcards
Health
A state of physical,mental and social well-being and is not merely the absence of disease or infirmiry
I’ll-health
A state in which an individual is unable to function normally because of something like a disease or lack of nutrition
Disease
A diagnostic label given to a set of signs or symptoms which are usually long term e.g heart disease
Stress-related illness
Physical symptoms which are from psychological effects that occurs when a person feels anxious and unable to cope with stressers
Mental health
Not just absence of mental illness but a form of subjective well-being in which an individual feels able to cope with life
Mental illness
Refers to psychological condition that is characterised by behaviour which is abnormal and is often linked to Chemical changes in the brain e.g depression