KHP EXAM 1 Flashcards
What is Health?
The state of complete physical, mental, social, and spiritual well being.
what is wellness?
Active process of adopting patterns of behavior that can lead to improved health and heightened life satisfaction.
what are the dimensions of wellness?
Spiritual
Social
Physical
Mental(emotional+intellectual)
Environmental
Spiritual wellness
Self awareness, connected with self, others, and a larger reality
Physical wellness
Biological integrity of individual
Emotional wellness
Ability to control stress and express emotions appropriately and comfortably
Intellectual wellness
Ability to learn and use information effectively for a person and facility and career goal
Social wellness
Ability to interact successfully with people in one’s environment
Environmental
Marinating safe water food and air
Social Determinants examples
Income, educational attainments, status, working conditions, transportation, social support networks, literacy, and access to healthcare services.
How is life expectancy in the US compared to other countries?
It has gone way down
Population health
Study of health outcomes in or between a group of people
Demographics
Statistical data about populations or groups of people
Health equity
All people have equal opportunity to obtain their full potential
Ethnicity
Sense of identity drawn from common origins
Race
Ethnicity based on physical characteristics
Health promotions
Actions designed to maintain a current health state or encourage a ;more desirable state of health
Disease prevention
Defensive actions to ward off diseases and their consequences
Health behaviors are influenced by 4 Perceptions, what are they?
Perceived susceptibility
Perceived seriousness of consequences
perceived benefits of a specific actions
Perceived barriers to taking action
What are the stages of change?
Percontemplation
Contemplation
Preparation
Action
Maintenance
Termination
Precontemplation
No motive to change
Contemplation
Thinking bout making a change in the next 6 months
Preparation
Set a goal/ start date for change
Action
Implement the change
Maintenance
Maintaining the behavior for 6 months
Termination
Zero temptation to return to the old behavior
Health literacy
Ability to read, understand, and act on health information
How many pair of chromosome
23
stem cell
Unspecialized cell
Mutation
Change in a gene
Alleles
Alternate form of the same gene
Multifactorial disorder
Condition caused by interactions among 1 or more genes and the environment
What are the six virtues that enable human thriving
Wisdom
Courage
Humanity
Justice
Temperance
Transcendence
What are some characteristics of mentally healthy people
High self esteem, altruistic, sense of control, social competence, optimistic, creative, perseverance, taking reasonable risks, and bouncing back from adversity.
Optimism
Tendency to see problems as temporary and specific as opposed to permanent and general
Self Efficacy
General sense that your have some control over your life
Resilience
Ability to bounce back from adverse events