Module 2: Defining and Describing Disability

Question 1

Chronic condition

Answer 1

-non-communicable that are prolonged in duration, do not resolve spontaneously, and are rarely cured completely

Question 2

Secondary conditions

Answer 2

-health conditions that are generally preventable and are casually linked to disabling condition
-paralysis that causes ulcers etc

Question 3

Co-morbid condition

Answer 3

-additional condition co-occuring with primary condition
-person with diabetes who also has depression etc

Question 4

Chronic disease risk factors

Answer 4

-genetics
-age
-low education
-environmental factors
-poverty
-poor lifestyle

Question 5

ICF

Answer 5

-used in clinical settings to differentiate population and what conditions someone experiences in order to organize funding, supports etc
-still very rooted in medical model