Quiz 1

Question 1

Health determinants are associated with…

Answer 1

The probability of a person being unwell or becoming ill
or
person sustaining an injury

Question 2

SDH

Answer 2

Non-medical factors that influence health outcomes
Includes the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live and age in.

Question 3

General SDH’s

Answer 3

Socioeconomic position
Gender
Economic policies and systems
Development agendas
Social norms
Social policies
Political systems
Race/ethnicity

Question 4

Specific SDH’s

Answer 4

Income and social protection
Education
Unemployment and job insecurity
Working life conditions
Food insecurity
Structural conflict
Access to affordable health services of decent quality

Question 5

Australian SHD’s

Answer 5

Education
Employment status
Family circumstances and early childhood experiences
Housing security
Geographic location
Food security and meeting nutritional guidelines
Health literacy

Question 6

K10 results interpretation

Answer 6

Under 20: Likely to be well, no action needed by GP
20-24: are likely to have a mild mental disorder (may have a mental health plan)
24-29: are likely to have a moderate mental disorder (would have a mental health plan completed)
30 and over: likely to have a severe mental disorder (mental health plan completed, and referral to other professional)

Question 7

Behavioural risk factors

Answer 7

Tobacco use
Unhealthy diet
Physical inactivity
Harmful use of alcohol

Question 8

Biomedical risk factors

Answer 8

High blood pressure
High blood cholesterol levels
Body weight
Immune status

Question 9

Mental health issues

Answer 9

Is when cognitive , emotional or social abilities are diminished but NOT to the extent that the criteria for a mental illness are met
(Psychological risks)

Question 10

Psychological distress

Answer 10

A state of emotional suffering associated with stressors and demands that are difficult to cope with in daily life

Question 11

Mental illness

Answer 11

Clinically diagnosable disorder that significantly interferes with an individuals cognitive, emotional or social abilities
(Psychological risks)

Question 12

Psychiatric disability

Answer 12

Impact of a mental illness on a persons functioning in different aspects of their life
- Live independently
- Maintain friendships
- Maintain employment
- Participate meaningfully in the community

Question 13

GAD symptoms

Answer 13

Edginess or restlessness
Tiring easily, more fatigued than usual
Impaired concentration or feeling as though the mind goes blank
Irritability
Increased muscle aches or soreness
Difficulty sleeping

Question 14

Substance abuse disorder criteria/symptoms

Answer 14

Cravings to use the substance
Neglecting other parts of your life because of the substance
Continuing to use even when it causes problems in relationships
Using substances even when it puts you in danger
Wanting to cut down or stop but not managing to
Taking the substance in larger amounts are for longer than you’re meant to

Question 15

Depression criteria/symptoms

Answer 15

• Depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day.
• Diminished interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities most of the day
• Significant weight loss, or decrease or increase in appetite.
• Slowing down of thought and a reduction of physical movement (observable by others)
• Fatigue or loss of energy.
• Feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt.
• Diminished ability to think or concentrate, or indecisiveness.
• Recurrent thoughts of death, recurrent suicidal ideation without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt or a specific plan for committing suicide.