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Question 1

define health and wellbeing

Answer 1

the state of a person’s physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual existence and is characterised by an equilibrium in which the individual feels happy, healthy, capable and engaged

Question 2

WHO definition of health

Answer 2

health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

Question 3

limitations to the WHO definiton

Answer 3

• different definitions of physical, mental and social wellbeing
• its hard to measure
• missing spiritual and emotional wellbeing
• difficult to have “complete… wellbeing”

Question 4

direct costs

Answer 4

• cost associated with preventing the disease or condition and providing services to people suffering from it
• e.g. cost of therapy

Question 5

indirect costs

Answer 5

• cost not directly related to the diagnosis or treatment, but occur as a result of the person having the disease
• e.g. not being able to continue part-time work and suffer loss of income

Question 6

intangible costs

Answer 6

• cost on which is difficult to place a monetary value

- e.g. reduce participation in social activities

Question 7

risk factors

Answer 7

• something that increase the likelihood of developing disease or injury

Question 8

protective factors

Answer 8

• something that enhances and lessens the likelihood of positive and negative h&w outcomes from exposure to risk