sac 1 Flashcards
mortality definition
the number of deaths caused by a particular disease, illness or other environmental factor.
morbidity
Refers to I’ll-health in an individual and the levels of ill-health in a population or group
Life expectancy definition
An indication of how long a person can expect to live. It is the number of years remaining to a person at a particular age, if death rates do not change.
Health definition
A complete state of physics, social and mental wellbeing. Not merely the absence of disease.
5 stages in the lifespan
- prenatal
- infancy
- childhood
- youth
- adulthood
prenatal age range
conception - birth
Infancy age range
Birth- 2 years
Childhood age range
3-12 years
youth age range
13-17 years
Adulthood age range
18 onwards
5 dimensions of health
- social
- physical
- emotional
- mental
- spiritual
Social health definition
- form meaning and satisfying relationships with others
- ability to adapt appropriately to social situations
Emotional health definition
- express feelings positively
- degree to which you feel emotionally secure in everyday life
Physical health definition
How efficiently and/or effectively the body and its systems are able to function. It includes the physical capacity to perform daily activities or tasks
mental health definition
- current state of wellbeing relating to mind
- ability to think and process informations to positively form opinions and make decisions
Spiritual health definition
- relates to ideas, beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the minds of human beings
- concepts of hope, peace and sense of meaning or value in the world
6 socio-cultural determinants on health
- family
- peers
- gender
- culture
- employment
- education
Strengths and weaknesses of health definition
strengths -
The addition of social and mental wellbeing not just physical
Weaknesses -
An individual with a disability can still be healthy
Positive influences on social health
- being accepted by others
- interacting well within different groups including family.
Negative influences on social health
- being excluded
Positive influences on emotional health
- being surrounded by people who make you comfortable with your emotions
Negative influences on emotional health
- being around people who make you uncomfortable
