SAC 1 - unit 1

Question 1

mental H&W

Answer 1

-confidence
-self-esteem
-thought processes/patterns

Question 2

social H&W

Answer 2

-a supportive network of friends and family
-communication skills
-social roles and relationships

Question 3

emotional H&W

Answer 3

-managing emotions
-resilience
-ability to identify and express appropriate emotions

Question 4

spiritual H&W

Answer 4

-sense of belonging
-sense of purpose
-values
-belief system

Question 5

physical H&W

Answer 5

-adequate fitness levels
-ideal body weight
-functioning of body systems
-strong immune system

Question 6

dynamic

Answer 6

constantly changing

Question 7

subjective

Answer 7

means different things to different people

Question 8

health and wellbeing

Answer 8

the state of a person’s physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual wellbeing and how they feel about their lives in relation to the various dimensions of health

Question 9

morbidity

Answer 9

Refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population or group.

Question 10

mortality

Answer 10

relates to death in a given population

Question 11

burden of disease

Answer 11

A measure of the impact of disease and injuries.
-Specifically it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability.

-Burden of disease is measured in a unit called the Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY)

Question 12

DALY

Answer 12

-DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS
-A measure of burden of disease.
-One DALY equals one year of healthy life lost due to premature death and time lived with illness, disease or injury.

DALY is calculated by:
YLL + YLD = DALY

Question 13

YLL

Answer 13

Years of life lost (YLL) a measure of how many years of expected life are lost due to premature death.

Question 14

YLD

Answer 14

Years lost due to disability (YLD) a measure of how many healthy years of life are lost due to illness, injury or disability.

Question 15

sociocultural factors

Answer 15

-help determine an individual’s or population’s health and wellbeing, and are considered to be anything related to the social and cultural conditions into which people are born, grow, live, work and age that work to raise or lower the health status experienced.

e.g. family, peer group, access to health information, income, housing, education, employment.

Question 16

incidence

Answer 16

new cases of any given disease in a certain population

Question 17

prevalence

Answer 17

total number of cases of a condition/disease in a given population

Question 18

life expectancy

Answer 18

-how long a person is expected to live given the year that they were born and where they were born.

Question 19

core activity limitation

Answer 19

when an individual requires assistance with mobility, communication and/or self care

Question 20

socioeconomic status

Answer 20

education + ocupation + income = SES

Question 21

self-assessed health data/status

and why it is not always accurate

Answer 21

An individual’s “perception” (own opinion) of their level of health.

not always accurate because:
-it’s a subjective measure as different people consider health and wellbeing in different ways.
- It is based on an individual’s own perspective of their health.
-there is no information to back up the answer.

Question 22

wellbeing

Answer 22

how you feel about yourself and your life

Question 23

high SES
AND
low SES

Answer 23

LOW SES:
-health and wellbeing is not often viewed as a major priority

HIGH SES:
-more likely to spend money on their health and well-being,
-There is an increase in number of people who have private health insurance
-Increased education increases their health literacy

Question 24

rates of hospitalisation

Answer 24

The amount of people admitted in to a hospital for care.

Question 25

psychological distress

Answer 25

Psychological distress is a general term used to describe unpleasant feelings or emotions that impact your level of functioning.

psychological discomfort that interferes with your activities of daily living.