Unit 1 Chapter 1

Question 1

List the key points of the World Health Organization definition of health.

Answer 1

a state of COMPLETE physical, mental and social health

Question 2

Describe the medical model of health.

Answer 2

absence of one or more of the “five Ds”—death, disease, discomfort, disability, and dissatisfaction.

biological cause issues and solve them

Question 3

Vital statistics

Answer 3

measure the health status of a population.

Question 4

Prevalence

Answer 4

describes the predominance of a disease in a population.

Question 5

Incidence

Answer 5

occurrence of particular diseases; the frequency at which certain diseases occur; the number of people who contract a disease or illness within a specific given period of time.

Question 6

Morbidity data

Answer 6

statistics on the number of people suffering from illness in a given population.

Question 7

Mortality data

Answer 7

number of deaths in a given population.

Question 8

3 ideas of health

Answer 8

• Being free from symptoms of disease and pain as much as possible.
• Being active, able to do what you want and what you must at the appropriate time.
• Being in good spirits and feeling emotionally healthy most of the time.

Question 9

Describe the environmental model of health.

Answer 9

quality of a person’s adaptation to the environment as conditions change.

Question 10

Describe the holistic model of Health?

Answer 10

each person has the capability and the responsibility for optimizing his or her sense of well-being, practicing self-healing, and creating feelings and conditions that help prevent disease and promote and maintain health.

Question 11

Emotional wellness

Answer 11

equires understanding emotions and coping with problems that arise in everyday life.

Question 12

Intellectual wellness

Answer 12

involves having a mind open to new ideas and concepts.

Question 13

Spiritual wellness

Answer 13

state of harmony between you and others.

Question 14

Occupational wellness

Answer 14

being able to enjoy what you are doing to earn a living or to contribute to society.

Question 15

Social wellness

Answer 15

ability to perform social roles effectively, comfortably, and without harming others.

Question 16

Physical wellness

Answer 16

a healthy body maintained by eating right, exercising regularly, avoiding harmful habits, making informed and responsible decisions about health, seeking medical care when needed, and participating in activities that help to prevent illness.

Question 17

Top 3 causes of highest deaths

Answer 17

tobacco use, unhealthy diet, and alcohol abuse

Question 18

healthy people 2020 goals

Answer 18

• Help all people to live longer and improve the quality of their lives.
• Eliminate health disparities among segments of the U.S. population.
• It consists of 1,500 health objectives grouped into 42 focus areas.

Question 19

list some health issues of college students

Answer 19

Mental health
Food and weight
Health care
Substance use and abuse
Sexual and relationship health
Accidents and injuries

Question 20

briefly describe health belief model

Answer 20

explain and predict preventable health behavior.
Also included general health motivation for the purpose of distinguishing between illness and sick-role behavior from healthy behavior.

Question 21

factors of the health belief model

Answer 21

perceived susceptibility of diseases, perceived seriousness of a disease, perceived benefits of taking action, barriers to taking action, and cues/ motivators to action

Question 22

describe transtheoretical model

Answer 22

behavior goes through:
1. precontemplation- not considering change
2. contemplation - aware that change is desireable but no action
3. preparation- desires change
4. action
5. maintenance- change is habit
6. termination

Question 23

describe the theory of reasoned action/theory of planned behavior

Answer 23

Changing a health behavior begins with an intention to adopt a new behavior.
This intention is a combination of positive attitude about the new behavior and a perception of how others will respond to the new behavior.
Change is affected by how much control the person thinks he has over changing the behavior.