Ch. 6 Health & Wellness

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Ch. 6
Health & Wellness
p. 69

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Terms / definitions

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What is health?

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complete physical, mental
& social well-being not
merely absence of disease
or infirmity

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What is health belief Model?

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Conceptual framework
predicts person's health
behavior as expression of
personal health beliefs

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What is health behaviors?

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Activities person maintains
attains or regains good
health & prevents illness

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What is Holistic Health Model?

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conditions promote optimal
health. focuses on all
dimensions of client not
just physiological
dimension as important
aspects of physical wellness

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What is health promotion?

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motivating people to seek
decreasing incidence &
minimizing results of
illness or disability

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What is illness prevention?

(preventative care)

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Health education programs or
activities directed toward
protecting clients from
threats or potential threats
to health & toward
minimizing risk factors

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What passive strategies
of health promotion?

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Activities involve client as
recipient of actions by
health care professionals

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What are active strategies
of health promotion?

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Activities depend on
client being motivated to
adopt specific health
program

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What is primary prevention?

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True prevention; precedes
disease or dysfunction &
applied to clients who are
considered physically &
emotionally healthy

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What is Secondary prevention?

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Activities toward early
diagnosis & prompt
intervention, lessening
severity of a condition &
enabling the client to return
to highest level of health at
earliest possible point

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What is tertiary prevention?

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Occurs when a defect or
disability is permanent &
irreversible

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What is risk factor?

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internal or external variable
makes person or group more
vulnerable to illness or an
unhealthy event

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What is illness?

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Abnormal process of
person's functioning is
diminished or impaired as
compared with the previous
condition

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What is illness behavior?

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Ways people monitor their
bodies, define & interpret
their symptoms, take remedial
actions & use the health
care system

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Name internal variables
influencing health?

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developmental stage
intellectual background
perception of functioning
emotional factors
spiritual factors

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Name external variables
influencing health?

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family practices
socioeconomical factors
cultural background

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What are the levels of
preventative care?

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primary prevention
secondary prevention
tertiary prevention

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What are the risk
factors for health?

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genetic /phsiological factors
age
environment
lifestyle

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What are 2 goals for
Healthy People 2010

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increase quality & years of
health life

eliminate health disperaties

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Health Promotion Model
focuses on what 3 areas?

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individual characteristics
& experiences

behavior specific cognitions
and effect

behavioral outcome

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Health Belief Model includes
what 3 components?

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involves individual perception
of susceptibility to an illness

individuals perception of
seriousness of illness

likelihood person will take
preventative action - results
from person's perception of
the benefit of & barriers
to taking action

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What are the internal
variables health beliefs
& practices?

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development stage
intellectual background
perception of functioning
emotional factors
spiritual factors

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What are the external
variables health beliefs
& practices?

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family practices
socioeconomic factors
cultural background

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Health promotion
activities include?

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routine exercise
good nutrition
help maintain/enhance
present levels of health

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Wellness education
include?

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teach physical awareness,
stress management,
self responsibility

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Illness prevention
activities include?

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activities motivate people
to avoid declines in health
or functional levels

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Describe interal variables
influencing illness
behavior?

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influence way pt behave when
they are ill are their
perceptions of symptoms &
nature of illness

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Describe external variables
influencing illness
behavior?

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visibility of symptoms
social group,
cultural background
economic variables
accessibility of health care
system
social support

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Describe impact of illness
on client & family?

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behavioral & emotional changes
impact on body image
impact on self-concept
impact on family role
impact on family dynamics