Health And Wellness, 11% Flashcards
what is heath?
Health is:
The state of complete physical, psychological, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity
-WHO
What is optimal health?
The balance of physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual health.
What are primary, secondary, and tertiary health prevention?
Primary - activities to prevent disease from occurring.
Secondary - activities to reduce disease impact (early detection/intervention)
Tertiary - managing the impact of ongoing disease
What are stress, distress, and eustress?
Stress is a physical, mental or emotional pressure or strain and may be a factor in disease causation or fatigue.
Eustress is a healthy experience associated with positive health, increased performance, human growth and learning.
Distress is a negative stress that degrades health and performance.
Discuss critical incidents in wellness programs
Critical incidents occur in all organizations, not but emergency and healthcare.
Management Programs Should:
1, Recognize the problem
2, Define critical incidents (death of client or colleague, violence)
3, Provide debriefings and counselling.
What are the four session types involved in critical stress/incident debriefing?
- Diffusion Session
asap to defuse immediate reactions - Debriefing Session
24-72 hours to reduce trauma and speed recovery - Critiquing Session
2 weeks to review incident/response and propose improvements - Corporate Review
30 days to review everything
What is circadian rhythm?
Physical, mental and behavioural changes that follow a 24-hour cycle in response to light/dark.
What are some shift scheduling ideals to reduce the risk of fatigue?
Rotate schedules clockwise and slowly (early shifts, then day shifts, then evening shifts)
Avoid early start times of 5 or 6 am.
Allow rest periods of >24 hours after a set of night shifts.
What are the 9 psychosocial risk factors?
- Psychological job fit
- Growth & development
- Recognition & reward
- Involvement & influence
- Workload management
- Engagement
- Balance
- Psychological protection
- Protection of physical safety
THESE ALL CAN BE GROUPED INTO:
1) Organizational Culture
2) Organization of the Work
Health Canada has established four categories associated with work/life balance. What are these?
- Role Overload
Total demands on time/energy are too great to adequately perform roles. - Work-to-Family Interference
Work demands interfere with ability to fulfil family role. - Family-to-Work Interference
Family demands interfere with ability to fulfil work role. - Caregiver Strain
Burdens in a caregivers day-to-day life.
How is BMI calculated?
Weight(kg)/height(m-squared)
Highly correlated with total body fat.
What is Voir Dire?
A special hearing
