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Adaptive dimension
the ability to adapt to change, while illness is a failure to adapt
Client
interactive consumer with free will
Clinical dimension
the absence of disease signs and symptoms indicates health
Determinants of health
a range of factors, which include social, economic, and environmental categories
Disease prevention
the avoidance of illness and agents of illness, plus the identification of risks
Eudaimonistic dimension
health is the positive interaction among the physical, social, psychological, and spiritual aspects of the environment, while illness is a lack of involvement or apathy/wasting away with life
Health
a basic human right
health is the absence of disease plus physical, mental, and social well-being
Health versus wellness
health can be measured with thermometers, blood pressure machines, and blood tests; wellness is the client’s subjective assessment
Healthy People 2020
an agenda of prevention for the United States; a tool that identifies what has been found to be the most significant preventable health threats
High-level wellness
maximizing one’s potential
Primary prevention
a set of actions that prevent a specific disease or condition; can only occur before someone contracts a disease or condition
Quality of life
general well-being as assessed by either the client or someone else
Role-performance dimension
health is defined as the ability of the person to perform social roles
Secondary prevention
taking steps to limit risk and detect disease after exposure occurs
Tertiary prevention
reducing effects of disease once symptoms are apparent
Bio-psycho-social-spiritual model
is considered the most comprehensive for holistic health promotion.
the client’s state of mind influences the disease
Clark Wellness model
nurse and patient working together to achieve wellness
Concept
an idea about an observable fact or event
Conceptual model
less formal way of organizing concepts than the theories themselves. This can be considered a pre theory
Grand theories
all inclusive conceptual structures that describe and explain large segments of the human experience
Health Education Model
clients must have awareness, knowledge, skills, positive attitudes, appropriate or supportive cultural norms,requisite opportunities and motivation to change to healthier behavior
Hypothesis
predicts the relationship of variables
Mid Range theories
are less abstract, more focused, and lead to a narrow explanation of specific phenomenon
Model
outlines the structural components of a health phenomenon.