Chapter 3 Flashcards
Acute illness
Rapidily occuring illness that runs its course, allowing person to return to normal
Chronic illness
irreversible illness that causes permenant physical impairment and requires long term health care
Disease
Pathologic change in the structure of the body or mind
Exacerbation
The period in chronic illness when symptoms reappear
Health disparity
a specific difference that is related to social, economic or environmental disadvantage
Health equity
attainment of highest level of health for all people
Health promotion
behavior of an individual motivated by personal desire to increase well being
Holistic health care
Health care that takes into account the whole person interacting with the environment
Illness
Abnormal process in which any aspect of a person’s functioning is altered
**Not always the presence of disease
**Response of a person to a disease
morbidity
frequencey that it occurs
mortality
number of deaths
Remission
peroid of a chronic illness when the disease is present but patient experiences no symptoms
risk factor
something that increases a persons risk for injury or illness
Social determinants of health
conditions in the environment in which people are born, live, work, play, worship and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality of life outcomes and risks
vulernable population
Disadvantaged parts of the community require utmost care, specific considerations, and protection. Poverty, women, children, older adults, new immigrants, homeless, mentally ill and disabilities
Wellness
An active process in which an individual progresses toward max potential, regardless of current state of health
Health
a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absences of disease
What are Dunns, states of self
Being - recognizing as individual
Becoming - growing and developing
Belonging - being part of a whole
Befitting - choices to benefit oneselve in future
What are the variables influencing health?
- perception of illness/functioning
-developmental stage
-emotional factors
-family practices/cultural background
-socioeconomic factors
Chronic illness is defined of having 1 or more of the following characteristics
- Permanent change
- Causes or caused by irreversible alterations to anatomy/physiology
- required rehab
- requires long patient care or support
What are the factors that increase the vulnerability to illness?
Genetic & physiological factors
Age
Environment
lifestyle
What are the 5 basic human needs?
Self-actualization
Self-esteem
Love and belonging needs
Safety and security
physiological (Oxygen, nutrition, shelter, sex, body temp, elimination)
What are the 4 stages of illness behaviors?
- experiencing symptoms
- Assuming the sick role
- Assuming the dependent role
- Achieving recovery
A basic human need is
essential for emotional and physiologic health and survival
