dimensions of health

Question 1

physical health and wellbeing

Answer 1

the functioning of the body and its systems ; it includes the physical capacity to perform daily activities or tasks

Question 2

health and wellbeing

Answer 2

relating to the state of a person’s physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual existence and is characterised by an equilibrium in which the individual feels happy, healthy, capable and enagaged.

Question 3

physical health and wellbeing - points

Answer 3

energy levels 
blood cholesterol 
blood pressure 
physical fitness
functioning of the body and its systems 
absence of illness/disease
body weight 
immune system

Question 4

social health and wellbeing

Answer 4

refers to the ability to form meaningful and satisfying relationships with others and the ability to manage or adapt appropriately to different social situations

Question 5

social health and wellbeing - points

Answer 5

supportive and well functioning family 
supportive network of friends 
effective communication with others
productive relationships with others 
ability manage or adapt appropriately to different social situations

Question 6

emotional health and wellbeing

Answer 6

refers to the ability to recognise, understand and effectively manage and express emotions as well as the ability to display resilience

Question 7

emotional health and wellbeing - points

Answer 7

have a high level of resilience
recognise and understand the range of emotions
effectively respond to and manage the emotions

Question 8

mental health and wellbeing

Answer 8

the current state of the mind or brain and it relates to the ability to think and process information. a mentally healthy brain enables an individual to positively form opinions, make decisions and use logic

Question 9

mental health and wellbeing - points

Answer 9

positive self esteem
positive thought patterns
high levels of confidence
low levels of stress and anxiety

Question 10

spiritual health and wellbeing

Answer 10

relates to the ideas, beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the minds and conscience of human beings. it includes the concepts of hope, peace, a guiding sense of meaning or value and reflection on a person’s place in the world. spiritual health and wellbeing can also relate to organised religion, a higher power and prayer, values, a sense of belonging in life, connection or belonging

Question 11

spiritual health and wellbeing - points

Answer 11

acting according to values or beliefs
sense of belonging
having meaning and purpose in life
experiencing peace and harmony

Question 12

mortality

Answer 12

deaths in a population.mortality rate is the measure of the proportion of population who die in a one year period (normally expressed per 100,000)

Question 13

maternal mortality

Answer 13

measures the number of deaths of women who are pregnant or in the first 42 days after giving birth or termination, usually expressed per 100,000 live births

Question 14

under 5 mortality rate

Answer 14

rate measures the deaths of children under 5 years of age (per 1000 live births)

Question 15

infant mortality

Answer 15

rate measures the death of infants between birth and their first birthday, usually expressed per 1000 live births

Question 16

incidence

Answer 16

number or rate of new cases of a disease during a specified period of time (12 months)

Question 17

prevalence

Answer 17

number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time (new and existing case)

Question 18

life expectancy

Answer 18

an indication of how a person can expect to live from their current age if death rates do not change. the older a person is, the higher the life expectancy

Question 19

health adjusted life expectancy

Answer 19

measure of burden of disease based on life expectancy at birth, but includes an adjustment for time spent in poor health. the number of years in full health that a person can expect to live based on current rates of ill health and mortality

Question 20

burden of disease

Answer 20

a measure of the impact of disease and injuries, specifically it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability. measured in daly’s

Question 21

DALY

Answer 21

one daly is one year of health life lost due to premature death and time lived with illness, disease or injury

Question 22

YLL

Answer 22

years of life lost - premature death - mortality

Question 23

YLD

Answer 23

years lost due to diability, injury or illness - morbidity

Question 24

self assessed health status

Answer 24

overall measure of a populations health based on a person’s own perceptions of their health and wellbeing. it may also vary differently to a health professional’s opinion (based on collection of data)