Health as a constitution Flashcards
a resource to support an individual’s function in wide society,
rather than an end in itself.
health
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and
not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
health
the sum of a person’s way of life. Example: smoking cigarettes,
poor diet, inactivity, lack of sleep, excessive alcohol consumption, and
neglect of oral hygiene.
lifestyle
– all health-related matters external to the human
body and over which the person has little or no control. Example: clean air,
potable water, suitable housing, and safe communities, health care
organizations, health care services, and health policies of the state.
environmental factors
– all aspects of physical and mental health influenced
by the individual’s genetic make-up. It encompasses both the predisposition
to (1) diseases and health conditions; (2) the habits, behaviors, and lifestyle;
and (3) coping mechanism on physical, mental, and emotional stress.
biomedical factors
a specific pathology or the definition of a
dysfunctional. It can be categorized depending on their social
effects.
disease
the social and cultural response to a disease. It is the
meaning and elaborations given to a particular physical state.
Some illnesses are experienced only in certain cultures and
assumes a different form or variation or non-existent at all in
other cultures.
illness
It refers to the constant presence
and/or usual prevalence of a disease
or infectious agent in a population
within a geographic area.
endemic
It is a disease that lasts for a long
time. The victim may or may not die,
but often, does not recover.
chronic
This is a short duration disease;
generally, either the victim recovers
from it or die fast.
acute
These are diseases that are seen only
occasionally, and usually without
geographic concentration
sporadic
This refers to an increase, often
sudden, in the number of cases of a
disease above what is normally
expected in that population in that
area.
epidemic
This refers to an epidemic that has
spread over several countries or
continents, usually affecting a large
number of people.
pandemic
the average number of years an individual can be
expected to live
life expectancy
how many live births are there for every thousand people
birth rates
