pdhpe revsion Flashcards
to know pe
What is the definition of health according to WHO
‘a state of complete physical mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.’
what are the dimensions of health
mental, physical, spirtual, emotinal and social
The relative nature of health refers to:
The use of others to compare health status of a particular person e.g an elite sportsplayer compared to your friend who runs once a week.
The dynamic nature of health refers to:
refers to the fact that the health status of anyone is continually changing and can chnage dramatically with little notice. eg. yesterday you were well today a dramatic event occured and you are ill.
the impact of media on our perception of health
- weight loss shows encourage dangerous eating habits/healthy eating habits (explicit)
- photoshop & happy actors/tv show characters is less direct (implicit)
the impact of peers on our perception of health
positive: a group of friends who go running together & eat healthy food
negative: a group of friends who smoke and drink frequently.
The impact of family on your perception of health
Arguably the larget impact as the opinion of parents often outway a medical professional there are positive and negative examples.
question: how do media, family & peers impact peoples perception of health (6 marks) Intro, explain media and what it does, positive example & negative example) do with family and peers
list 3 positive health stats of young people
- 90% of young people rate their own health as good
- 98% of young people do not smoke or drink dangeroulsy
- 95% of young people are positive about their future.
A protective behavoiur is
are those that are likeley to enhance good health e,g eating the right amount of fruit and veg
a risk behaviour is
are behaviours that have been found to contribute to poorer health e.g smoking and drinking.
list 3 negative health stats of young people
- 19% of young australians have serious mental health problems
- 35% of young people are obese of overweight
- only 2/3 of young people use protection
List the determinants of health (invididual factors)
what influences the health of inviducals
knowlegde, skills, attitudes, genetics
health literacy: knowledge
List the determinants of health (sociocultural factors)
family, peers media, religion, culture
List the determinants of health (socioeconomic factors)
employment, income, education
List the determinants of health (environmental factors)
geographical location, access to technology, access to health services
What is a non modifible determinant
Determinants which cannot be changed or altered eg. genetics
What is a modifable determiant?
Determinants which can be chaged and altered e.g.health knowlegde skills
How can individuals modify the determinants which they have control over?
- have a positive attitude towards healths
- inceease health literacy
- engage with protective behaviours
An example of the interrelationship between determinants
E.g.Your geographical location can limit or increase access to employment and education oppurtunities.
Is health a result of individual choice only?
No, Health is constructed by Society.
What is health promotion?
Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health (WHO).
describe the role which individuals have for health promotion & e.g:
At the most basic level individuals have the responsibility of their own health and must take protective behaviours
e.g. attending health classes to become more educated about thier own health.
a gp is responsible to promote health within their practice
describe the role which community/schools have for health promotion & e.g:
schools are responsbile for promoiting health through pe programs to assist young people with health knowledge e.g sun safe polices promote sun saftey within school.
comminuty groups are often very effective at health promotion e.g community health centres which host AA groups.
describe the role which non government organisations have for health promotion & e.g:
non government are non - profit and focus on specific issues e.g cancer council often spreads messages of sun and smoking saftey and quitlines.