Quiz 1 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Traditional health definition
Being well and using every power the individual possesses to the fullest extent
Contemporary health definition
ongoing adaptive process that is learned
6 different influences on health/illness
-Aging
-Family patterns
-Urbanization
-Economic changes
-Expectations
-Science/technology
4 determinants of health
-Living and working conditions
-Social support
-Genetic makeup
-Individual behaviour
Life expectancy
The number of years one can reasonably expect to live
Mortality rate defintion
The rate of death in a group or locality
Morbidity rate definition
The proportion of sickness in a certain group or locality
Disease definiton
Changes in structure and/or function that disrupt the positive progress toward health
A medical label or diagnosis of a group of signs and symptoms
Sickness definiton
Socially defined state in which actions or roles are ascribed to the one who is ill
Characteristics of sick role (5)
I) Free of usual roles or activities
II) Not seen as responsible for their illness
III) Obliged to get better
IV) Should obtain appropriate or competent tx
V) Are expected to cooperate
Illness defintion
A personal experience of feeling unhealthy
Acute illness defintion
Rapid, severe manifestations, recovery is usual or expected
Chronic illness definition
Slower, often progressive, lasts 3 or more months
Becomes a part of the person’s life
There is health within illness
Opportunity for personal growth
Suchman’s stages of illness (%)
I) Experience of symptoms
II) Assumption of the sick role
III) Medical care contact
IV) Dependant client role
V)Recovery or adaption
Remission definition
Symptoms under control/no symptoms
Exacerbation definition
Strong symptoms/effects
Beneficence definition
Doing good; acting for the benefit of an individual
Paternalism defintion
One managing the affairs of another
Autonomy definition
Self-governing
Adaption to chronic conditions - demands
Complex ongoing process that involves physiological, sociological, psychological, technological and chronological factors
Individual must adapt, especially performing tasks
Stages of psychological demands (4)
I) Initial - coping, tolerating, adapting to healthcare
II) Disbelief - resistance, fight or flight, protecting from being overwhelmed
III) Developing awareness - withdrawal, depression, anger guilt, grieving
IV) Integration - logical acceptance, emotional stress manageable, re-establishes sense of self meaning/purpose
Social adaption examples
-Family reactions
-Caregiver needs
-Help groups
Dealing with chronic conditions
I) Preventing and managing a crisis
