topic 1

Question 1

health definition

Answer 1

a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Question 2

health and wellbeing define

Answer 2

Relates 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 engaged

Question 3

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Answer 3

Relates to the state of a person’s mind or brain and relates to the ability to think and process information. Optimal mental health and wellbeing enables an individual to positively form opinions, make decisions and use logic.

Question 4

Social Health & Wellbeing

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Spiritual Health & Wellbeing

Answer 5

Relates to an individual’s ideas, beliefs, values and
ethics. It includes the concepts of hope, peace, a
guiding sense of meaning or value, and
reflection on a person’s place in the
world. ( feeling belonged)

Question 6

Emotional Health & Wellbeing

Answer 6

The ability to recognise, understand, manage and express emotions as well as the ability to display resilience.

Question 7

what is dynamic health

Answer 7

Health and wellbeing experienced by an
individual is dynamic, meaning that it is
constantly changing. e.g accidents

Question 8

what is subjective health

Answer 8

Health and wellbeing is subjective because
it is viewed in many ways e.g body weight, age

Question 9

what are some limitations to WHO health

Answer 9

• health is subjective and experienced differently by everyone
• health is dynamic and always changing and fluctuating
• health cannot be measured meaning a person cannot achieve a complete state of anything

Question 10

what is health status?

Answer 10

refers to an individual or populations overall level of health, taking into accounts various factors such as life expectancy, disability and levels of disease and illness.

Question 11

whats is self- assessed health status

Answer 11

provides and overall measure of populations health based on a persons own perception of their health.

Question 12

what is life expectancy

Answer 12

it is the number of years of life remaining to a person at a particular age if the death rates do not change.

Question 13

what is Health Adjusted Life Expectancy
(HALE)

Answer 13

It is the number of years in full health
that a person can expect to live, based
on current rates of ill health and
mortality.

Question 14

what is Morbidity

Answer 14

refers to the levels of ill-health in an individual,
population or group

Question 15

what is mortality

Answer 15

refers to the number of deaths caused by a
particular disease, illness or other environmental factor

Question 16

what are some ways to measure morbidity?

Answer 16

• rates of hospitalisations
  -Psychological Distress
  -Core activity limitation

Question 17

whats is burden of disease

Answer 17

it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability.

Question 18

what is burden of disease measured in?

Answer 18

DALY

Question 19

what is DALY?

Answer 19

YLL (years of life lost due to premature mortality) + YLD ( years of life lost to disability, illness or injury)

Question 20

what is Incidence

Answer 20

in relation to morbidity, refers to the
number (or rate) of new cases of a
disease/condition in a population during a given
period, usually 12 months.

Question 21

what is Prevalence

Answer 21

the number or proportion of cases of
a particular disease or condition present in a
population at a given time.

Question 22

indigenous australians definition of health

Answer 22

Aboriginal wellbeing means not just the physical wellbeing of an individual but refers to the social, emotional and
cultural wellbeing of the whole Community in which each individual is able to achieve their full potential as a
human being, thereby bringing about the total wellbeing of their Community. It is a whole-of-life view and includes
the cyclical concept of life–death–life.

Question 23

what is a biological factor

Answer 23

Biological factors - factors
relating to the body that
impact on health and
wellbeing, such as genetics,
body weight, blood
pressure, cholesterol levels,
birth weight

Question 24

what is Predisposition

Answer 24

Genetics can influence how likely someone is to develop a certain condition or disease
(an increased risk).
Behavioural and biological determinants may elevate the risk even higher.

Question 25

Some conditions with genetic
predisposition

Answer 25

cancer (including breast and prostate cancer) cardiovascular disease diabetes (types 1 and 2) hypertension depression obesity.

Question 26

what is Sociocultural Factors

Answer 26

the social and cultural conditions into which people
are born, grow, live, work and age. These conditions include socioeconomic status, family and cultural influences, food security, early
life experiences, and access to affordable, culturally appropriate healthcare, unemployment.

Question 27

examples of mental health and wellbeing

Answer 27

positive self esteem, low levels of anxiety,

Question 28

examples of physical health and wellbeing

Answer 28

strong immune system, ability to preform tasks effectively.

Question 29

physical health

Answer 29

Physical health relates to the functioning of the body and its systems. It includes the physical
capacity to perform daily activities or tasks.

Question 30

importance of health and wellbeing to youths

Answer 30

can deal with stress, not being sick can lead them to carry out daily tasks

Question 31

what is wellbeing

Answer 31

an equilibrium where the individual feels capable and engaged.