Unit 1 Flashcards
Pathology
Study of disease and it’s changes to body tissues
Pathogenesis
Cellular development of diseases and other mechanisms
Clinical pathology
Pathology apply to clinical issues. Should take into account, activity, level, participation, level of support, and environment.
Incidence
Number of new cases
Prevalence
All cases including new
Health
Physical, mental, and social well-being
Illness
Deviation from health. Perception of the feeling.
Disease
Bio medical condition resulting in malfunction of structures. Can be measured with data.
Acute illness
Rapid or short duration of disease.
1. Stage one: physical symptoms
2. Stage two: cognitive awareness.
3. Stage three: emotional response (denial, fear, anxiety)
Chronic illness
Permanent impairment or disability, requiring long-term care
Executive functions
Occur in right hemisphere of brain. Making goals, plans, and maintaining behavior.
Behavior
Social behaviors affected by cognitive disability
Problem-solving
Handling new information and filtering it appropriately. Can be affected by cognitive disabilities.
Information processing
Speed. That information travels to the brain, can be affected by cognitive disability.
Memory
Failure to store, retrieve information, can be affected by cognitive disability
International classification of functioning disability in Health (ICF)
Body structures and functions, activities, participation, environment, personal factors, and health conditions
Theories of health and illness
- PsychoNuroimmunology: study of interactions between behavior, neural, endocrine, enteric, immune.
- Mitochondrial DNA disorders.
- Quantum model: cells communicate with energetics units and high energy can increase health
- Consciousness based healthcare: how you perceive your reality
Epigenetics
How biological and environmental signals can determine gene expression
Physical environment built
Surroundings supporting human activity
Physical environment, natural
Air, water, soil, sun
Internal environment
Attitudes, thoughts, feelings, believes that affect physiological function
External environment
Community, purpose in life, spiritual, beliefs, suits, etc.
Factors influencing health
Geographic, variations, socioeconomic status, health, disparities, social support, environmental barriers, cultural influences, gender, and age
Transnational competence
Teachers healthcare professionals, how to address health issues with all aspects of culture in mind