Unit 1 - Health and Wellness

Question 1

Define: Morbidity Rates

Answer 1

Morbidity refers to disease rates (or incidence of disease)

Question 2

Define: Mortality Rates

Answer 2

mortality refers to death or fatal outcome rates. There are a number of different types of mortality rates such as the fetal infant mortality rate and maternal mortality rate

Question 3

What are the components of health?

Answer 3

Physical, Mental, Emotional and Spiritual

Question 4

Define: Health

Answer 4

a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being

Question 5

Compare morbidity and mortality rates

Answer 5

Both measurements offer a means to measure a nation’s health. Morbidity refers to disease rates (or incidence of disease) while mortality refers to death or fatal outcome rates. There are a number of different types of mortality rates such as the fetal infant mortality rate and maternal mortality rate

Question 6

What are the four main elements of the Health Field Concept

Answer 6

human biology, environment, lifestyle, and health-care organizations

Question 7

What is health promotion?

Answer 7

enabling people to gain control over and to improve their health

Question 8

What is the Health Belief Model?

Answer 8

the 
-social, 
-ecological, and 
-environmental factors 
that can influence our behaviour

Question 9

What is the Precede-Proceed Model?

Answer 9

Helps us assess our

• behaviour,
• lifestyle and
• environment

and determine the 3 factors for health (P,E,R)

Question 10

What is the Quality of Life Model?

Answer 10

This model has three life domains—Being, Belonging, and Becoming.

It measures the degree to which a person enjoys his life based on physical, psychological and spiritual functioning

Question 11

What is population health?

Answer 11

social and economic forces that affect the health of a population

Question 12

Define: Epidemiology?

Answer 12

the study of how often diseases occur in different groups of people and why

Question 13

Define: Wellness

Answer 13

purposeful, enjoyable living. More than freedom from disease, it means taking steps to prevent illness and involves a capacity to live life to the fullest

Question 14

What are the two types epidemiology and what do they mean?

Answer 14

descriptive epidemiology - distribution of a disease in a specific population

analytical epidemiology - investigate a hypothesized factor by conducting a study

Question 15

What is the difference between health and wellness?

Answer 15

health was a passive state of homeostasis or balance, whereas wellness was a dynamic process of continually moving toward one’s potential for optimal functioning.

Question 16

What are the 6 dimensions of the wellness model?

Answer 16

Social, Occupational, Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, Emotional

Question 17

What are the 14 Social Detriments of Health?

Answer 17

Income, Education, Unemployment and job security, Employment and working conditions, Early childhood development, Food insecurity, Housing, Social exclusion, Social safety net, Health services, Aboriginal status, Gender, Race, Disability

Question 18

What are the 3 factors that shape behaviour?

Answer 18

Predisposing factors, Enabling factors, Reinforcing factors

Question 19

Define: Predisposing factor and an example

Answer 19

encourages a behaviour change or inhibits us from changing. Example: beliefs

Question 20

Define: Enabling factor and an example

Answer 20

Makes it easier for people or a population to change their behaviour. Example: Accessible facilities

Question 21

Define: Reinforcing factor and an example

Answer 21

Encouragement and recognition. Example: praise from family and friends

Question 22

What are the stages of change in order?

Answer 22

Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance, Termination

Question 23

What is Precontemplation?

Answer 23

Unaware they have a problem, no intention of change

Question 24

What is Contemplation?

Answer 24

Aware they have a behavioural problem and begin to consider making change

Question 25

What is Peparation?

Answer 25

Intention to change the problem behaviour soon, setting a plan

Question 26

What is Action?

Answer 26

Modifying their behaviour according to their plan

Question 27

What is Maintenance?

Answer 27

Continued work on behaviour

Question 28

What is Termination?

Answer 28

Behaviour becomes a habit

Question 29

What is the leading cause of death in Canada?

Answer 29

Cancer

Question 30

Define: Incidence

Answer 30

rate of a new problem during a specified time period

Question 31

Define: Prevalence

Answer 31

The proportion of a population with a problem at a designated time, including both old and new cases. Prevalence depends on both incidence and duration of the given problem.

Question 32

What are The top 10 risk factors for Canada

Answer 32

Dietary risks
Smoking
High body-mass index (ratio of weight to height)
High blood pressure
Physical inactivity
High fasting plasma glucose (a measure of sugar in the blood)
High total cholesterol (a measure of fat in the blood)
Alcohol use
Drug use
Occupational risks

Question 33

What are the four categories to improve health in Canada?

Answer 33

Health Promotion
Prevention
Treatment
Population Health

Question 34

List 3 examples of sex differences when it comes to health

Answer 34

Men are 10 times more likely to have ADD, Men are more prone to heart attacks, Women are more likely to be overweight, Women are more vulnerable to arthritis

Question 35

Do men and women have the same health issues? Why or why not?

Answer 35

No.

Men are more prone to lethal diseases such as heart attacks, cancer and liver failure.

Women are more prone to chronic diseases such as arthritis, autoimmune disorders and osteoporosis