Unit 1 topic 1 understanding h&w

Question 1

1946 WHO definition of health

Answer 1

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Question 2

Limitations of WHO definition of health

Answer 2

No reference to spiritual/emotional health well, word complete is unrealistic

Question 3

Physical h&w

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Aspects of physical health and well-being

Answer 4

Healthy bodyweight, optimal blood pressure, appropriate levels of fitness, optimal levels of energy, absence of illness, disease, or injury, well functioning body systems and organs, capacity to perform daily tasks

Question 5

Emotional h&w

Answer 5

Relates to the ability to express feelings in an appropriate way

Question 6

Aspects of emotional health and well-being

Answer 6

Effectively expressed in managing emotional actions and reactions, experience appropriate emotions and given scenarios, have a high-level of resilience

Question 7

Mental health and well-being

Answer 7

Is the current state of well-being relating to the mind or brain and includes the ability to think and process information

Question 8

Aspects of mental health and well-being

Answer 8

Optimal self-esteem, positive Thorpe patterns, high levels of confidence, ability to process information, lower levels of stress and anxiety

Question 9

Social health and well-being

Answer 9

Relates to the state and quality of the interactions and relationship that an individual has with family, friends, and other people

Question 10

Aspects of social health and well-being

Answer 10

Supportive network of friends, productive relationships with other people, supportive and well functioning family, effective communication with others, ability to manage or adapt to different social situations appropriately

Question 11

Spiritual health and well-being

Answer 11

Relates to the ideas, beliefs, values, and ethics that are rise in the mind and conscience of human bangs

Question 12

Aspects of spiritual health and well-being

Answer 12

Peace and hope, acting according to values and beliefs, developed personal values and beliefs, a sense of belonging and connection to the world

Question 13

All prerequisites for health

Answer 13

Peace,shelter, education,food, income, stable ecosystem, sustainable resources, social justice, equity

Question 14

Dynamic

Answer 14

Constantly changing

Question 15

Subjective

Answer 15

health and wellbeing is viewed in many different ways and is influenced by or based on personal beliefs, feelings or opinions

Question 16

ATSI perspectives

Answer 16

importance of culture - strong connection to culture leads to significantly better self-assessed health status
speaking language leads to better mental and phsyicsl h&w

connection to land - develops spiritual relationship to land which helps explain identity
lack of connection to land leads to poor physical health

Social h&w - relationships between family, individual, and community greatly affect overall physical, mental and spiritual health and wellbeing
Positive family and community relationships affect social and emotional health and wellbeing positively

Question 17

Health status

Answer 17

an individuals or a populations overall health, taking into account various aspects of life such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors

Question 18

Mortality

Answer 18

The number of deaths in a population in a given time period

Question 19

Morbidity

Answer 19

Ill health in an individual and levels of ill health within a population.

Question 20

Rates of hospitalisations

Answer 20

Hospital seperations - episodes of hospital care that start with admission and end at transfer, discharge or death

Chronic conditions - are any disease or condition that lasts a long time (usually longer than 6 months) and usually cant be cured and requires ongoing treatment and management

Question 21

Core activity limitation examples

Answer 21

Examples:
Self-care - bathing, showering

mobility - moving around away from home

Communication in own language - understanding, being understood by strangers, family

Question 22

Core activity limitation

Answer 22

When an individual has difficulty or requires assistance with any of the three core activities

Question 23

Levels of core activity limitation classification

Answer 23

Profound - always needing help

Severe - dont always need help, but may require it sometimes

Moderate - difficulty completing tasks but can achieve

Mild - needs to have an aid to undergo the task

Question 24

Psychological distress

Answer 24

relates to the unpleasent feelings and emotions that have an impact on an individuals level of functioning

Question 25

Kessler psychological distress scale

Answer 25

0-5: low 6-11: moderate 12-19: high 20-40: very high

Question 26

Sociocultural factors

Answer 26

Family, health literacy, peer group, income, education

Question 27

All health status indicators

Answer 27

Burden of disease, years of life lost (yll), years lost due to disability (yld), life expectancy, morbidity, mortality, prevalance, incidence, hospital seperations, hospitalisation, rates of hospitalisation, chronic conditions, core activity, core activity limitations, psychological distress, self-assessed health status

Question 28

Burden of disease

Answer 28

Burden of disease is a measure of how much healthy life is lost due to premature death or living with illness or injury.