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Week 9 - NUR 200

Experiencing Health and Illness

TermDefinition
Health - Perfect body - not having illness - something you can buy - ideal physical and mental well being - ability to cope
Illness disruption of health
Health-Illness continuum lifestyle choices - psychological changes
Dunn's Health grid environment factors - support system - positive outlook/setting = good quality life
Neuman's continuum physical activity - high energy = health - low energy = illness
Dimensions of Health Along Health and Illness Continuum - Biological factors - Nutrition - Physical Activity - Sleep and rest - Meaningful work - Lifestyle choices - Culture - Religion and spirituality - Environmental factors - Finances
Disruption of health - physical disease - injury - mental illness - pain - loss - impending death - competing demands - the unknown - imbalance - isolation
Stages of Illness behavior First - experiencing symptoms second - sick role behavior third - seeking professional care fourth - dependence on others fifth - recover
remission The disappearance of all signs of cancer in response to treatment. This does not always mean the cancer has been cured.
exacerbation For example, an exacerbation of asthma might occur as a serious effect of air pollution, leading to shortness of breath.
acute illness come on rapidly, and are accompanied by distinct symptoms that require urgent or short-term care, and get better once they are treated
chronic illness conditions that last 1 year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living or both.
Stress - any disturbance in the person's normal balanced - unique response by each person to a stressor - can be harmful or motivating
physiological physical
psychological emotional
anticipatory future concern
distress - time stressor can threaten health
eustress- time stressor good stress
developmental- time stressor associated with life stages
situational- time stressor random, unpredictable
time- time stressor unable to meet demands
Adaptive coping (effective) - health choices - directly reduce negative effects of stress
Maladaptive coping
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