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Health and Wellness 221
Question | Answer |
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Health is a ____________ concept and is viewed from a broader Perspective | Multidimensional. |
Health Beliefs are | A persons ideas, convictions, and attitudes about health and illness |
Health Belief Model addresses the relationship between | a person's beliefs and behaviors. |
Health Promotion model contains ___ components | Three |
The first component to the Health Belief Model involves | an individuals perceptions of susceptibility to an illness. EX: perceiving a personal heart disease risk. |
The second component is an individuals perception of | The seriousness of the illness |
The perception of seriousness of illness is influenced and modified by | demographic and psychosocial variables including threats of the illness, cues to action, advice from family, mass media. |
The third component of the Health Belief Model is | the likelihood that a person will take preventative action-- results from a person's perception of the benefits of barriers to taking action. |
The Health Promotion Model was designed to be | a complementary counterpart to the models of health protection. |
Health is defined by the Health Promotion Model is defined as | a positive dynamic state, not merely the absence of disease. |
The desired behavioral outcome of the HPM is Health-promoting behavior. | Health-promoting behaviors result in improved health, enhanced functional ability, and better quality of life. |
When applying Maslows Hierarchy of needs the focus of care is on the __________ ______ rather than on strict adherence to the hierarchy. | Patients Needs |
Emergent __________needs take precedence over a higher-level need. | physiological |
Holistic view of health considers more _______ and ______ as aspects of wellness. | Emotional and spiritual well-being |
nurses using a holistic model must consider | the patient as the ultimate experts concerning their own health. |
Internal variables of health include | a persons developmental stage, intellectual background, perception of functioning, emotional and spirit factors. |
External variables of health include | family practices, socioeconomic factors, cultural background |
Health promotion strategies motivate people to | act positively to reach more stable levels of health. |
Wellness education does what? | teaches people how to care for themselves in a healthy way. Includes physical awareness, stress management, and self-responsibility. |
Illness prevention are activities such as | immunization programs to protect from actual or potential threats to health. |
A Passive strategy of health promotion is | when individuals gain from the activities of others without acting for themselves. |
An Active strategy of health promotion is | when individuals are motivated to adopt specific health programs. EX: weight loss |
what is Primary Prevention? | True prevention. It precedes disease or dysfunction. EX: health education |
What is Secondary prevention? | Focus on individuals who are experiencing health problems or illness and those at risk for developing complications or worsening conditions. EX: diagnosis and intervention |
What is tertiary Prevention? | When a defect or disability is permanent and irreversible. It involves minimizing effects of long-term disease by prevention of complications and deterioration. |
What are risk factor categories? | Genetic and physiological factors, age, environment, lifestyle. |
What is Illness? | a state in which a person's physical, emotional, intellectual, social, developmental, or spiritual functioning is diminished or impaired. |
Describe Acute Illness | Usually reversible, has a short duration, and is often severe. Abrupt symptoms, intense, and subside after a short period. |
Describe Chronic illness | usually longer than 6 months. irreversible. affect functioning in one or more systems. |
What four modifiable health behaviors are linked to Chronic Illness | physical inactivity, poor nutrition, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption. |
What are internal variables effecting illness behavior? | patient perception of symptoms, nature of illness. |
What are external variables effecting illness behavior? | visibility of symptoms, cultural background, economic variables, social support, accessibility of health care. |