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Health Safety: II
Health, Wellness, and Illness
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Immunizing children against measles in an example of which of the following levels of preventative care? | Primary |
| Immunization clinics, family planning services, providing poison-control information, and accident-prevention are examples of this level of preventative care? | Primary |
| The behavior of an individual that is motivated by a personal desire to increase well-being and health potential. | Health promotion |
| Something that increases a person's chances for illness or injury. | Risk factor |
| Illness that shows one of the following characteristics: a permanent change; causes, or is caused by irreversible alterations in normal A & P; requires special patient education for rehab; requires a long period of care or support. | Chronic illness |
| Illness that has a rapid onset of symptoms and lasts only a relatively short time. | Acute illness |
| The response of the person to a disease; it is an abnormal process in which the person's level of functioning is changed when compared with a previous level. | Illness |
| A pathologic change in the structure or function of the body or mind. | Disease |
| An active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle that promotes good physical, mental, and emotional health. | Wellness |
| State of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. | Health |
| Preventative care that focuses on screening for early detection of disease with prompt diagnosis and treatment of those found. | Secondary |
| The goals of this preventative care are to identify an illness, reverse or reduce the severity of the disease or provide a cure, and thereby return the individual to maximum health as quickly as possible. | Secondary |
| Blood pressure, cholesterol, HIV screenings; pap smears, mammograms, and family counseling are examples of this preventative care. | Secondary |
| This preventative care begins after an illness is diagnosed and treated to reduce disability and to help rehabilitate patients to a maximum level of functioning. | Tertiary |
| Referring an HIV-positive patient to a local support group is an example of which of the following levels of preventative care? | Tertiary |
| When a disease is present, but the person does not experience symptoms. | Remission |
| The symptoms of the disease reappear. | Exacerbation |
| During the recovery and rehabilitation stage of illness, the person who is ill is expected to do what? | Give up the dependent role |
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