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Health and Illness vocabs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acute illness | usually has a rapid onset of symptoms and last only a relatively short time |
| chronic illness | irreversible permanent illness that causes permanent physical impairment in anatomy and physiology, requires long-term healthcare(ex. heart disease, diabetes mellitus, lung diseases, & athritis) |
| disease | a medical term, meaning that there is a pathological change in the structure or function of the body or mind. |
| exacerbation | the symptoms of the disease reappear |
| health | a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity |
| health promotion | the behavior of an indivdual that is motivated by a personal desire to increase well-being and health potential. |
| holistic care | care that addresses the many dimensions that compromise the whole individual |
| 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 w/a previous level. |
| morbidity | how frequently a disease occurs |
| mortality | numbers of death |
| remission | when the disease is present, but the person does not experience symptoms |
| risk factor | something that inrcreases a person's chances for illness or injury. |
| wellness | an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle that pronmotes good physical, mental, and emotional health. |
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