What are the 4 stages of illness behaviors?

Experiencing symptoms, assuming sick role, dependent role, recovery/rehab

What is the definition of "Holistic Health Care"?

Care that addresses the many dimensions that comprise the whole person

What is the definition of "health promotion"?

Behavior motivated personal desire to increase well-being/health potential.

What is the definition of Morbidity?

How frequently a disease occurs

What is the definition of Wellness?

Active state of being healthy; promotes good physical, mental, and emotions

What is the definition of a "health disparity"?

Closely linked with social, emoitional and environmental disadvantages.

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What are the 4 stages of illness behaviors?
Complaining, whining, sleeping and watching Hulu.
Fever, runny nose, coughing and fatigue
Experiencing symptoms, assuming sick role, dependent role, recovery/rehab
Education of sx, coping with sx, treating sx and prevention
2
What is the definition of "Holistic Health Care"?
Care that is gappy
Care that includes everyone
Care
Care that addresses the many dimensions that comprise the whole person
3
Nearly ______ Americans die prematurely from the five leading causes of death:
725,000
500,000
900,000
1,000,000
4
What is the definition of "health promotion"?
Behavior motivated by desire to avoid/detect disease or to maintain fxn.
Promoting more McDonalds to be in your area.
Educating the general public on health.
Behavior motivated personal desire to increase well-being/health potential.
5
What is the definition of Morbidity?
How someone contracts a disease
How many times a patient has contracted a given disease
How much it costs to treat a disease per patient
How frequently a disease occurs
6
What is considered the most common symptom indicating illness?
Pain
Body aches
Fatigue
Chills
7
Risk factors are often interrelated:
False
True
8
What is the definition of Wellness?
The same as being healthy
Feeling well physically
Overall feeling "good"
Active state of being healthy; promotes good physical, mental, and emotions
9
A person may have an illness or injury but still achieve maximum functioning:
False
True
10
What is the definition of a "health disparity"?
Populations with social disadvantages.
Feeling desperation while receiving treatment.
Closely linked with social, emoitional and environmental disadvantages.
Populations with environmental issues.
11
What % of annual American deaths are considered preventable?
20-40
5-15
15
50

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