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Core 1: Better Health for Individuals Ch2
Core 1: Better Health for Individuals Ch2
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Chapter 2: What influences the health of individuals?
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Genetics outline our potential to achieve a certain level of health.
False
True
2
What is health as a '
Social Construct
'?
Combined knowledge of reality.
It is a result of individual, social & cultural perceptions.
Our own perception of health.
Whether or not a persons social life is healthy.
3
What is the leading cause of death amongst young people?
Injury including poisoning from alcohol and drug use.
Vehicle accidents.
Obesity.
Mental illnesses.
4
What are the main factors of the key determinant 'Individuals'?
knowledge, skills, attitudes, genetics
knowledge, friends, family, skills
family, peers, media, religion, culture
socioeconomics, knowledge, age, skills
5
What is the holistic definition of health?
The general condition or state of a person.
The state of being free from injury or illness.
The condition of something that changes.
The relationship between the body, mind and spirit.
6
Which is an environmental factor?
Culture
Education
Peers
Access to technology
7
Peers are an example of what health determinant factor?
Socio-Economic
Socio-Cultural
Individual
Environment
8
What are modifiable health determinants?
Determinants that can be changed or controlled.
Determinants that are unpredictable.
Determinants that cannot be changed or controlled.
9
The Indigenous Australians have a shorter life expectancy.
True
False
10
There is higher morbidity and infant mortality rates among Indigenous Australians.
True
False
11
Health is affected by your
social environment
which includes:
identifying health in society.
social norms.
social, cultural, physical, political and economic.
medical services and facilities.
12
What are Pre-disposing factors?
Factors that cannot be changed.
Factors of which an individual has no control over.
Factors that make us more or less motivated to act in a way.
13
What is 'Health Literacy'?
It is the lifestyle lead by healthy choices.
It is the ability to understand and interpret health info.
14
What are 'Socioeconomic' factors?
Education, Family, Geographic location
Geographic location, Culture, Employment
Employment, Education, Income
15
Individual, Sociocultural, Socioeconomic and Environmental factors are _________.
health determinants
health behaviours
health categories
influences on health
16
What is an '
implication
' of different perceptions of health?
Education.
Health equity.
Treating people differently.
Leading a healthy lifestyle.
17
Those living in rural areas experience poorer health outcomes.
This is due to a lack of Government support.
This is due to socioeconomic and sociocultural factors.
This is due to individual and environmental factors.
18
_____ nature of health compares to the health of another individual or another point in time.
Changing nature of health
Relative nature of health
Comparative nature of health
Dynamic nature of health
19
Life experiences, age, sex, income, knowledge and genetics are all examples of ________.
Reinforcing factors
Enabling factors
Pre-disposing factors.
Modifiable
20
What is the meaning of 'Sociocultural'?
Cultures within a given society.
Factors influencing society.
Societies view of culture.
Combination of social and cultural factors.
21
Employment, Education, Income are all examples of what health determinant factor?
Socio-Cultural
Socio-Economic
Individual
Environment
22
What are non-modifiable health determinants?
They cannot be changed or altered.
Factors that influence dynamic health.
They are factors that change over time.
