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What is the definition of health according to the World Health Organization?
Which of the following is NOT a determinant of health according to WHO?
What does the physical environment encompass in relation to health?
Which aspect of health describes the ability to form relationships?
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Which factor is considered a component of environmental health?
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How do individual characteristics and behaviors impact health?
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What is included in the socioeconomic environment that affects health?
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Which behavior is NOT generally associated with good health?
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What is the primary focus of mental health?
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How does wellness differ from health?
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What characterizes a disease?
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What is the definition of illness?
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What does 'sickness' refer to?
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Which statement best describes the natural history of disease?
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What is a key component of emotional health?
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Which statement is true about health?
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What is meant by the term 'disability'?
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Which of the following is a feature that can impact a person's disability?
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What is an example of an activity limitation?
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What essential health services do people with disabilities typically require?
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Which element is essential to overcoming the challenges faced by people with disabilities?
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How can society be defined?
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What is a characteristic of culture?
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What does the statement 'wellness is always a matter of choice' suggest?
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Study Notes
Health Definitions
- Health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
- Determinants of health include socioeconomic environment, the physical environment, and individual characteristics and behaviors.
Social Dimensions of Health
- Socioeconomic environment impacts health through complex relationships between economic systems and social structures. This impacts the distribution of resources, money, and power in a community and globally.
- The physical environment includes land, air, water, plants, animals, buildings, infrastructure, and natural resources. It impacts health through access to clean water, air quality, and exposure to environmental hazards.
Individual Characteristics and Behaviors
- Individual characteristics and behaviors impact health through factors like genetics, inheritance, personal behaviors, and coping mechanisms.
- Balanced eating, physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption, and how we deal with stress impact health outcomes.
Components of Health
- Physical health refers to being free from illness or injury and is essential for overall well-being.
- Social health is the ability to interact and form appropriate relationships with other individuals.
- Environmental health addresses physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person, impacting behaviors.
- Mental health involves cognitive thinking, processing information, storing it in memory, and understanding new information.
- Emotional health involves expressing emotions appropriately for one's age.
Mental Health vs. Emotional Health
- While related, mental health and emotional health are distinct concepts. Mental health focuses on cognitive processes, while emotional health focuses on the expression and management of emotions.
Wellbeing and Wellness
- Wellbeing is the state of being happy, healthy, or prosperous.
- Wellness is an active process of making choices toward a healthy and fulfilling life.
- Wellness is a matter of choice, while health can be measured at a point in time.
Disease, Illness, and Sickness
- Disease is a physiological malfunction leading to reduced physical capacity or life expectancy.
- Illness is a subjective experience of undesirable health, including feelings like pain, weakness, or perceptions of bodily function.
- Sickness is a social identity defined by others based on an individual's health status and social activity.
- Disease reflects professional perspectives dealing with biological phenomena, while illness reflects personal perspectives and sickness reflects social perspectives.
Natural History of Disease
- The natural history of disease refers to the progress of a disease process over time without intervention.
- The stages of disease progression include exposure, host, disease, disability, and death.
- This can be applied to understanding COVID-19 progression and how interventions impact outcomes.
Disability
- Disability is a complex phenomenon reflecting the interaction between a person's body and society. It encompasses impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions.
- People with disabilities have the same health needs as non-disabled people, including immunization and cancer screening.
- People with disabilities often face barriers in accessing healthcare and rehabilitation services. They may also experience a narrower margin of health due to poverty, social exclusion, and vulnerability to secondary conditions.
- Overcoming these difficulties requires interventions to remove environmental and social barriers.
Society and Culture
- Society is a group of people involved in persistent social interaction or a large social group sharing the same geographical or social territory, subject to the same political authority and cultural expectations.
- Culture encompasses the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, including language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music, and arts.
- Culture and society are intricately linked; culture consists of the "objects" of a society, while society consists of the people who share a common culture.
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This quiz explores the definitions of health and its various determinants. It covers the social dimensions, physical environment, and individual characteristics influencing health. Test your knowledge on how these factors interplay to affect overall well-being.
