Questions and Answers
What does the Illness-Wellness Continuum model illustrate?
What happens when an individual moves to the right of the Illness-Wellness Continuum?
Indicates increasing levels of health and well-being.
The _____ end of the Illness-Wellness Continuum represents optimal health.
Wellness
What is represented at the illness end of the Illness-Wellness Continuum?
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Good health means that one is free of disease.
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Match the following terms with their definitions:
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Study Notes
Illness-Wellness Continuum
- Illustrates the full spectrum of health from illness to wellness.
- Individuals can progress towards higher levels of wellness beyond a neutral point.
Movement on the Continuum
- Moving left from center indicates a decline in health, showing progressively worse conditions.
- Moving right indicates improvement, representing increasing levels of health and well-being.
- Treatment methods (e.g., drugs, surgery, psychotherapy) can bring individuals up to the neutral point by alleviating symptoms but are not designed to move beyond that.
Illness End
- Represents the extreme left of the continuum.
- Characterized by disease and diagnosis.
Wellness End
- Represents the extreme right of the continuum.
- Defined by optimal health and well-being.
Good Health
- Absence of signs or symptoms of disease.
- Does not imply a complete lack of disease; a diagnosis may not yet detect the illness.
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Explore the Illness-Wellness Continuum through these flashcards. This model depicts the range of health from illness to wellness, illustrating how individuals can move towards higher levels of wellness. Learn the key concepts and visual representations to better understand this health model.
