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What does the Health Illness Continuum Model describe?
What does the Health Illness Continuum Model describe?
- Death as the only outcome of the continuum
- Health and illness as opposite ends of a continuum (correct)
- Health as a static state
- Health as a random occurrence
Where do high level wellness and death lie in the Health Illness Continuum Model?
Where do high level wellness and death lie in the Health Illness Continuum Model?
- They are unrelated to the model
- They are in opposite ends of the continuum (correct)
- They are not part of the continuum
- They are the same on the continuum
How does the Health Illness Continuum Model view an individual's health status?
How does the Health Illness Continuum Model view an individual's health status?
- Based only on self-perception
- Immutable once assessed
- Dependent on how others perceive it (correct)
- Not influenced by others' perceptions
In the Health Illness Continuum Model, what can an individual's status fluctuate between over time?
In the Health Illness Continuum Model, what can an individual's status fluctuate between over time?
What role do self-perception and others' perceptions play in the Health Illness Continuum Model?
What role do self-perception and others' perceptions play in the Health Illness Continuum Model?
Flashcards
Health Illness Continuum Model
Health Illness Continuum Model
A model that visualizes health and illness as opposing states on a continuous spectrum.
High-level wellness and death
High-level wellness and death
Represent the extreme positive and negative ends of the health spectrum within the Health Illness Continuum Model.
Individual's health status (in the model)
Individual's health status (in the model)
It is viewed as a fluctuating position on a spectrum between optimum health and death.
Status fluctuation
Status fluctuation
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Role of self-perception and others' perceptions
Role of self-perception and others' perceptions
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Study Notes
The Health Illness Continuum Model
- Health is viewed as a constantly changing state on a graduated scale or continuum.
- High-level wellness and death are at opposite ends of the continuum.
- An individual's health status can fluctuate over time, moving between extremely good health and death.
- A person's placement on the continuum is determined by both their self-perception and how others perceive their health status.
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