Which Model Defines Health Best?

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Which model defines health as the realization of one's potential for complete development?

Eudaemonistic

Which model defines health as the absence of disease?

Clinical

Which model defines health as the ability to fulfill societal roles?

Role performance

Which model incorporates both clinical and role performance models?

Adaptive

What is the nursing response in the clinical model?

Routine health screening to detect disease early

What is the nursing response in the role performance model?

Reinforcing health-promoting behaviors

What is the nursing response in the adaptive model?

Exploring lifestyle or environmental changes

Study Notes

  • There are four models to explain health: clinical, role performance, adaptive, and eudaemonistic.
  • The clinical model defines health as the absence of disease.
  • The role performance model defines health as the ability to fulfill societal roles.
  • The adaptive model incorporates both clinical and role performance models and defines health as the ability to adapt to the environment.
  • The eudaemonistic model defines health as the realization of one's potential for complete development.
  • Illness in the eudaemonistic model is a condition that prevents self-actualization.
  • The nursing response in each model is different.
  • The clinical model focuses on routine health screening to detect disease early.
  • The role performance model focuses on reinforcing health-promoting behaviors.
  • The adaptive model focuses on exploring lifestyle or environmental changes to protect health and reduce the risk of illness.

Discover the different models of health and illness with this quiz! Test your knowledge on the clinical, role performance, adaptive, and eudaemonistic models and learn about their unique definitions of health and illness. Explore how nursing responses differ in each model and understand the focus of each approach to promote and protect health. Keywords: health, illness, models, nursing, clinical, role performance, adaptive, eudaemonistic.

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