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Health and Human Development vocab for SAC
Karten in diesem Stapel (27)
- 1HealthA state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.
- 2Genetic predispositionThe increased likelihood of someone developing a condition because of their genetic makeup.
- 3Intellectual developmentRefers to both the process that occur within the brain and increasing complexity of the brain.
Categories - Knowledge, language, memory, attention, thought patterns, creativity and imagination, problem solving. - 4Emotional developmentRefers to developing a full range of emotions, learning appropriate ways of dealing with and expressing these emotions.
Categories - Self-concept, expression of emotions, awareness of emotions, management of emotions. - 5Motor SkillsControl of muscles in the body. Fine and gross.
- 6Social developmentRefers to the increasing complexity of behaviors in relationships with others. Social skills and behaviors that are learnt from a young age.
Characteristics - Values and beliefs, relationship skill, communication skills. - 7Physical DevelopmentRefers to the changes that occur the body and it's systems.
Growth, changes to the body, motor skill development. - 8PubertyThe period which adolescents reach sexual maturity and become capable of reproduction.
- 9Social DeterminantsAspects of society and the social environment that impact on health, such as poverty, early life experiences, social networks and supports.
- 10Health StatusAn individual's or a population's overall health, taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and level of disease risk factors.
- 11Biological DeterminantsFactors relating to the body that impact on health, such as genetics, hormones, body weight, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, birth weight.
- 12MorbidityRefers to ill-health in an individual and the levels of ill-health in a population of group.
- 13Mental dimensions of healthState of well-being in which the individual realises his or her abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.
- 14MortalityRefers to death often at a population level.
- 15Life expectancyAn indication of how long a person can expect to live, it is the number of years of life remaining to a person at a particular age if death rates do not change.
- 16Determinants of healthFactors that raise or lower a level of health in a population or individual. Determinants of health help to explain or predict trends in health and why some groups have better or worse health than others. Classified in ways such as biological, behavioural and social.
- 17Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs)A measure of the impact of diseases and injuries, specifically it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability. Burden of disease is measured in a unit called DALY. DALY = YLD + YLL
- 18Burden of disease (BOD)A measure of the impact of diseases and injuries, specifically it measures the gap between current health status and ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability. Measured in a unit called DALY.
- 19Health adjusted life expectancyA measure of burden of disease based on life expectancy at birth, but including an adjustment for time spent in poor health. It is the number of years in full health that a person can expect to live, based on current rates of ill health and mortality.
- 20Social dimension of healthBeing able to interact with others and participate in the community in both an independent and cooperative way.
- 21Physical dimensions of healthRelates to the efficient functioning of the body and its systems, and includes the physical capacity to perform tasks and physical fitness.
- 22PrevelanceThe number of cases that already exist of a condition in a period of time.
- 23IncidenceThe number of new cases of a condition in a period of time.
- 24TrendA general movement or pattern.
- 25Health StatusThe level of health being experiences by an individual or a population after taking into account factors such as life expectancy, disability (illness) rates and risk of disease.
- 26Health indicatorsVariety of ways of measuring health status. Eg. Life expectancy, mortality, morbidity and burden of disease.
- 27Years of life lost (YLL)Years of life lost due to illness, disability or disease. Premature death.