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| Question | Answer |
| What is Health? | A state of complete physical, mental an social well-being and not merely the absence of disease |
| What are two models of health? | 1. Medical 2. Public Health Model |
| What is the Medical Model of Health? | Emphasises the treatment of individual disease, rather than prevention, seen as the primary way of improving health |
| What is the Public Health Model of Health? | Preventing disease and poor health of the overall population by promoting strategies that improve the social and physical environment |
| What are the Dimensions of Health? | 1. Physical Health 2. Social Health 3. Intellectual Health 4. Emotional Health 5. Spiritual Health 6. Environmental Health |
| What are the Determinants of Health? | 1. Individual Behaviour 2. Biology and Genetics 3. Social Factors 4. Access to Quality Health Services 5. Policymaking 6. Health Disparities |
| What is the Health Belief Model and what factors affect behaviour change? | 1. Explains when beliefs are likely to affect behaviour change. 2. - Perceived seriousness of the health problem - Perceived susceptibility of the health problem - Perceived benefits - Perceived barriers - Cues to action |
| What is the Transtheoretical Model? What 6 stages do people go through in changing behaviour? | 1. Identifies 6 distinct stages people go through in changing behaviour. 2. Pre contemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance and Termination |
| What is a SMART Goal? | Specific, Measurable, Action-orientated, Realistic and Time-orientated. |
| What is Shaping? | Using a series of small steps to gradually achieve a goal. |
| What is Psychological Health? | The mental, emotional, social and spiritual dimensions of health |
| What is mental health? | 1. The thinking part of psychological health 2. Includes values, attitudes and beliefs |
| What is emotional health? | 1. The feeling part of psychological health 2. Includes your emotional reactions to life |
| What is social health? | Includes interaction with others individually and in groups, ability to use social supports and ability to adapt to various situations. |
| What is spiritual health? | Relates to having a sense of belonging and purpose to one's life as well as feeling a connection with others and nature |
| What factors influence Psychological Health? | 1. Family 2. Social Support 3. Personality 4. Genetics 5. Community 6. Self-efficacy and Self-esteem 7. Life-span and Maturity |
| What is a mental illness? | A disorder that disrupts thinking, feeling, moods and behaviour and that impairs daily functioning |
| What is a mood disorder? Provide examples | 1. A mood disorder is an experience of persistent emotional states such as sadness, despair etc. 2. Dysthymic Disorder, Bipolar Disorder and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) |
| What is an anxiety disorder? Provide examples | 1. Characterised by persistent feelings of threat and worry in coping with everyday problems. 2. Panic disorders, Phobic Disorders, OCD and PTSD |
| What is a personality disorder? | Characterised by inflexible patterns of thought and beliefs that lead to socially distressing behaviour |
| What are some warning signs of suicide? | 1. a history of depression 2. change in personality 3. change in behaviour 4. expressions of self-hatred 5. change in sleeping/eating patterns 6. seeming inability to let go of grief |
| What is stress? | Stress is a series of mental and psychological responses and adaptations to a real or perceived threat to one's well-being. |
| What are the types of Distress? | 1. Acute 2. Episodic acute 3. Chronic 4. Traumatic |
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