ACADEMIC SOLUTION SET PASSED 2026
◉ Well-being. Answer: A component of health
Subjective perception of vitality and feeling well
Described objectively, experienced, measured
◉ Internal Variables. Answer: Biologic dimension
Genetic makeup
Gender
Age
Developmental level
Psychologic dimension
Mind-body interactions
Self-concept
Cognitive dimension
Lifestyle choices
A person's general way of living, including conditions and individual
patterns of behavior influenced by social and personal factors
Spiritual and religious beliefs
◉ External Variables. Answer: Environment
Geographic location
,Hazards and contamination
Standards of living
May reflect occupation, income, and education
May relate to health status, morbidity, and mortality
Family and culture
Patterns of daily living may be influenced by the beliefs and practices of
family and culture
Social support networks
Family, friends, and/or confidant
◉ Health promotion. Answer: Behavior is motivated by the desire to
increase well-being and actualize human health potential
◉ Health protection (illness prevention). Answer: Behavior is motivated
by the desire to actively avoid illness, detect it early, or maintain
functioning with the constraints of illness
◉ Primary prevention. Answer: "focuses on decreasing the risk for
development of medical conditions by changing behaviors or
minimizing exposures" (Martins et al., 2018 as cited by Assessment
Technologies Incorporated, 2022)
◉ Secondary prevention. Answer: "consistis of early screening to detect
a disease process before it progresses to cause symptoms or
,complications in a client" (Morley, 2020 as cited by Assessment
Technologies Incorporated, 2022)
◉ Tertiary prevention. Answer: "focuses on controlling the chronic
effects of a health issue that has already occurred and on restoring the
individual to optimal functioning" (Martins et al., 2018 as cited by
Assessment Technologies Incorporated, 2022)
◉ Quaternary prevention. Answer: "focuses on protecting clients from
the excessive use of medical interventions that can cause more harm
than good" (Martins et al., 2018 as cited by Assessment Technologies
Incorporated, 2022)
◉ Growth (quantitative). Answer: Physical change and increase in size
Measured quantitatively
Indicators include height, weight, bone size, and dentition.
Occurs during the first 20 years of life
◉ Development (qualitative). Answer: A gradual change and expansion
Increase in complexity of function and skill progression
Example: Learning to walk, talk, run, think
Increased capacity through growth, maturation, and learning
Capacity and skill of a person to adapt to the environment
Behavioral aspect of growth
, ◉ Directional trends. Answer: Cephalocaudal (from head to tail)
Proximodistal (from midline to periphery)
Trends are bilateral and appear symmetric
Simple to complex
◉ Sequential trends. Answer: Definite, predictable sequence
Example: crawling before walking; scribbling before learning to write
◉ Developmental pace. Answer: Periods of accelerated and decelerated
growth
Does not occur in all areas at the same pace
Once a skill has been achieved, the focus will shift to another area
◉ Sensitive periods. Answer: Critical, sensitive, vulnerable, and optimal
time periods of development
Susceptibility is based on a positive or negative influence when
interacting with the environment
Examples: socialization/attachment in the first year of life
Readiness to toilet train
◉ PERIODS OF GROWTH. Answer: Infancy
Most rapid