HSC 300 FINAL PAPER 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTION GRADED
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◉ Health Definitions
World health organization
2000 joint committee on health education terminology Answer: "A
state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not
merely the absence of disease and infirmity."
(World Health Organization)
"A quality of life involving dynamic interaction and independence
among the individual's physical well-being, his (sic) mental and
emotional reactions, the social complex in which he (sic) exists."
(2000 Joint Committee on Health Education Terminology)
"An integrated method of functioning that is oriented toward
maximizing the potential of which the individual is capable."
(2000 Joint Committee on Health Education Terminology)
◉ Illness Prevention Versus Health Enhancement Answer: Illness
Prevention
-Avoiding illness is highest priority
,-Motivated by return to health or alleviation of symptoms
-Minimal goal
-Desire immediate or short-term results
-Need measurable results
-Time-limited activity
-Medical-centered motivation
-Authority dominated
-Fear as motivator
-External checks mandatory
-External rewards
-Specific behaviors
-Reactive (to symptoms or threat of symptoms)
Health Enhancement
-High health is high priority. Enjoy healthy behaviors.
-Motivated by feeling good, better, or best
-Maximal goal
-Desire long-term results
-More nebulous results are OK
-On-going activity
-Ego-centric motivation
-Internal control
,-Accomplishment as motivator
-Few external checks
-Internal rewards
-Diffuse behaviors
-Proactive (doesn't need negative force)
◉ Orthodox Medicine Practices? Answer: Orthodox medicine is also
known as traditional medicine.
Practitioners of orthodox medicine include Physicians, Dentists,
Nurses, Social Workers, Health Educators, etc.
There are two types of traditional physicians:
-An allopathic physician is the medical doctor (MD).
-An osteopathic physician is the DO.
-Both have similar academic training and clinical experiences.
◉ CAM
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Answer: "Group of
diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products
that are not presently considered to be part of conventional
medicine."
(National Center for Complementary
, and Alternative Medicine)
Many such approaches emphasize the role of the individual in
maintaining his or her health.
◉ CAM
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Answer: Those therapies
used to complement traditional medical therapies are identified as
complementary (e.g., use of aromatherapy after surgery).
Those used as a replacement for traditional medical practices are
known as alternative (e.g., use of special diet for cancer rather than
surgery or chemotherapy).
◉ CAM
CAM and Orthodox Medicine-similarities and differences Answer:
Both Orthodox Medicine and CAM embrace holistic health concepts.
CAM practices are generally viewed as unorthodox from the
standpoint of scientific medicine as currently taught in medical
schools.
Alternative health care is probably more emphatic on the role of the
individual in maintaining his or her own health.
QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTION GRADED
A+
◉ Health Definitions
World health organization
2000 joint committee on health education terminology Answer: "A
state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not
merely the absence of disease and infirmity."
(World Health Organization)
"A quality of life involving dynamic interaction and independence
among the individual's physical well-being, his (sic) mental and
emotional reactions, the social complex in which he (sic) exists."
(2000 Joint Committee on Health Education Terminology)
"An integrated method of functioning that is oriented toward
maximizing the potential of which the individual is capable."
(2000 Joint Committee on Health Education Terminology)
◉ Illness Prevention Versus Health Enhancement Answer: Illness
Prevention
-Avoiding illness is highest priority
,-Motivated by return to health or alleviation of symptoms
-Minimal goal
-Desire immediate or short-term results
-Need measurable results
-Time-limited activity
-Medical-centered motivation
-Authority dominated
-Fear as motivator
-External checks mandatory
-External rewards
-Specific behaviors
-Reactive (to symptoms or threat of symptoms)
Health Enhancement
-High health is high priority. Enjoy healthy behaviors.
-Motivated by feeling good, better, or best
-Maximal goal
-Desire long-term results
-More nebulous results are OK
-On-going activity
-Ego-centric motivation
-Internal control
,-Accomplishment as motivator
-Few external checks
-Internal rewards
-Diffuse behaviors
-Proactive (doesn't need negative force)
◉ Orthodox Medicine Practices? Answer: Orthodox medicine is also
known as traditional medicine.
Practitioners of orthodox medicine include Physicians, Dentists,
Nurses, Social Workers, Health Educators, etc.
There are two types of traditional physicians:
-An allopathic physician is the medical doctor (MD).
-An osteopathic physician is the DO.
-Both have similar academic training and clinical experiences.
◉ CAM
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Answer: "Group of
diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products
that are not presently considered to be part of conventional
medicine."
(National Center for Complementary
, and Alternative Medicine)
Many such approaches emphasize the role of the individual in
maintaining his or her health.
◉ CAM
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Answer: Those therapies
used to complement traditional medical therapies are identified as
complementary (e.g., use of aromatherapy after surgery).
Those used as a replacement for traditional medical practices are
known as alternative (e.g., use of special diet for cancer rather than
surgery or chemotherapy).
◉ CAM
CAM and Orthodox Medicine-similarities and differences Answer:
Both Orthodox Medicine and CAM embrace holistic health concepts.
CAM practices are generally viewed as unorthodox from the
standpoint of scientific medicine as currently taught in medical
schools.
Alternative health care is probably more emphatic on the role of the
individual in maintaining his or her own health.
