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ILLNESS:
• Signs and Symptoms of something.
• A state in which a person’s physical, emotional,
intellectual, social, developmental, or spiritual functioning
is diminished
or impaired



Acute Chronic
Illness illness

Short duration & Severe Persists, Longer than 6 months

Reversible Irreversible

Symptoms appear: Related to 4 modifiable
- Abruptly health behaviors:
- Are intense - Physical Inactivity
- Often subside after - Poor Nutrition
a relatively short - Use of tobacco
period - Excessive alcohol consumption

May affect functioning Affects functions in one or
in Any dimension. more Systems




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Models of health & Illness: A model is a theoretical way of
understanding a concept or idea.
Health Behaviors: Positive health behaviors are activities
related to maintaining, attaining, or regaining good health and
preventing illness.
Negative health behaviors include practices actually or
potentially harmful to health




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Illness Behavior
• How we react while ill
• Involves how people monitor their bodies and define and
interpret their symptoms

Internal External
Variables Variables


Visiblity of Symptoms,
Perception oSfoicllianleGsrsoup, Cultural background, economics, &
accessibilty to he
& nature of illness.


A patient with a visible symptom is often more likely to seek assistance than a
(how you
think illness is)

(mentally,
thinking you
(Royal areas Only
are sick can see a doctor if they think it is an
make you emergency)
sick)

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