HOSA Human Growth and Development
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health
state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing
health promotion
health care directed toward increasing optimal level of wellness
health restoration
tertiary disease prevention; rehabilitating and restoring person
malnutrition
poor dietary practice from lack of essential nutrients or failure to use available foods
general adaption syndrome (GAS)
alarm, resistance, exhaustion
fight-or-flight response
state of readiness
Change in lifestyle or personal habits is necessary to
promote maximal health.
Health maintenance focuses on
prevention and then need for early diagnosis and treatment.
An important goal on the national level is to
expand health care opportunities and eliminate disparities.
Health restoration begins after
the disease process is stabilized.
Health restoration aims to
restore function or help person compensate for losses.
Healthy lifestyle includes
nutrition, exercise, mental health, avoiding substance abuse, and disease prevention.
Factors that influence a person's health include
family, role models, social pressures, and self concept.
Disease prevention is composed of 3 levels:
primary, secondary and tertiary
, The roles of practial nurses in health promotion are
caregiver, teacher, advocate, collaborator, and role model.
culture
learned patterns of behavior passed down through generations
values
deeply embedded feelings that determine what is good, bad, right, or wrong
norms
socially acepted rules and behaviors that guide behavior and interactions
folkways
customs in a culture that determine greetings
laws
written policies supported and enforced by the government
mores
moral issues strongly believed by a culture
sanctions
social remedies for violating norms
symbols
language, gestures, or objects that people in a culture use to communicate with each other
race
people who share similar physical characteristics
ethnicity
stable cultural patterns shared by families with the same historical roots
transcultural nursing
viewing patients as belonging to a world with many cultures
Culture is learned in
the home and community.
All groups have
beliefs and practices they maintain.
Questions and answers latest update
health
state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing
health promotion
health care directed toward increasing optimal level of wellness
health restoration
tertiary disease prevention; rehabilitating and restoring person
malnutrition
poor dietary practice from lack of essential nutrients or failure to use available foods
general adaption syndrome (GAS)
alarm, resistance, exhaustion
fight-or-flight response
state of readiness
Change in lifestyle or personal habits is necessary to
promote maximal health.
Health maintenance focuses on
prevention and then need for early diagnosis and treatment.
An important goal on the national level is to
expand health care opportunities and eliminate disparities.
Health restoration begins after
the disease process is stabilized.
Health restoration aims to
restore function or help person compensate for losses.
Healthy lifestyle includes
nutrition, exercise, mental health, avoiding substance abuse, and disease prevention.
Factors that influence a person's health include
family, role models, social pressures, and self concept.
Disease prevention is composed of 3 levels:
primary, secondary and tertiary
, The roles of practial nurses in health promotion are
caregiver, teacher, advocate, collaborator, and role model.
culture
learned patterns of behavior passed down through generations
values
deeply embedded feelings that determine what is good, bad, right, or wrong
norms
socially acepted rules and behaviors that guide behavior and interactions
folkways
customs in a culture that determine greetings
laws
written policies supported and enforced by the government
mores
moral issues strongly believed by a culture
sanctions
social remedies for violating norms
symbols
language, gestures, or objects that people in a culture use to communicate with each other
race
people who share similar physical characteristics
ethnicity
stable cultural patterns shared by families with the same historical roots
transcultural nursing
viewing patients as belonging to a world with many cultures
Culture is learned in
the home and community.
All groups have
beliefs and practices they maintain.
