Health and Human Development - VCE
units 3&4 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Health - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅'A complete state of physical, social and mental well-
being, and not merely the abscence of disease or infirmity.' (WHO, 1946)
Health status - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅'An individual's or population's overall health,
taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of
disease risk factors.' (AIHW, 2008)
Physical dimensions of health - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Relates to the efficient
functioning of the body and it's systems, and includes the physical capacity to perform tasks
and physical fitness.
Social dimensions of health - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Being able to interact with others
and participate in the community in both an independent and cooperative way.
Mental dimensions of health - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅'State of well-being in which the
individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work
productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.'
(WHO, 2009)
Life Expectancy - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅'An indication of how long a person can
expect to live, it is the number of years of life remaining to a person at a particular age if
death rates do not change.' (AIHW, 2008)
Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy (HALE) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A measure of
burden of disease based on life expectancy at birth, but including an adjustment for time
spent in poor health. It is the number of years in full health that a person can expect to live,
based on current rates of ill health and mortality.
Burden Of Disease - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A measure of the impact of diseases and
injuries, specifically it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation
, where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability. Burden of disease is
measured in a unit called the DALY.
Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A measure of burden
of disease, one DALY equals one year of healthy life lost due to premature death and time
lived with illness, disease or injury.
Years Of Life Lost (YLL) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The fatal burden of disease of a
population, defined as years of life lost due to death.
Years Of Life Lost Due To Disability (YLD) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The non-fatal
component of the burden of disease and is a measurement of the healthy years lost due to
disease or injury.
Mortality - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The number of deaths caused by a particular disease,
illness or other environmental factor.
Under-five mortality rate - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅'The number of deaths of children
under five years of age per 1000 live births.' (WHO, 2008)
Morbidity - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅'Refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of
ill health in a population or group.' (AIHW, 2008)
Prevalence - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅'The number or proportion of cases of a particular
disease or condition present in a population at a given time.' (AIHW, 2008)
Incidence - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The number or rate of new cases of a particular
condition during a specific time.
Biomedical Model Of Health - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Focuses on the physical or
biological aspects of disease and illness. It is a medical model of care practised by doctors
and/or health professional and is associated with the diagnosis, cure and treatment of disease.
units 3&4 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Health - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅'A complete state of physical, social and mental well-
being, and not merely the abscence of disease or infirmity.' (WHO, 1946)
Health status - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅'An individual's or population's overall health,
taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of
disease risk factors.' (AIHW, 2008)
Physical dimensions of health - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Relates to the efficient
functioning of the body and it's systems, and includes the physical capacity to perform tasks
and physical fitness.
Social dimensions of health - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Being able to interact with others
and participate in the community in both an independent and cooperative way.
Mental dimensions of health - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅'State of well-being in which the
individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work
productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.'
(WHO, 2009)
Life Expectancy - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅'An indication of how long a person can
expect to live, it is the number of years of life remaining to a person at a particular age if
death rates do not change.' (AIHW, 2008)
Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy (HALE) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A measure of
burden of disease based on life expectancy at birth, but including an adjustment for time
spent in poor health. It is the number of years in full health that a person can expect to live,
based on current rates of ill health and mortality.
Burden Of Disease - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A measure of the impact of diseases and
injuries, specifically it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation
, where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability. Burden of disease is
measured in a unit called the DALY.
Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A measure of burden
of disease, one DALY equals one year of healthy life lost due to premature death and time
lived with illness, disease or injury.
Years Of Life Lost (YLL) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The fatal burden of disease of a
population, defined as years of life lost due to death.
Years Of Life Lost Due To Disability (YLD) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The non-fatal
component of the burden of disease and is a measurement of the healthy years lost due to
disease or injury.
Mortality - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The number of deaths caused by a particular disease,
illness or other environmental factor.
Under-five mortality rate - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅'The number of deaths of children
under five years of age per 1000 live births.' (WHO, 2008)
Morbidity - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅'Refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of
ill health in a population or group.' (AIHW, 2008)
Prevalence - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅'The number or proportion of cases of a particular
disease or condition present in a population at a given time.' (AIHW, 2008)
Incidence - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The number or rate of new cases of a particular
condition during a specific time.
Biomedical Model Of Health - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Focuses on the physical or
biological aspects of disease and illness. It is a medical model of care practised by doctors
and/or health professional and is associated with the diagnosis, cure and treatment of disease.
