PNUR 116 Variations in Health 1st Exam Questions
And Correct Answers
Health
-Until mid-1900s health was defined as "freedom of disease"
-In the 1948 the WHO proposed new definition, "a state of complete physical, mental,
and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"
-Objective
Wellness
-An active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy and
fulfilling life
-More than being free from illness. it is a dynamic process of change and growth
-Multidimensional
-Subjective
Disease
-An objective state of ill health
-May be defined as an abnormality of the structure or function of a part, organ or system
Illness
-A subjective experience of loss of health
Pathophysiology
-Merging of pathology with physiology
-Seeks to explain the functional changes associated with or resulting from disease or
injury
,Pathology
The science of the cause and effect of diseases
Physiology
The branch of biology that deals with the functions and processes of living organisms
Acute Disease
A disease that rapidly incapacitates an organism.
Chronic Disease
A disease that manifests itself slowly and remains for a relatively long period
Illness Behavior
The ways symptoms are detected, interpreted, and responded to by the person who
perceives some pain, discomfort, or other manifestations of organic dysfunction
Holism
A concept that addresses the whole person; the whole person has physical, social,
psychological, and spiritual components that are interrelated and inseparable
Resiliency
the potential to bounce back after illness, adversity, and other stressors
Modifiable Risk Factors
Factors that contribute to the development of a noncommunicable disease that have the
potential to be changed by changing one's behaviour or environment
, Inflammation
a protective, localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues
Infection
Invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism
Obstruction
Blockage of intestine by in-folding, malformation, tumor, digestive problems, a foreign
body, or inflammation
Trauma
Wound or injury
Cancer
Any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division
Degeneration
Gradual deterioration of normal cells and body functions
Genetics
The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics
Congenital
Existing at birth
Reparative Disease
A disease in which the body heals itself at the expense of another or its own organ
And Correct Answers
Health
-Until mid-1900s health was defined as "freedom of disease"
-In the 1948 the WHO proposed new definition, "a state of complete physical, mental,
and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"
-Objective
Wellness
-An active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy and
fulfilling life
-More than being free from illness. it is a dynamic process of change and growth
-Multidimensional
-Subjective
Disease
-An objective state of ill health
-May be defined as an abnormality of the structure or function of a part, organ or system
Illness
-A subjective experience of loss of health
Pathophysiology
-Merging of pathology with physiology
-Seeks to explain the functional changes associated with or resulting from disease or
injury
,Pathology
The science of the cause and effect of diseases
Physiology
The branch of biology that deals with the functions and processes of living organisms
Acute Disease
A disease that rapidly incapacitates an organism.
Chronic Disease
A disease that manifests itself slowly and remains for a relatively long period
Illness Behavior
The ways symptoms are detected, interpreted, and responded to by the person who
perceives some pain, discomfort, or other manifestations of organic dysfunction
Holism
A concept that addresses the whole person; the whole person has physical, social,
psychological, and spiritual components that are interrelated and inseparable
Resiliency
the potential to bounce back after illness, adversity, and other stressors
Modifiable Risk Factors
Factors that contribute to the development of a noncommunicable disease that have the
potential to be changed by changing one's behaviour or environment
, Inflammation
a protective, localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues
Infection
Invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism
Obstruction
Blockage of intestine by in-folding, malformation, tumor, digestive problems, a foreign
body, or inflammation
Trauma
Wound or injury
Cancer
Any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division
Degeneration
Gradual deterioration of normal cells and body functions
Genetics
The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics
Congenital
Existing at birth
Reparative Disease
A disease in which the body heals itself at the expense of another or its own organ
