HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
UNIT 1 & 2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
Health (WHO definition) - ANS a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing.
Health is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Dimensions of Health (3) - ANS Physical, Mental, Social
Physical Health - ANS relates to the efficient functioning of the body and its systems. This
includes the physical capacity to perform tasks and physical fitness.
Mental Health - ANS refers to a state of wellbeing in which an individual realises their own
abilities, can cope with the stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to
make a contribution to their community
Social Health - ANS relates to being able to interact with others and participate in the
community in both an independent and co-operative way
Individual Human Development - ANS the series of orderly, predictable changes that occur
from conception until death.
Aspects of Development (4) - ANS Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Social
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Physical Development - ANS Relates to the changes in the body and its systems, these
changes can be in size, complexity and motor skills
Intellectual Development - ANS development of processes in the brain
Emotional Development - ANS development of a full range of emotions and learning the
optimal way of dealing with and expressing them
Social Development - ANS the increasing complexity of behavior patterns used in
relationships with other people
Aspects of Physical Development (3) - ANS Motor Skills (fine and gross), growth and changes
to body systems
Aspects of Intellectual Development (7) - ANS Memory, Attention, Creativity and
imagination, Knowledge, Abstract Thought, Language, Problem Solving
Aspects of Emotional Development (4) - ANS Self Concept, Awareness of emotions,
Management of emotions, Expression of emotions
Aspects of Social Development (5) - ANS Behaviours, Social Roles, Values and beliefs,
Communication Skills, Relationship skills
Primary Sex Characteristics - ANS body parts directly involved in reproduction and form
genitals and organs of reproduction
Secondary Sex Characteristics - ANS traits arising from changes in both males and females at
puberty. Neither directly relate to reproduction nor are present at birth