HCA 2026 CORRECT FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔holistic medicine - ✔✔seeks to treat the individual as a whole person; incorporates
the spiritual dimension as a fourth element in addition to physical, mental, and social
aspects need for optimal health
✔✔indicators of health - ✔✔-self-reported health status
-life expectancy
-morbidity (disease)
-mental well-being
-social functioning
-functional limitations
-disability
-spiritual well being
✔✔illness - ✔✔recognized by means of a person's own perceptions and evaluation of
how he or she feels.
ex) an individual may feel weakness, discomfort, depression, or anxiety
✔✔disease - ✔✔its presence is based on a medical professional's evaluation rather
than the patient's assessment
, ✔✔acute condition - ✔✔relatively severe, episodic (of short duration), and often
treatable. It is subject to recovery and treatment is generally provided in a hospital.
ex: heart attack
✔✔subacute condition - ✔✔lies between the acute and chronic extremes but has some
acute features. Can be postacute, requiring further treatment after a brief stay in the
hospital.
ex: ventilator and head trauma care
✔✔chronic condition - ✔✔less severe but of long and continuous duration. Patient may
not fully recover from such a condition, but the disease may be kept under control
through appropriate medical treatment. However, if left untreated it may lead to severe
and life-threatening health problems.
ex; asthma, diabetes, hypertension
✔✔quality of life - ✔✔used in a denotative sense to capture the essence of overall
satisfaction with life during and after a person's encounter with the health care delivery
system.
first, it is an indicator of how satisfied a person was with his experiences while receiving
health care services; includes specific life domains such as privacy, security, comfort,
etc
second, it can refer to a person's overall satisfaction with life and with self perceptions of
health, particularly after some medical intervention
✔✔determinants of health - ✔✔-environment
-behavior and lifestyle
-hereditary
-medical care
✔✔environmental factors - ✔✔encompass the physical, social, sociopolitical, and
sociocultural dimensions of life
✔✔behavioral factors - ✔✔include diet, exercise, stress-level, engagement in risky of
unhealthy behaviors, and other individual choices that may contribute to significant
health problems
✔✔heredity - ✔✔a key determinant of health because genetic factors predispose
individuals to certain diseases
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔holistic medicine - ✔✔seeks to treat the individual as a whole person; incorporates
the spiritual dimension as a fourth element in addition to physical, mental, and social
aspects need for optimal health
✔✔indicators of health - ✔✔-self-reported health status
-life expectancy
-morbidity (disease)
-mental well-being
-social functioning
-functional limitations
-disability
-spiritual well being
✔✔illness - ✔✔recognized by means of a person's own perceptions and evaluation of
how he or she feels.
ex) an individual may feel weakness, discomfort, depression, or anxiety
✔✔disease - ✔✔its presence is based on a medical professional's evaluation rather
than the patient's assessment
, ✔✔acute condition - ✔✔relatively severe, episodic (of short duration), and often
treatable. It is subject to recovery and treatment is generally provided in a hospital.
ex: heart attack
✔✔subacute condition - ✔✔lies between the acute and chronic extremes but has some
acute features. Can be postacute, requiring further treatment after a brief stay in the
hospital.
ex: ventilator and head trauma care
✔✔chronic condition - ✔✔less severe but of long and continuous duration. Patient may
not fully recover from such a condition, but the disease may be kept under control
through appropriate medical treatment. However, if left untreated it may lead to severe
and life-threatening health problems.
ex; asthma, diabetes, hypertension
✔✔quality of life - ✔✔used in a denotative sense to capture the essence of overall
satisfaction with life during and after a person's encounter with the health care delivery
system.
first, it is an indicator of how satisfied a person was with his experiences while receiving
health care services; includes specific life domains such as privacy, security, comfort,
etc
second, it can refer to a person's overall satisfaction with life and with self perceptions of
health, particularly after some medical intervention
✔✔determinants of health - ✔✔-environment
-behavior and lifestyle
-hereditary
-medical care
✔✔environmental factors - ✔✔encompass the physical, social, sociopolitical, and
sociocultural dimensions of life
✔✔behavioral factors - ✔✔include diet, exercise, stress-level, engagement in risky of
unhealthy behaviors, and other individual choices that may contribute to significant
health problems
✔✔heredity - ✔✔a key determinant of health because genetic factors predispose
individuals to certain diseases
