NSE 11A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Health Promotion, Homeostasis, Participaction
14 Dec 2018
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Disease: objective state of ill health, the pathological process of which can be detected by medical science. Illness: subjective experience of loss of health. Defined health and disease in positive terms, then it shows as they are distinct but interrelated concepts = a person can have illness but have health aspects as well. Health: objective process characterized by functional stability, balance and integrity. Wellness: subjective experience classifications of health conceptualizations. Health as stability: health is defined as the maintenance of physiological, functional and social norms and encompasses views of health as a state, process, adaptation and homeostasis. Health as actualization: health defined as the actualization of human potential use health and wellness interchangeably. Health as resource: capacity to fulfill roles, emet demands and engage in the activities of everyday living. Health as unity: reflecting the whole person as process and is synonymous with self transcendence.
