Free QCE Year 11 Health Flashcard Review
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What is health status?
A snapshot of the health of a person or group at a point in time across physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual dimensions.
Name one way health status is evaluated by self.
Self-rated health, a sleep or mood diary, or a questionnaire.
What is the role of the AIHW?
It is a government agency that collects and reports national health data so groups can be compared over time.
What does the Mission Australia Youth Survey measure?
Young people's own views on concerns, stress, wellbeing and life satisfaction.
Pathogenic perspective in one line?
Asks what causes disease; focuses on risk, illness and treatment.
Salutogenic perspective in one line?
Asks what creates health; focuses on strengths, assets and resources.
Static versus dynamic health?
Static is a fixed state; dynamic is a changing continuum affected by life events and choices.
What is health literacy?
The ability to access, understand, evaluate and use health information to make decisions.
The Ottawa Charter overarching strategies?
Advocate, mediate and enable.
Difference between a barrier and an enabler?
A barrier limits health action; an enabler makes it easier.
Name the five Ottawa Charter action areas.
Build healthy public policy; create supportive environments; strengthen community action; develop personal skills; reorient health services.
Three levels of resources in the inquiry model?
Personal, social and community resources.
Name the three determinant clusters.
Physical; psycho-sociocultural; economic/environmental.
Which hormone is released first in fight–flight?
Adrenaline, within seconds.
What does cortisol do in a prolonged threat?
Keeps glucose available and the body alert; long-term elevation can disrupt sleep, immunity and mood.
Which neurochemical is linked to bonding and trust?
Oxytocin.
Which neurochemical is linked to motivation and reward?
Dopamine.
What is neuroplasticity?
The brain's ability to rewire pathways through repeated experience, so skills like optimism can be learnt.
Internal vs external locus of control?
Internal: outcomes depend on my actions. External: outcomes depend on luck or others.
Define resilience.
Capacity to adapt positively and recover from adversity, stress or change.