CHAPTER 3 HEALTH AND ILLNESS 15
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- A 40-year-old man has a father and
brother who died of heart attacks at
an early age. - An elderly man fractures a hip and ankle
bone when falling down a flight of stairs
in his home.
Match the model of health and illness listed in
Part A with the correct definition in Part B.
PART A
a.Agent–host–environment model
b.Health belief model
c.Health–illness continuum
d.High-level wellness model
e.Health promotion model
PART B - This model views health as a constantly
changing state, with high-level wellness
and death being on opposite ends of a
graduated scale. - Halbert Dunn’s model of health is based
on a person functioning to maximum
potential while maintaining balance
and a purposeful direction in the
environment. - This model, developed by Leavell and
Clark for use in community health, is
helpful for examining the causes of dis-
ease in an individual by looking at and
understanding risk factors. - Rosenstock’s model of health is based on
three components of disease perception:
(1) perceived susceptibility to a disease,
(2) perceived seriousness of a disease,
and (3) perceived benefits of action. - This model, developed by Pender, illus-
trates the multidimensional nature
of persons interacting with their
environment as they pursue health.
SHORT ANSWER
1.Describe how your own self-concept has been
influenced by the following factors:
a.Interpersonal interactions:
b.Physical and cultural influences:
c. Education:
d.Illness:
2.Compare and contrast the two types of
illnesses listed below:
a.Acute illness:
b.Chronic illness:
3.Describe where you personally fit on the
health–illness continuum, and why:
4.List two examples of nursing actions that
would be performed at each of the following
levels of preventive care.
a.Primary preventive care:
b.Secondary preventive care:
c. Tertiary preventive care:
5.Describe Dunn’s processes (high-level wellness
health model) that are a part of each individual’s
perception of his/her own wellness state and
help that person know who and what he/she is.
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