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What are the three stages of illness - Answer Transition Stage, Acceptance Stage, Convalescence Stage Transition Stage - Answer -onset of the illness -may deny illness -self medicate or seek medical assiatance acceptance stage - Answer -sick role is assumed -acknowledge sickness a...

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What are the three stages of illness - Answer Transition Stage, Acceptance Stage, Convalescence Stage



Transition Stage - Answer -onset of the illness

-may deny illness

-self medicate or seek medical assiatance



acceptance stage - Answer -sick role is assumed

-acknowledge sickness and tries to become well

-medications, bed rest, medical treatment

-may cause anxiety for the fear of the unknown



convalescence stage - Answer -Recovering after the illness and regaining health

-adapting to chronic illness

-some show signs of maladaptation



Halbert Dunn and Rene Dubos - Answer -urged people to look at health and illness differently

-health changes daily or even hourly

-created the continuous spectrum



continuous spectrum - Answer Ranges from obvious disease through absence of disease to a state of
optimum functioning in every aspect of life



What is Dunn's Health Continuum, bottom (worst) to top (best) - Answer Death, critical or terminal
illness, very poor health, poor health, normal health, good health, high level wellness, peak wellness

, High-level wellness - Answer -ideal state of health

-dynamic and active moment towards fulfillment of one's potential

-health is a passive state which one enjoys because of heredity and environmental factors



What are the multiple variables influencing health and illness? - Answer -genetic influence

-cognitive abilities

-age

-sex

-environment, life style

-geographic location

-culture

-religion

-standard of living

-health beliefs, practices

-previous health experiences

-support systems



health behaviors - Answer Any action that promotes good health, prevent disease, or detect disease in
early asymptomatic stage



illness behavior - Answer Any activity a person takes to determine her actual state of health and seek a
suitable remedy for a health problem



Cross-Cultural Ex.:

Noncontact people, many religions, traditional health and illness beliefs, liver cancer, stomach cancer ,
coccidioidomycosis, hypertension, lactose intoerance - Answer Asian



Cross-Cultural Ex:

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