Chapter 2

Question 1

Health

Answer 1

Dynamic state in which individuals adapt to their internal and external environments so there is a state of physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual well-being

Question 2

Wellness

Answer 2

Dynamic state of health in which an individual progresses toward a higher level of functioning, achieving an optimum balance between internal and external environments

Question 3

Health belief model

Answer 3

• What individuals believe and how they behave

- Factors influencing patient perceptions, beliefs, and behaviors

Question 4

What are the 3 components of the health belief model?

Answer 4

1. Individuals perception of susceptibility to an illness
2. Individuals perception of the seriousness of the illness
3. The likelihood that a person will take preventative action

Question 5

Health promotion model

Answer 5

• Individual characteristics and experiences, behavior-specific knowledge and affect, behavioral outcomes
• Motivation, attitudes, and actions to engage in health-promoting behaviors

Question 6

What are the 3 components of the health promotion model?

Answer 6

1. Individual characteristics and experiences
2. Behavior-specific knowledge and affect
3. Behavioral outcomes in which the patient commits to or changes a behavior

Question 7

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Answer 7

• A model that nurses use to understand the interrelationships of basic human needs
• Higher order needs can only be met when the ones beneath it have been met

Question 8

What are the 5 levels of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?

Answer 8

(Top - least important)
1. Self-actualization 
2. Self-esteem
3. Belongingness and love
4. Safety 
5. Physiological needs
(Bottom - most important)

Question 9

Holistic health model

Answer 9

• All dimensions of an individual contribute to physical health
• Natural healing abilities/alternative interventions (emotional and spiritual well-being)