Professional behaviour & Wellbeing

Question 1

Define professionalism. 3

Answer 1

Professionalism is the:

1. behaviour
2. competence
3. skill

expeceted of a professional

Question 2

Define behaviour

Answer 2

Behaviour is the way in which one acts or conducts oneself especially towards others or repsonse to a particular situation or stimulus

Question 3

What is the aim of instilling professional behaviour and practice? 5

Answer 3

Develop and produce health care practitioners who can perform duties in a manner that is:

1. Reliable
2. informed
3. compassionate
4. ethical
5. sensitive to diversity

Question 4

What is well-being? 5

Answer 4

1. Well-being is the experience of health, happiness and prosperity.
2. It includes havig good mental health,
3. high life satisfaction,
4. a sense of meaning or purpose
5. and ability to manage stress.

Question 5

Well-being is: 3

Answer 5

1. Subjective by nature as it resides within the total experience of the individual
2. It is inclusive of both negative factors and positive measures
3. It includes a global assessment that spills over to various life domains

Question 6

What are the 7 elements of well-being? 7

Answer 6

1. Career/profession
2. Social
3. Financial
4. Physical
5. Mental/psychological/emotional
6. Community/environmental
7. Cultural/spiritual

Question 7

Define the WHO defintion of health

Answer 7

The WHO defines health as a complete complete state of physical, mental and social well-being not merely the absence of disease or infirmity