Health Test

Health Status

An individual’s or population’s overall level of health, taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability, levels of disease risk factors.

Health Indicators

Standard statistics that are used to measure and compare health status (e.g. life expectancy, mortality and morbidity rates).

life expectancy

An indication of how long a person can expect to live, it is the number of years of life remaining to a person at a particular age if death rates do not change.

mortality

Refers to death, particularly at a population level.

Morbidity

Refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population or group.

incidence

Incidence refers to the number of new cases of a condition in a given period.

Prevalence

Prevalence refers to the total number of cases of a condition in a population in a given time.

Dimensions of health and wellbeing

physical h and w , mental h and w, social h and w, emotional hand w, spiritual h and w.

Physical Health and Wellbeing

Relates to the functioning of the body and its systems; it includes the physical capacity to perform daily activities and tasks.

Dimensions of Physical Health and Wellbeing

Functioning of body systems, Physical fitness, Body weight, Blood cholesterol, blood pressure, absence of disease or illness, energy levels

Mental Health and Wellbeing

The state of a person’s mind or brain and the ability to think and process information.

Dimensions of Mental Health and wellbeing

Low levels of stress and anxiety, Positive self-esteem, High levels of confidence, positive thoughts patterns

Social Health and Wellbeing

The ability to form meaningful and satisfying relationships with others and the ability to manage or adapt appropriately to different social situations.

Dimensions of social health and wellbeing

effective communication with others, supportive and well-functioning family, productive relationships with other people, supportive network of friends

Emotional Health and Wellbeing

The ability to recognise, understand and effectively manage and express emotions as well as the ability to display resilience.

Dimensions of Emotional Health and wellbeing

Recognise a range of emotions, Experience appropriate emotions in a given scenario, adequately respond to and manage emotions, possess ability to recover from misfortune,

Spiritual Health and Wellbeing

Relates to ideas, beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the mind and conscience of human beings. It includes the concepts of hope, peace, a guiding sense of meaning or value, and reflection on a person’s place in the world.

Dimensions of spiritual health and wellbeing

Having a sense of belonging, Having meaning and purpose in life, Experiencing peace and harmony, Acting according to values and beliefs.

Drugs

Any substance (solid, liquid or gas) that brings about a physical and/or psychological change to the body.

legal drugs

Drugs can be legal if they are regulated and there are laws controlling the availability of them.

three main categories of drug offences

1. Possession (personal use)

2. Supplying (dealing to others)

3. Manufacturing and trafficking (making and distributing)

Stimulants

Stimulants act on the central nervous system, speeding up messages to and from the brain.

Stimulants Short term effects

Feeling alert, energetic and confident

Increased heart rate, blood pressure and sweating

Jaw clenching and teeth grinding

Reduced appetite

Stimulants Long term effects

Increased tolerance and dependence,

Insomnia and exhaustion

Mental Health issues

Susceptible to cold and flu

Stimulants link to health Status

Injury, Road traffic injury(head trauma), Heart attack/Stroke, eating disorder

Depressants 

Depressants slow down the functioning of the central nervous system. 

Short term effects of depressants

 

Decreased reaction time

Feeling relaxed and drowsiness

Slowed heart rate and breathing

Loss of concentration and confusion

Loss of coordination and slurred speech

Long term effects of depressants

 

Increased tolerance and dependence

Poor working memory

Mental health issues

Depressants link to health status

 

Road traffic injuries (broken bones)

Schizophrenia

Suicide / Self harm

Liver cancer/Chronic liver disease

Hallucinogens 

A drug that causes hallucinations or distorts reality, often called a “trip”.

Short Term effects of hallucinogens

 

Surroundings seem altered, colours brighter, sounds different, movement and time may seem distorted

Relaxed and sensitive to emotions

Feeling of euphoria

Anxious and fearful, paranoia

Long term effects of hallucinogens

Possible flashbacks of a “trip”

Hallucinogens link to health Status

 

Road traffic injury (fatal internal bleeding)

Self harm/ Suicide

Accidental injury

Accidental poisoning

Drug Overdose

An overdose occurs when a person has an adverse reaction to the drug.

Factors that can cause an overdose include:

•  Consuming too much of the drug

•  Impurities in the drug (what it has been “cut” with)

•  Mixing drugs, e.g. alcohol and ecstasy, which masks the effects of each drug

•  The body is not use to taking a certain drug

Signs and symptoms of overdose

• Nausea/vomiting 

• Diarrhoea

• Dizziness/loss of balance

• Seizures (fitting)

• Drowsiness

• Coma