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Chapter 17
Chapter 17
CHAPTER 17
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND ILLNESS
DR. WAJED HATAMLEH
LEARNING OUTCOME 1
Identify influences on clients’ definitions of health, wellness, and well-being.
LEARNING OUTCOME 2
Describe five components of wellness. •
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LEARNING OUTCOME 3
Compare the various models of health outlined in this chapter.
LEARNING OUTCOME 4
Identify variables affecting health status, beliefs, and practices.
LEARNING OUTCOME 5
Describe factors affecting health care adherence.
LEARNING OUTCOME 6
Differentiate illness from disease and acute illness from chronic illness.
of control, and wellness. In addition, many must learn how to live with
increasing physical limitations and discomfort.
LEARNING OUTCOME 7
Identify Parson’s four aspects of the sick role.
LEARNING OUTCOME 8
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Explain Suchman’s stages of illness.
LEARNING OUTCOME 9
Describe effects of illness on individuals’ and family members’ roles and
functions.
seriousness and length of the illness, and the cultural and social
customs the family follows.
3. The changes that can occur in the family include role changes, task
reassignments, increased demands on time, increased stress due to
anxiety about the outcome of the illness, conflict about unaccustomed
responsibilities, financial problems, loneliness as a result of separation
and pending loss, and changes in social customs.