Human Lifespan
Identify the 10 lifespan stages (including GEF)
Germinal, Embryonic, Foetal, Infancy, Early Childhood, Late Childhood, Youth, Early Adulthood, Middle Adulthood, Late Adulthood
How will smoking while pregnant impact the babies development?
foetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Low birthweight
Flattened face
Explain Medicare
Access to healthcare that is subsidised by the federal government. Medicare aims to provide access to affordable basic healthcare in what is known as the public health sector.
Explain two rights that a patient has to access healthcare?
Access, safety, respect, communication, participation, privacy & comment.
List and identify a key word of the five dimensions of health and wellbeing?
Physical, Social, Emotional, Mental and Spiritual
How do youth perceive adults?
they are resistant to change and have trouble learning complex tasks
they are bad drivers
they complain a lot
they are a burden on the health system.
Explain the intergenerational nature
This means that the health and wellbeing and development of one generation influences the health and wellbeing and development of the next. F
Explain PHI
Private health insurance is a type of insurance for which members pay a premium (or fee) in return for payment towards health-related costs not covered by Medicare. It is an additional insurance product that people can choose to purchase to cover the costs of medical services in addition to Medicare.
Explain two responsibilities that a patient has to access healthcare?
provide information about their past and present illnesses, hospitalisations, medications and other matters relating to their health history
ask questions when they do not understand explanations given about the risks and benefits of the proposed healthcare, treatments or procedures
follow the instructions and medical orders of their doctors, nurses and medical support staff to bring about the best outcomes from treatment
report any safety concerns immediately to their doctor, nurse or healthcare support staff
treat medical staff with respect
ask questions about costs before treatment.
Identify and give an example of each of the PIES?
Physical
Intellectual
Emotional
Social
Explain how adults perceive youth?
Youth are lazy and narcissistic. They do whatever they want, whenever they want
They are uneducated and incapable of making informed, rational decisions.
They lack the maturity of past generations.
They feel entitled to a decent life and want the world to provide it for them.
They are more concerned with how many ‘likes’ they receive on social media than how they can positively contribute to society.
Explain what a teratogen is and give two examples.
A teratogen is anything a person is exposed to or ingests during pregnancy that's known to cause fetal abnormalities
Smoking and alcohol
Explain how the PBS can physical and mental h&w?
PBS can offer medications at a lower cost
Physical H&W - allowing for the correct functioning of body systems, keeps immune system healthy, freedom of illness, disease and injury
Mental H&W - Allow for positive thought patterns, lowers the levels of stress and anxiety.
Explain how SES and culture affect access?
SES - Despite Medicare offering bulk billing GP services and free treatment and accommodation in a public hospital (see topic 10), there can still be large out-of-pocket expenses for prescription medication, specialists, surgery and dental care
Culture - language barriers, religious beliefs, values and expectations of the services provided.
Using an example, explain the difference between emotional and intellectual development.
Emotional development - occurs as individuals experience the full range of emotions and learn ways to appropriately express emotions. (Self-concept, Experiencing the full range of emotions, Learning appropriate ways of expressing emotions, Building resilience)
Intellectual Development - refers to the increase in complexity of processes in the brain, such as thought, knowledge and memory. Intellectual development occurs as a result of the changing processes that occur within the brain and the increasing complexity of the brain
Government levels?
Antenatal care, parental leave, medicare, Maternal and Child Health Service.
Explain an opportunity created by digital media.
Rural or remote areas, low SES, language barrier, expanding on diagnosis, support groups.
Explain how a female and male of the age of 17 may differ in physical development.
During youth, on average, a girl will gain 16 centimetres in height and 16 kilograms in weight, while boys will gain an extra 20 centimetres in height and 20 kilograms in weight.
For females, the hips widen and the fat to muscle ratio increases. In males, increases in muscle mass and the broadening of the shoulders
Identify the ages of the 10 lifespan stages (including GEF)
Prenatal (GEF) - conception - birth
Infancy - birth - 2 yrs
Early Childhood - 2-6yrs
Late Childhood - 6-12
Youth - 12-18
Early Adulthood 18-40
Middle Adulthood - 40-65
Late Adulthood 65+
Identify one characteristic for infants in relation to each area of development (PIES)
Physical - Changes to body systems - The breaking of a tooth through the gumline is called 'eruption' and in babies this can also be called ‘teething’. Usually around 6-9 months.
Intellectual - Language - The development of language occurs very quickly after this point.
Emotional - Attachment - Emotional attachment is formed with the caregivers within months and this helps the infant to feel secure, safe and loved.
Social - Relationships - The family is the most significant influence on social development at this stage of the lifespan. The infant is totally dependent on its parents or other caregivers and will learn certain social skills by observing these people.
Identify and briefly explain the five issues associated with advances in medical technology
Ethics - Ethics are the moral principles that govern a person’s behaviour, decisions or how they conduct an activity.
Privacy - associated with health is primarily related to personal details and information
Equity - may not be available to all, based on cost or other factors such as sexuality or socioeconomic status.
Freedom of choice - people have the right to do what they want, when they want as long as they don’t infringe on other people’s rights
Invasiveness - extremely invasive due to the need for incision or insertion of an instrument.
Explain the difference between a 70 year old and a 16 year old regarding to their social development?
Behaviour, social roles, communication, relationships