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Functional stability, balance & integrity
A state of physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity |
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| Looking at the whole person rather than the disease |
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| Being resourceful, flexible, and having an available source of problem solving strategies |
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| Physiology of abnormal states / study of disease |
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| Factors such as behavior that can be changed to reduce the risk of developing an illness |
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| Non-modifiable risk factor |
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| Factors such as age and sex that contribute to the development of an illness but cannot be changed |
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| The human experience of symptoms and suffering. This term refers to how the disease is perceived, lived with, and responded to by individuals and their families |
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| A condition that a practitioner views from a pathophysiological model |
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| Cell structure alteration |
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| Mutation or change in DNA of cell during cell division or damage from environment. May lead to Ca or disease. |
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| Dimensions including ethnicity, language, religion, status, group history, life experiences. |
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| Persons with differences from majority group |
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