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| Occurs when a person actively implements behavioral and cognitive strategies to interrupt previous behavior patterns and adopt new ones; this stage requires a great commitment of time and energy. |
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| The real or imaginary lines that differentiate one system from another system or a system from it's environment. |
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| System that does not exchange energy, matter, or information with its environment. |
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| Stage in which a person acknowledges having a problem, seriously considers changing a specific behavior, actively gathers information, and verbalizes plans to change the behavior in the near future. |
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| Behavior motivated by a desire to actively avoid illness, detect it early, or maintain functioning within the constraints of illness (health protection) |
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| The response or message that the receiver returns to the sender during communication. |
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| Any activity undertaken for the purpose of achieving a higher level of health and well-being. |
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| Health Risk Assessment (HRA) |
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| An assessment and educational tool that indicates a client's risk for disease or injury during the next 10 years by comparing the client's risk with the mortality risk of the corresponding age, sex, and racial group. |
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| All living organisms are seen as interacting, unified wholes that are more than the sums of their parts. |
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| The tendency of the body to maintain a state of balance or equilibrium while continually changing; a mechanism in which deviations from normal are sensed and counteracted. |
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| Consists of information, material, or energy that enters a system. |
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| Stage at which a person integrates newly adopted behavior patterns into his or her lifestyle. |
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| Feedback that inhibits change. |
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| System in which energy, matter, adn information move into and out of the system through the system boundary. |
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| Energy, matter, or information from a system given out by the syste as a result of its processes. |
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| Feedback that stimulates change. |
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| A person typically denies having a problem and instead views others as having a problem and therefore wants to change the other person's behavior. |
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| Occurs when the person undertakes cognitive and behavioral activities that prepare the person for change. |
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| Activities directed toward the protection from or avoidance of potential health risks. |
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| Emotional or psychologic balanced or state of mental well-being. |
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| Activities designed for early diagnosis and treatment of disease or illness. |
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| Homeostatic mechanisms that come into play automatically in the healthy person. |
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| A set of interacting identifiable parts or components. |
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| The ultimate goal where the individual has complete confidence that the problem is no longer a temptation or threat. |
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| Activities designed to restore individuals with disabilities to their optimal level of functioning. |
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| A transformation that occurs after input is absorbed by the system and is then processed in a way that is useful to the system. |
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| (NANDA) Describes human responses to levels of wellness in an individual, family, or community that have a readiness for enhancement. |
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| Behavior motivated by the desire to actively avoid illness, detect it early, or maintain functioning within the constraints of illness. |
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