a subjective perception of vitality and feeling well can be described objectively, experienced, and measured and can be plotted on a continuum
Disease
objective dysfunction or alteration in functioning.
Illness
subjective dysfunction or alteration in functioning or the human experience of disease.
Physical
ability to carry out daily tasks, positive life style habits.
Social
ability to interact successfully with people & within the environment of which each person is a part, to develop and maintain intimacy with significant others, and to develop respect and tolerance for those with different opinions and beliefs.
Emotional
ability to manage stress and express emotions & accept one’s limitations
Intellectual
ability to learn & use information effectively for personal, family, and career development
Spiritual
belief in some force (nature, religion, etc.) includes morals, values , ethics
Occupational
The ability to achieve a balance between work and leisure time. A person’s beliefs about education, employment, and home influence personal satisfaction and relationships with others
Environmental
housing, sanitation, air pollution, food and water
Morbidity
Condition of being disease
Mortality
condition or quality of being subject to death
Susceptibility
the degree of resistance the potential host has against the pathogen.
Symptom
any disorder of appearance, sensation or function experienced by the patient indicative of a certain phase of a disease. It is subjective in nature.
Sign
physical manifestation made apparent by special methods of examination or use of senses.
Syndrome
a set of symptoms, the sum of which constitutes a disease.
Complication
a condition that occurs during or after the course of an illness.
Prognosis
prediction of the course end of a disease, medical opinion as to outcome of a disease process.