What is the somatic he alth of an individual? This is the current state of the body and organs.
What is referred to as the somatic state of a person? These are certain indicators or elements of he alth. Here we are talking about the level and harmony of physical development, the functional state of the body, the level of immune defense and nonspecific resistance, about existing diseases or developmental defects.
This is a kind of energy potential of the body from the point of view of biology and medicine.
Physical (somatic) he alth assessment
Professor G. A. Apanasenko believes that the level of somatic he alth can be measured by a simple, reliable and accessible method. Evaluation is carried out in points. To do this, you need to define some indicators:
- body weight;
- growth;
- blood pressure;
- brush strength;
- heart rate;
- lung capacity;
- the time thatrequired to restore the pulse after the load.
This method helps to identify deviations from the norm in a timely manner. Somatic he alth is also determined by other indicators:
- exercise experience;
- general endurance;
- strength endurance;
- dexterity;
- efficiency of the immune system;
- maximum oxygen uptake;
- presence of chronic diseases.
Somatic and mental he alth: the relationship
This dependence has been noticed for a long time. Mentally ill people are more likely to suffer from various somatic diseases. What is the physical he alth of a child? More on that later.
Most often people with mental disabilities die from the following pathologies:
- cardiovascular disease;
- respiratory diseases;
- injury and poisoning.
The more severe the depression, the worse the person's physical condition. Conversely, there is a deterioration in the mental state against the background of somatic disorders. Painful sensations in mental illness are tolerated worse than in a normal emotional state.
Somatic diseases often provoke an exacerbation of such ailments as schizophrenia, affective disorder. Moreover, these mental deviations can have a functional and organic nature. Somatovegetative shifts, endocrine perturbations, vascular changes, acute infectious and other diseases lead to this.
Factors affecting physical condition
Any violations in the human body can be provoked:
- Psychological factors, mental disorders that affect how a somatic disease develops and proceeds.
- Mental abnormalities, as a reaction of a person to a somatic illness.
- Mental disorder, which leads to physiological changes in somatic ailments.
- Somatic manifestations obscure mental disorders (masked depression, hysteria).
- Psychosomatic illnesses.
It is important to note the following. With various somatic diseases - severe, life-threatening - neurotic disorders are especially acute. For example, a stroke or heart attack, oncology or HIV infection, or ailments that lead to a defect in appearance can provoke depression. It is important for the relatives of such a person to pay attention to this in a timely manner and try to help him. You may need to see a psychologist or therapist.
What influences a person's attitude to his condition?
These are personality traits, age, previous illnesses, psychological resistance to stress. One person will calmly perceive any of his physical condition, for another, even the slightest deviation from the norm will be very scary. As a result, a phobia or depression may develop.
Dependence on age is very high. Consider somatic he alth in different age groups.groups.
Children
A he althy child is what? It is noted that children are subject to a higher incidence than representatives of other age groups. They suffer from chronic pathologies. For example, this includes high or low blood pressure, chronic inflammatory processes in the upper respiratory tract, diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Girls are affected more often than boys. Poor sleep and headaches are classified as psychosomatics. The stress factor also plays a significant role here.
That is, a he althy child can only be in a full-fledged family with a normal psychological climate.
Teenagers
All-Russian clinical examination of children (2002) allowed us to draw the following conclusions. Changes are observed in the system of somatic diseases of adolescents from 15 to 17 years old: diseases of the endocrine system, neoplasms progress, infectious and parasitic diseases, and pathologies in the genitourinary system are observed. Somatic he alth is clearly suffering.
It is special in adolescents, and it is determined by two fundamental processes that occur during the transition period. The latter is characterized by a pubertal restructuring of the regulatory structure, which ensures physical, sexual and psychosexual development, on the one hand, and enters the final stage of psychosocial development, on the other.
Adolescent diseases in structural characteristics
Which diseases are most often of a somatic nature?
- Diseases in which nosologicala form common to age groups (let's take anemia and pneumonia as an example).
- Diseases characteristic of puberty (eg, a disorder of bilirubin metabolism called Gilbert's syndrome, osteochondropathy, hypothalamic syndrome during puberty, an enlarged thyroid gland).
- Characteristic of the phase of becoming in life "diseases of behavior" (increased injuries, STDs or diseases transmitted as a result of unprotected sex, the use of alcohol, drugs, etc.).
- Hypertension is on the list of rare diseases.
This is how the somatic he alth of a child in puberty suffers.
Features of teenagers
Growing and developing organs and systems make their contribution related to the specifics of adolescent morbidity. Understanding the features of anatomy and physiology is necessary to differentiate age norms from deviations. So, the picture of hyperkinetic cardiac syndrome can be diagnosed as a congenital heart disease, and an inverted T wave in the III standard setting from electrocardiography can be diagnosed as rheumatic carditis, and possibly ischemia.
What suffers the most?
In this large system, we can single out the basis - this is a disorder of the endocrine system, pathologies of the central nervous system and the fact of dysplasia (muscle weakness). In this case, it would be reasonable to correct the underlying pathologies, rather than treat differentially the disorders.
When analyzing the state of he alth of a single teenager, it is important to identify and giveassessment of the interdependence of different components of he alth (somatic, reproductive, mental, social component). In this case, prevention and treatment will be optimal and effective. In this case, a “convex” example would be the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. A symptom such as the cessation of menstruation may cause a visit to a specialist.
The main cause of painful and scanty menstruation (amenorrhea) is a body weight below the age norm, as well as a somatic shift, a specific violation of the functioning of the liver. The starting reason is a deviation in the psyche and a problematic adaptation in society. It seems possible to regulate the menstrual background in young female patients with a complex effect on the reproductive, psycho-emotional and somatic spheres.
Let's look at how physical and physical he alth are related.
Physical Development Deviations
There is also a specific somatic disease in a teenager with a deviation in biological development. It is noted that in girls who mature early and quickly, hyperestrogenism is more often observed, bronchial asthma is more severe, anemia and cerebral vascular dystonia develop more often. Each type of deviations in psychosexual development has its own specifics.
Adults
Mature people respond more adequately to illness. But the elderly become hypochondriacs, more often suffer from phobias and depression. They listen to their sense of self, become scrupulous in matters of he alth. But this is not always the case. It all depends on the individual characteristics of the individual.
We have considered somatic he alth. It is necessary to carefully monitor him, visit doctors in a timely manner and undergo a comprehensive examination.
