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HMS, HIC EQ-Bank 080

Explain how community connection and cultural identity serve as protective factors for the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people. (5 marks)

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Strong cultural identity provides ATSI young people with belonging and purpose. This leads to protection from mental health problems because it builds strength and self-worth.
Connection to Country creates spiritual wellbeing through traditional practices. This relationship results in improved mental health due to meaningful connections with the land.
Cultural ceremonies strengthen intergenerational relationships. This process ensures young people access role models and traditional knowledge. As a result, they learn ancestral wellbeing practices.
Community connection provides social support networks. This occurs because trusted relationships reduce isolation. This interaction allows easier help-seeking through familiar community members.
Cultural continuity develops strengths through traditional narratives. This demonstrates why cultural pride counters negative stereotypes – it works by emphasising ancestral wisdom.
These protective factors mitigate socioeconomic disadvantage impacts. This shows a clear connection between cultural strength and positive health outcomes. To put it simply, culture creates resilience pathways despite structural barriers.

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Strong cultural identity provides ATSI young people with belonging and purpose. This leads to protection from mental health problems because it builds strength and self-worth.
Connection to Country creates spiritual wellbeing through traditional practices. This relationship results in improved mental health due to meaningful connections with the land.
Cultural ceremonies strengthen intergenerational relationships. This process ensures young people access role models and traditional knowledge. As a result, they learn ancestral wellbeing practices.
Community connection provides social support networks. This occurs because trusted relationships reduce isolation. This interaction allows easier help-seeking through familiar community members.
Cultural continuity develops strengths through traditional narratives. This demonstrates why cultural pride counters negative stereotypes – it works by emphasising ancestral wisdom.
These protective factors mitigate socioeconomic disadvantage impacts. This shows a clear connection between cultural strength and positive health outcomes. To put it simply, culture creates resilience pathways despite structural barriers.

HMS, HIC EQ-Bank 72

Explain how the increased accessibility of technology and global events has influenced the health behaviours of young people in Australia. In your answer, provide specific examples. (5 marks)

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Increased screen time due to smartphone and social media accessibility has reduced physical activity levels among young people. This leads to higher rates of sedentary behaviour and obesity.
Global events like COVID-19 pandemic disrupted normal routines. This causes both challenges (increased anxiety and depression) and opportunities (tele-health availability) for young people’s health.
Social media platforms expose young people to unrealistic body images and beauty standards. As a result, this contributes to poor body image and eating disorders.
Technology provides greater access to health information. This enables young people to become more informed about health issues, though this relationship results in misinformation spreading without critical evaluation skills.
Global connectivity through technology allows health trends to spread rapidly. This process ensures both positive (fitness challenges) and negative (dangerous viral challenges) impacts reach young people’s health behaviours quickly.
Online communities provide support networks for young people experiencing health issues. This interaction allows reduced isolation and demonstrates why help-seeking behaviours are becoming normalised.

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Increased screen time due to smartphone and social media accessibility has reduced physical activity levels among young people. This leads to higher rates of sedentary behaviour and obesity.
Global events like COVID-19 pandemic disrupted normal routines. This causes both challenges (increased anxiety and depression) and opportunities (tele-health availability) for young people’s health.
Social media platforms expose young people to unrealistic body images and beauty standards. As a result, this contributes to poor body image and eating disorders.
Technology provides greater access to health information. This enables young people to become more informed about health issues, though this relationship results in misinformation spreading without critical evaluation skills.
Global connectivity through technology allows health trends to spread rapidly. This process ensures both positive (fitness challenges) and negative (dangerous viral challenges) impacts reach young people’s health behaviours quickly.
Online communities provide support networks for young people experiencing health issues. This interaction allows reduced isolation and demonstrates why help-seeking behaviours are becoming normalised.

HMS, HIC EQ-Bank 71

Explain how both family relationships and peer interactions influence adolescent development during the identity formation stage. (5 marks)

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Family relationships provide the foundation for identity development during adolescence (typically ages 12-18) through:

Emotional and physical security that allows adolescents to take risks in identity exploration.
Parenting styles that balance support with appropriate autonomy.
Transmission of initial values and beliefs that form the basis for self-concept.

Peer interactions shape identity formation through:

Social comparison processes that help refine self-perception.
Opportunities to experiment with different social roles and behaviours.
Feedback on identity choices through acceptance or rejection.

The dynamic interplay between these influences creates:

Different contexts for identity exploration.
Sometimes conflicting messages that adolescents must reconcile.
A balanced identity that integrates values from both family and peer spheres.

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[P] Family provides emotional security for identity exploration.
[E] This enables adolescents to take risks and try new identities.
[Ev] This happens when supportive parents allow teenagers to try new interests like joining drama clubs or make new friend groups without fear of rejection.
[L] This shows a clear connection between family stability and confident self-discovery.
[P] Peer feedback shapes self-perception.
[E] This causes adolescents to modify behaviours for acceptance.
[Ev] As a result, teenagers adopt clothing styles or music preferences matching their friend group to help them belong.
[L] This demonstrates why peer approval directly influences identity choices during adolescence.
[P] Conflicting family-peer values create identity tension.
[E] This leads to adolescents developing independent thinking skills.
[Ev] This occurs because teenagers must choose between parents’ expectations and friends’ social priorities, which helps form lasting personal values.
[L] These elements work together to produce unique identities balancing both influences through individual decision-making.

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Explain how the developmental stage of a young person’s life can cause their motivation AND values to vary. (5 marks)

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Brain development during adolescence causes changes in thinking abilities and decision-making capacity.
This leads to shifts from concrete to abstract reasoning, where 13-year-olds value immediate rewards like gaming, while 17-year-olds prioritise long-term goals like university entry.
This demonstrates how cognitive growth directly transforms what young people find motivating and important.
Identity formation triggers increased peer influence during teenage years.
The result is values shifting from family-centred to friend group-focused priorities.
For instance, when teenagers seek independence, they adopt friends’ music tastes or political views to fit in.
This shows a clear connection between developmental need for belonging and changing value systems.
Approaching physical maturity creates new motivations through hormonal changes.
This occurs because puberty increases interest in romantic relationships and body image concerns.
The underlying reason is hormonal changes trigger desires for social acceptance, motivating gym attendance or dieting behaviours.
These elements work together to reshape priorities from childhood interests toward adult-focused goals.

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Brain development during adolescence causes changes in thinking abilities and decision-making capacity.
This leads to shifts from concrete to abstract reasoning, where 13-year-olds value immediate rewards like gaming, while 17-year-olds prioritise long-term goals like university entry.
This demonstrates how cognitive growth directly transforms what young people find motivating and important.
Identity formation triggers increased peer influence during teenage years.
The result is values shifting from family-centred to friend group-focused priorities.
For instance, when teenagers seek independence, they adopt friends’ music tastes or political views to fit in.
This shows a clear connection between developmental need for belonging and changing value systems.
Approaching physical maturity creates new motivations through hormonal changes.
This occurs because puberty increases interest in romantic relationships and body image concerns.
The underlying reason is hormonal changes trigger desires for social acceptance, motivating gym attendance or dieting behaviours.
These elements work together to reshape priorities from childhood interests toward adult-focused goals.

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HMS, HIC EQ-Bank 67

Explain how gender influences the way young people define what is important to their health.

In your answer, provide specific examples of how young males and females might prioritise different aspects of health. (5 marks)

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[P] Social expectations can help shape male health priorities.
[E] This can lead to males focusing on strength and athletic performance.
[Ev] This occurs because masculine ideals emphasise physical capability – young men prioritise gym workouts and sports achievements over emotional health.
[L] This shows a clear connection between gender norms and narrow health definitions.
[P] Female socialisation encourages holistic health views.
[E] As a result, females place a greater emphasis on balancing physical, emotional and social wellbeing.
[Ev] This happens when young women look at stress management and relationship quality as equally important as fitness and physical capability.
[L] These elements work together to create broader health perspectives.
[P] Media representations are important factors that generally reinforce gender differences.
[E] This causes distinct body image pressures for each gender.
[Ev] The reason for this is males see muscular physique as ideal while females face thin beauty standards, shaping each gender’s health priorities differently.
[L] This demonstrates why health definitions are specific to each gender and why they persist through cultural messaging.

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[P] Social expectations can help shape male health priorities.
[E] This can lead to males focusing on strength and athletic performance.
[Ev] This occurs because masculine ideals emphasise physical capability – young men prioritise gym workouts and sports achievements over emotional health.
[L] This shows a clear connection between gender norms and narrow health definitions.
[P] Female socialisation encourages holistic health views.
[E] As a result, females place a greater emphasis on balancing physical, emotional and social wellbeing.
[Ev] This happens when young women look at stress management and relationship quality as equally important as fitness and physical capability.
[L] These elements work together to create broader health perspectives.
[P] Media representations are important factors that generally reinforce gender differences.
[E] This causes distinct body image pressures for each gender.
[Ev] The reason for this is males see muscular physique as ideal while females face thin beauty standards, shaping each gender’s health priorities differently.
[L] This demonstrates why health definitions are specific to each gender and why they persist through cultural messaging.

HMS, HIC EQ-Bank 060

Explain how Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) are addressing barriers to healthcare access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people. (4 marks)

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[P] ACCHOs employ Aboriginal staff who understand cultural needs.
[E] This leads to culturally safe healthcare environments.
[Ev] As a result, young ATSI people feel comfortable seeking help without fear of judgment or discrimination.
[L] This demonstrates why ACCHO’s can utilise cultural alignment to remove access barriers.
[P] ACCHOs operate in remote communities.
[E] This causes reduced travel distances for healthcare.
[Ev] This happens when services locate where young people live, eliminating multi-hour trips to cities.
[L] In this way, ACCHO’s provide local services that is critical to providing a more equitable access to healthcare.
[P] Community control creates self-determination..
[E] ACCHO’s can effectively promote trust in the healthcare system by taking on the role of health provider.
[Ev] In effect, this system allows ATSI communities to make their own health decisions.
[L] An important result of this relationship is an increased use of health services by young people.

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[P] ACCHOs employ Aboriginal staff who understand cultural needs.
[E] This leads to culturally safe healthcare environments.
[Ev] As a result, young ATSI people feel comfortable seeking help without fear of judgment or discrimination.
[L] This demonstrates why ACCHO’s can utilise cultural alignment to remove access barriers.
[P] ACCHOs operate in remote communities.
[E] This causes reduced travel distances for healthcare.
[Ev] This happens when services locate where young people live, eliminating multi-hour trips to cities.
[L] In this way, ACCHO’s provide local services that is critical to providing a more equitable access to healthcare.
[P] Community control creates self-determination..
[E] ACCHO’s can effectively promote trust in the healthcare system by taking on the role of health provider.
[Ev] In effect, this system allows ATSI communities to make their own health decisions.
[L] An important result of this relationship is an increased use of health services by young people.

HMS, HIC EQ-Bank 051

Explain how developmental stages have remained similar for young people across generations, despite differences in their life experiences. (5 marks)

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Physically, both modern and past generations experience puberty. This occurs because biological maturation follows genetic programming. As a result, height spurts and hormonal changes remain universal experiences.
Emotionally, young people across generations develop self-identity. This happens when adolescents explore values and beliefs. This process ensures identity formation occurs consistently, though contexts differ.
Brain development remains consistent. The reason for this is the prefrontal cortex develops until mid-20s in all humans. This leads to similar decision-making and impulse control challenges. This demonstrates why risky behaviours peak universally.
Adolescents experience similar relationship developments. This is due to hormonal changes triggering romantic interests. These elements work together to create predictable attraction patterns.
To put it simply, while technology creates different environments, fundamental processes persist. This shows a clear connection between biological programming and consistent adolescent experiences. In other words, bodies and brains develop similarly despite changing contexts.

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Physically, both modern and past generations experience puberty. This occurs because biological maturation follows genetic programming. As a result, height spurts and hormonal changes remain universal experiences.
Emotionally, young people across generations develop self-identity. This happens when adolescents explore values and beliefs. This process ensures identity formation occurs consistently, though contexts differ.
Brain development remains consistent. The reason for this is the prefrontal cortex develops until mid-20s in all humans. This leads to similar decision-making and impulse control challenges. This demonstrates why risky behaviours peak universally.
Adolescents experience similar relationship developments. This is due to hormonal changes triggering romantic interests. These elements work together to create predictable attraction patterns.
To put it simply, while technology creates different environments, fundamental processes persist. This shows a clear connection between biological programming and consistent adolescent experiences. In other words, bodies and brains develop similarly despite changing contexts.

HMS, HIC EQ-Bank 037

Explain how the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) addresses multiple social justice principles to improve health outcomes in rural and remote communities. (5 marks)

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[P] RFDS provides equal access to healthcare regardless of location.
[E] This leads to reduced mortality rates in remote areas.
[Ev] This occurs because flying doctors reach patients within hours for emergencies, preventing deaths that would happen waiting for road transport.
[L] This direct link between rapid access and survival demonstrates how access principles save lives.
[P] Community consultation ensures culturally appropriate services.
[E] This causes increased healthcare usage among Indigenous populations.
[Ev] As a result, RFDS employs local Aboriginal health workers who understand cultural needs, leading to better health engagement.
[L] This relationship results in improved health outcomes through participation.
[P] Resource allocation to remote areas creates equity.
[E] This enables comparable healthcare standards across Australia.
[Ev] The RFDS serves 330,000 patients annually in areas with 40% higher death rates, directly reducing this gap.
[L] These elements work together to equalise health opportunities between city and remote populations.

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[P] RFDS provides equal access to healthcare regardless of location.
[E] This leads to reduced mortality rates in remote areas.
[Ev] This occurs because flying doctors reach patients within hours for emergencies, preventing deaths that would happen waiting for road transport.
[L] This direct link between rapid access and survival demonstrates how access principles save lives.
[P] Community consultation ensures culturally appropriate services.
[E] This causes increased healthcare usage among Indigenous populations.
[Ev] As a result, RFDS employs local Aboriginal health workers who understand cultural needs, leading to better health engagement.
[L] This relationship results in improved health outcomes through participation.
[P] Resource allocation to remote areas creates equity.
[E] This enables comparable healthcare standards across Australia.
[Ev] The RFDS serves 330,000 patients annually in areas with 40% higher death rates, directly reducing this gap.
[L] These elements work together to equalise health opportunities between city and remote populations.

HMS, HIC EQ-Bank 030

Describe how a person's socioeconomic status can affect their health across different dimensions. (3 marks)

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Lower socioeconomic status can impact physical health through reduced access to quality healthcare, nutritious food, and safe exercise spaces.
Mental and emotional health can be affected by financial stress, housing insecurity, and fewer resources to manage mental health challenges.
Social health may be impacted through limited opportunities for social participation, while spiritual health might be affected by fewer resources for cultural or religious participation.

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Lower socioeconomic status can impact physical health through reduced access to quality healthcare, nutritious food, and safe exercise spaces.
Mental and emotional health can be affected by financial stress, housing insecurity, and fewer resources to manage mental health challenges.
Social health may be impacted through limited opportunities for social participation, while spiritual health might be affected by fewer resources for cultural or religious participation.