How does the World organization define Health? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this definition?
state of complete physical, mental and social
... [Show More] wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease and infirmly
-strength-all encompassing breadth, says being health is simply not ill
-weaknesses-unattainable and idealistic, can anyone actually be healthy with this definition?
What are the key components of this medical model of health? How is health defined in this model?
Key components- scientific, mechanical, individualistic, and reductionist understandings of what health is and views health in terms of pathology, disease, diagnosis, and treatment health is seen as the absence of disease or "abnormality"
What are the key components of social model of health? What are the critiques of this approach?
Key components-political, economic, social, psychological, cultural and environmental
-critiques- being too broad
What is the biopyschosocial model of health?
an expansion of the biomedical model that combines social, psychological and biological aspects of health and accounts for the interaction between these
what are "lifestyle diseases"? How are these linked to our attitudes and behaviors?
threats to our own health that are also seen to be related to our own illness behaviors and the lifestyle choices we make
attitudes-what types of food amounts of food, alcohol, level of activity
holistic
whole person and also encompasses a range of dimensions in health including physical, mental, social, and emotional reaction
quality of life
evaluate the general well-being of individuals and in a way of describing an individuals emotional, social, and physical well-being as well as the ability to function within different content
pathology
the study and diagnosis of disease
social construction
a school of thought believing that social reality is created through interactions of people
salutogenesis
understanding the origins of health not illness
morbidity
the proportion of ill people in a population; existence of disease or health condition
mortality
the proportion of people in a population who die
pandemic
an epidemic of disease that is spread through populations of people across countries and indeed the world
epidemic
an outbreak of a contagious disease that spread rapidly and widely
incidence
the number of newly diagnosed cases during a specific time-frame
stigma
a negative labelling process on a societal level where by individuals with certain characteristics are demanding
prevalence
the total number of cases of a disease in a given population at a specific time
what is an epidemiological transition? What causes this transition?
the leading causes of death are no longer related to infectious disease but instead to chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes
-caused by reducing the burden of infectious diseases in the U.S. can be attributed to environmental principle such as the provision for clean water and sanitation, and the establishment of food safety standards
what is the personal responsibility model?
the responsibility of patients to follow their physician's instructions and adhere to their treatment plan, now carries great weigh among health care providers
what are the potential barriers to following health recommendations?
peoples levels of education or socioeconomic status, the condition of their housing, the healthfulness of their physical environment, and how they are effected by stress and racism [Show Less]