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Biopsychosocial model, society, culture Flashcards

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biomedical vs biopsychosocial approach

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medical - considers biological aspects of patients health
BPS - incorporates psychology, sociology, and biology believes that illness is a product of more than biology and has multiple causes

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a community is a group of people coming together in a larger unit , what are the 2 types

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geographic - location

ideological - not bound by location but ideas

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compare culture to subculture

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culture is a collection of beliefs, morals, practices etc characteristic to a group of people while subculture is smaller distinct set of values in a culture

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how is culture transmitted

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through social learning

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compare society to nation

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society - large social group sharing same geographical or social territory subjected to same political authority
nation - unified by impersonal political needs not necessarily in the same location

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compare model to a theory

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model- represents something that can’t be directly observed
theory - try to explain how things happen, rely on external evidence to assert their validity. always being update so can only be disproven can’t be definitively proven

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what are the 4 macro sociology (large portions of population) theories

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functionalism
conflict theory
social constructionism
feminist theory

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define functionalism

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all parts of health society work in unison
social stability makes a society healthy
intended consequences = manifest functions
unintended consequences = latent functions

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define conflict theory

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groups act according to self interests constantly competing for resources or power
presence of competition is integral to societal function

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define social constructionism

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society constructs ideas about the world

aka humans make their own reality so if no humans then no meaning

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define feminist theory

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role of women in society in relation to power

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define symbolic interactionism ***

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small groups of people create a shared understanding of certain symbols

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difference between social constructionism and symbolic interactionism

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symbolic interactionism focuses on smaller groups (micro sociology)

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what is the rational choice theory

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people will do what is rational and thus every action can be calculated in terms of pros and cons

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define culture

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collection of beliefs that make up a shared way of life

usually exists within a society

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what are social institutions

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perform specific tasks to help a society function

government, education, and religion, health and medicine

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define meritocracies

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government where the advancement of individuals is based solely on their abilities and achievements

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difference between capitalism and socialism

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cap = goods and services are privately owned 
soc = goods and services owned and allocated by the government
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4 tenets of medical ethics include beneficence, non maleficence, respect for patient autonomy, and justice
what do they mean

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beneficence - do good for the patient
non maleficence - do no harm
autonomy - respect patient decisions
justice - treat all patients equal and fair

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difference between race and ethnicity

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race - share physical characteristics

ethnicity - same social construct

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define demographics

what can change it

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characteristics of a populations - gender, race, sexual orientation etc
migration

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define crude birth rate

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rate of the annual number of live births per thousand people

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define fertility

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number of offspring per couple or individual or population

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define fecundity

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potential reproductive capacity of a single femal

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define crude death rate

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annual number of deaths per thousand people or mortality which is the death rate in a population

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define general fertility rate

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annual number of live births per 1000 women of child bearing age

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define replacement level fertility

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number of children a couple must have in order to replace the number of people dying in a population

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define migration rate

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immigration rate minus the emigration rate

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the demographic transition model is a 5 stage model explaining population changes as nations become industrialized , describe the stages

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1: high birth rate and high death rate , population stable
2: improved health death rate decreases so population rises
3: death rates continue to decline and birth rate begins to decline population still grows
4: population remains large but stable because both death and birth rates are low
5: world population forced to stabilize due to low resources (malthusian theorem)

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activity theory

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examines ways older generation people look at themselves

in a healthy society agin adults will remain active and maintain social interaction

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disengagement theory

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older adults and society separate ie people become more self absorbed

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continuity theory

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people try to maintain same basic structure throughout their lives as they age

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define social movement

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groups of people geared at accomplishing a goal

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define urbanization

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movement of people from rural into cities

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define globalization

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integration and connection of many different worldly areas as telecommunications grow more advanced

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define structural inequality

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when certain demographic groups are treated differently by the law

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discrimination vs prejudice

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discrimination groups are treated differently prejudice is holding negative attitude to a group

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define spatial inequality

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certain populations having unequal access to resources

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define global inequality

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people living in different nations have unequal access to resources

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define environmental justice

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unequal relief from health and environment hazards

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define residential segregation

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different demographic groups live in different neighbourhoods and can lead to differential access to resources

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how are caste systems different from class systems

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in caste its very difficult to change your class, social position is inherited and movement or marriage between classes is prohibited

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define incidence of disease

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number of NEW cases of that disease per population at risk in a given period of time

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define prevalence of disease

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number of cases of that disease per population in a given period of time

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define morbidity of disease

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degree of illness associated with that disease

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define mortality of disease

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deaths caused by the disease

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