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Context of Health Flashcards

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What is Hippocrates Logical framework?

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Natural causes of death that could be treated naturally. The disease had to be caused by an imbalance of the 4 humours and could be treated. Experimental methods could be employed to treat it.

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When did Hippocrates exist?

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5th Centuray BCE (460-377BCE)

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What is the significance of Hippocrates?

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Philosophy resulted in a major change in human thought as it transitioned from supernatural to natural thinking. Promoted ethical practice (oath) and created medical education through teaching and clinical schools.

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who practised medicine in Ancient Greece?

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The Priests

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What was used as hospitals in Ancient Greece?

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The Temple of Asklepios

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What is an important symbol from medicine?

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Staff of askelopis

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What was Galen’s beleift?

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Body is a vehicle for the soul.

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How did Galen contribute to the history of medicine?

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highly influential on the Islamic and Christian parts of the world as he taught and translated Hippocrates’ work.

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when is the middle ages?

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5th - 6th century

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What did the Black Death do for the development of medicine?

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favoured clinical method
contagian disocery
evolution of public health

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Who were the physicians in the medieval middle ages and what is the impact of this?

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Clergy - were the educated population and seen as all-knowing.

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What happened in the 18th and 19th centuries?

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Needed to have both surgical and apothecary qualifications to be a doctor. Apothecary separated into GP and pharmacy.

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Who were the surgeons in the Middle Ages and why?

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Barbers- had the skills and the clergy were prohibited from touching blood by the catholic church.

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What is the WHO definition of Health?

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Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

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What is the role of the doctor?

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To be respectful, practice patient-centred care, promote social accountability and consider the patient’s agenda.

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What is evidence-based medicine?

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Interaction of best research evidence, clinical expertise and patient values.

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What does evidence-based medicine rely on?

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experienced clinicians integrating patient centredness with research and evidence.

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What must evidence-based medcine inlcude

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patient values and agenda

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what is the patient’s agenda

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Ideas, Concerns and Expecations

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What can you ask when thinking about a patient’s ideas?

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How are they feeling, what do they think is happening and do they have any preferences.

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What can you ask when thinking about a patient’s concerns?

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What worries them most and are they worried about the impact on their lives?

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What can you ask when thinking about a patient’s expectations?

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What do they want to achieve?

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What must be considered in Patient Agenda?

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Discrimination, stereotyping and context.

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What is meant by the word disease?

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Clinical symptoms from the underlying biological pathway.

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What is meant by the word illness?

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Individual experience is not linked to biological pathways and is highly subjective.

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what is meant by sickness?

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Is a social category that defines the expectations, rights and responsibilities of when somebody is sick. Refers to the functioning of the individual when the are sick.

27
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what influences sickness?

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Policy, personal circumstances and the attitudes and beliefs of society.

28
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what is an example of an asymptomatic disease?

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hypertension

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what is the biopsychosocial approach to understanding health?

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Intergartion of biology, psychology and social context in the consideration of health.

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What is encompassed by ‘Biology’ in the Biopsychosocial approach?

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gender, physical illness, immune function, genetic vulnerability, disability

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What is encompassed by ‘Psychology’ in the Biopsychosocial approach?

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learning, attitudes, beliefs, personality, behaviours, emotions and coping skills.

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What is encompassed by ‘Social Context’ in the Biopsychosocial approach?

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Social supports, background, traditions, socioeconomic status and education

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What is the Biomedical model?

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based on germ theory and says that ill health is only relate to biological pathology.

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what are the negative issues of the Biomedical Model?

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implies that health is independent of the person suffering from it. No consideration of the social determinants.

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What is the social method of health?

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illness is a social construct and impacted by the e social determinants of health.

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what are the indicators of the Social Method?

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Social inequity (gender, race, ethnicity, location, political environment)

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what are the indicators of the Biomedical method?

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pathology, heredarty and risk factors.

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what are the causes in the social methods?

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politics, environment, economics, quality of life, culture

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what are the causes in the biomedical method?

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genetics, microorganisms and trauma.

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what are the benefits of the Biomedical model?

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addresses the disease and disability with a downstream approach.

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What are the benefits of the Social model?

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Addresses social determinants, holistic and had an up stream approach.

42
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What is the impact of different world views on the experience of health and illness?

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significant impact both positively and negatively as it shapes the attitudes and behaviours that individuals show toward their health.

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what is the positive impact of world views on health and illness?

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A sense of community, enocurag people within the community to seek help can make them feel safe if their world views are acknowledged.

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What is the negative impact f word views on health and illness?

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prevent access, feel misheard, misrepresented and disrespected if their views are overlooked, underappreciated or dismissed.

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What are three general examples of the impact of world views on health and illness?

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Mental Health stigma in some cultures, NACCHO acknowledges culture in health and the need for translators in consultation.

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What are two important aspects to be considered in world views?

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Cultural safety and spirituality.

47
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What is cultural safety and why is it important?

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An environment with no assault, challenge, denial of identity and dismissal of needs. Creates respectful environments and allows the patient to be acknowledged.

48
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what is spirituality and why is it important?

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Individuals attempt to find meaning in life. Important to wonder about the impact can have on health (punishment for sin, fate, drinking etc)

49
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What is paternalism?

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Doctor Knows Best

50
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Critique Paternalism.

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Disem[wers the patient and takes away their chance for autonomy. can result in a poor experience which may lead to hesitancy in accessing health in the future.

51
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what is an example of paternalism?

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Not revealing the side effects of a drug when prescribing it.

52
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what are the different types of contexts for a patient?

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Proximal (social) and Distal (geopolitical)

53
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what is the importance of considering a patient in context?

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Vital as acknowledges background and allows addressing underlying factors.

54
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What is the patient-centred clinical interview?

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integration of the disease and illness framework.

55
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In general terms, describe the Patient-centered Clinical method

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explore disease, whole patient, common ground, prevention and promotion, doctor-patient relationship and being realistic.

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