Disease Flashcards
Disease
physiological alteration that impairs function
Sociology of Sickness
Expectations and stigma related to health
Sickness
Sociology of sickness (expectations, legitimacy, stigma)
Illness
A subjective experience of symptoms and suffering
Proximate Cause of Disease
The immediate biological factors
Ultimate Cause of Disease
Broader social, cultural, economic, and environmental factors
Types of Disease
Injury, Infection, Malnutrition, Genetic, Chronic, Physiological, Behavioral
Medicalization
Defining a condition as a disease
Three Bodies of Health
Individual, social, and body politic
Individual Body
A person’s biological and psychological aspects of health (condition, genetics, personal behaviors)
Social Body
Collective health of communities (social interactions, environment, culture)
Body Politic
Policies, healthcare, social inequalities
