exam 1 Flashcards
WHO defines 4 dimensions of health
physical, social, spiritual, intellectual
Biomedical model
solely physical, like a machine
Biopsychosocial model
physical, as well as feelings, ideas, experiences
Sociocultural model
accounts for social dynamics and culture
Imhotep (ancient egypt)
1st known physician, used Religio-empirical approach (combining spiritual and physical study)
Hippocrates (ancient greece)
founded scientific medicine, medical ethics, rational/empirical approach - Humoral theory of illness, hippocratic oath
Humoral theory of illness
disease caused by disproportionate amount of blood, phlegm, bile
Rational/ empirical approach
disease best understood by careful observation, logical analysis
Hippocratic Oath
ethical standards for medicine (respect, no intentional wrongdoing, patient confidentiality)
Middle ages (dark ages)
faith emphasized (secular medicine banned), plague killed many, monks and barbers were surgeons
Rennaissance (15th and 16th centuries)
principle of verification (biomedical approach), cartesian dualism
cartesian dualism
separation between mind/soul and body, created 2 different branches of health
New Western World (17th and 18th centuries)
epidemics in new world from europe, mostly folk medicine (traditional healing concepts)
institutionalization
Prisons (war on drugs, racial inequality), mental institutions (chloropromazine, antipsychotic medication)
Modernization (1800s - 1950s)
institutionalization, orthodox medicine, germ theory
orthodox medicine
scientific medicine only, more physician training (flecner report)
flecner report (1910)
more requirements for medical training (2/3 medical schools closed, less folk medicine)
germ theory
germs lead to disease (helped lessen infant mortality)
1950s
emergence of modern medicine (increased demand for healthcare post WWII, gov involved, Hill-Burton Act)
Hill-burton act
construction of many hospitals, esp in rural areas
1960s
Golden age of american medicine (widespread private insurance, medicare/medicaid introduced, hospitals more central, doctor prestige/salary grew)
1970s
US starts to lag, questioning system abt access, cost, effectiveness
1980s
Great Transformation (third party players larger role, medicare and private insurance implement cost containment, greying)
greying
focus shifts from treating acute to treating chronic conditions
1990s (paradigm shift)
connection btwn health and lifestyle, care focused on lifestyle/diet
2000-now -current issues
health disparities and ppl uninsured, healthcare is a luxury, opioid crisis, shortage of medical professionals
Longevity
living as long as possible (shift from acute to chronic illness, preventing infectious disease) (early and preventative care - US is behind, costing more money)
Why are americans unhealthy?
dietary habits, physical inactivity, socioeconomic disparities, cultural attitudes