Health, Disease and Normality Flashcards
This is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Health
Knowing the Iceberg Phenomenon in the spectrum of health
and diseases, which of the following in Covid-19 is/are part of
the “invisible” part of iceberg?
a. Susceptible population
b. Misdiagnosed and undiagnosed cases
c. Subclinical and asymptomatic cases
d. All of the above
D
This pertains to the diagnostic category which classifies illnesses, symptoms or pathological components of the illness
Disease
Social and cultural conceptions of the person’s condition:
a. Illness
b. Sickness
c. Wellness
d. Disease
B
A person's subjective experience of their symptoms, what the patient brings to the doctor: a. Sickness b. Wellness c. Disease d. Illness
D
Proposes that well-being includes mental and emotional health, as well as the presence or absence of illness
Illness-wellness continuum
The following is/are TRUE about Social Determinants of
Health, except:
a. These are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work. live, and age. and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life
b. These forces and systems include economic policies and systems, development agendas, social norms, social policies and political systems
c. These determinants of health include the social and economic environment, the physical environment and the person’s individual characteristics and behaviors
NONE.. all are correct
This model encompass a broad view that attributes disease outcome to the intricate, variable interaction of biological factors (genetic, biochemical, etc.), psychological factors (mood, personality, behavior, etc.), and social factors (cultural, familial, socioeconomic, medical, etc.)
Biopsychosocial model
What are the psychological factors in Health and disease?
Perceptions
Beliefs
Emotional reactions
Alcoholism is which type of social/health problem?
Type D (a health problem that is usually socially unacceptable)
Juvenile delinquency is which type of social/health problem?
Type B (a social problem that is usually socially unacceptable)
Which type categorizes a health problem that is socially acceptable (e.g. crippling injury)
Type C
Mental illness is under which type of social/health problem?
Type A
Disease represents maladjustment of the human organism to his environment
Ecological factors
Disease is due to the variation in high and low rates of disease according to social characteristics
Sociological Approach
