Introduction to PPP

Question 1

Public Health

Answer 1

The art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organised efforts of society.

Question 2

Epidemiology

Answer 2

The quantitative study of the distribution, determinants and control of disease in populations.

Question 3

Sociology

Answer 3

A social science that seeks to understand all aspects of human behaviour; its contexts, relations and structures.

Question 4

Biomedical perspective

Answer 4

• reductionist
• single-factor causes
• focus on illness, not health
• people not responsible for illness

Question 5

Biopsychosocial perspective

Answer 5

• holistic
• multi-factorial model
• does not focus solely on illness
• people’s behaviour influences health

Question 6

Stigmatising conditions

Answer 6

Set their possessors apart from ‘normal’ people, that mark them as socially unacceptable or inferior beings.

Question 7

Ethics

Answer 7

A branch of philosophy, referring to the study of how humans should behave and why. Relates not just to the individual, but to whole systems and societies.

Question 8

Factors of medical ethics

Answer 8

1) Increased need
2) Medical power
3) Decisions

Question 9

Clinical communication

Answer 9

Any communication that takes place in a clinical setting. It is the means by which you represent yourself as a competent, caring professional and can lead to better outcomes for patients and relatives.

Question 10

Health psychology

Answer 10

The process of studying the mind and behaviour to understand health.

Question 11

Disability studies

Answer 11

Explores disability from a large range of disciplines.

Question 12

Historical perspective

Answer 12

Explores health and disease through the lens of past events.