Lecture 1

Question 1

Question: What does it mean when we say “health is a social construct”?

Answer 1

Answer: It means that the definition of health can vary between individuals and cultures, including physical, mental, spiritual, and social aspects.

Keywords - cultures, individuals, vary

Question 2

Question: Explain what a paradigm is.

Answer 2

Answer:A paradigm is a shared way of thinking used by a group to understand the world

Keywords - group, thinking, world understanding

Question 3

Question: What are the typical learning outcomes for this lecture?

Answer 3

Answer: The learning outcomes include what Western science is, and grasping the influence of theoretical paradigms on science.

Keywords - western science, paradigms

Question 4

Question: Provide different definitions of health mentioned in the lecture.

Answer 4

Answer: Definitions of health include the absence of disease, complete physical, mental, and social well-being (WHO), and a positive sense of emotional and spiritual well-being.

Keywords - disease absence, physical, mental, well being

Question 5

Question: Explain the difference between health state and health status.

Answer 5

Answer: Health state is an individual’s current health, while health status refers to their overall well-being over time.

Keywords - current health, overall health

Question 6

Question: What is the goal of population health?

Answer 6

Answer: Population health tries to maintain the health of an entire group and reduce inequalities by examining factors like mortality, quality of health, and life expectancy.

Keywords - maintain health, reduce inequalities, mortality, health quality, life expectancy

Question 7

Question: Define Western science and its assumptions.

Answer 7

Answer: Western science is a process of systematic knowledge acquisition through observation, explanation, and experimentation. It assumes a shared world, the ability to investigate it independently, and similar conclusions when studying the same thing.

Keywords - knowledge, observation, explanation, experimentation

Question 8

Question: How would you describe a paradigm in simple terms?

Answer 8

Answer: A paradigm is like a shared pair of glasses that a group uses to see and understand the world in a specific way.

Keywords -

Question 9

Term: Data

Answer 9

Explanation: Info gathered by observation that can be measured

example: like figuring out how many people are living below the poverty line in a population.

Keywords - measured info

Question 10

Term: Theory

Answer 10

Explanation: A theory is like a framework of ideas that link together and help us understand something. It can be tested to see if it’s true or not, and it’s supported by different types of evidence.

Keywords - idea, evidence, framework

Question 11

Term: Metaphors

Answer 11

Explanation: Metaphors are words, symbols, or ideas that help us explain complex or abstract ideas by comparing them to something simpler or more familiar.

Keywords - without like/as, compare, simplify