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Lecture 1: defining health and illness-wellness continuum Flashcards

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What is health according to the World Health Organisation (WHO)?

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A state of complete physical,mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

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How we define health has wide-ranging implications for the treatments provided by health services

True or false

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True

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What does the Biomedical Model of Health state?

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Health involves physiological & biochemical mechanisms of a human

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What does the Biopsychosocial Model of Health states?

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Health involves the Biology, Social and Psychological aspects of a human

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What are the limitations of the Biomedical Model of Health?

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Dualism
Reductionism
Detached Observer

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What is the Mind-body relationship in the Biomedical model?

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Separate: independent- dualism

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What is the Mind-body relationship in the Biopsychosocial model?

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Part of dynamic system; influence each other

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What is the cause of disease of Biomedical model?

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Pathogens

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What is the cause of disease of the Biopsychosocial model?

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Multiple factors at different levels

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What is the causality in the zbiomedical model?

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Linear

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What is the causality in the Biopsychosocial model?

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Circular

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How are psychological factors considered in the Biomedical Model?

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Irrelevant

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How are psychological factors considered in the Biopsychosocial model?

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Essential

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What is the approach to illness in the biomedical model?

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Reductionist

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What is the approach to illness in the Biopsychosocial model?

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Holistic

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Who is the responsible for health in the biomedical model?

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Medical professionals

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Who is responsible for health in the Biopsychosocial model?

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Indi sul as/ society

I.e. healthy lifestyle

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What is the focus of treatment in the biomedical model?

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Eradication or containment of pathology

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What is the focus of treatment in the Biopsychosocial model?

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Physical, psychological and social factors contributing to illness

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What is the focus of health promotion in the biomedical model?

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Avoidance of pathogens

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What is the focus of health promotion in the Biopsychosocial model?

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Reduction of physical, psychological and social risk factors

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