lesson 11: health system Flashcards
refers to a state of complete emotional and physical well-being.
health
health domains
physical health
psychological health
emotional health
social health
spiritual health
Refers to the way that your body functions. This includes eating right, getting regular exercise and being at your recommended body weight. It is also avoiding vices, and being free of disease and sickness.
physical health
is the ability to recognize reality and cope with the demands of every life.
psychological health
is expressing your emotions in a positive and non- destructive way.
emotional health
is the quality of your relationships with family, friends, teachers and classmates and others the child is in contact with.
social health
refers to maintaining harmonious relationships with other living things and having spiritual direction and purpose.
spiritual health
being “local ways of explaining any of a wide assortment of misfortunes” and by saying “in a cultural setting in which there is a particular folk illness, both the experience and the behaviors of the ill person will be shaped by that patient’s understanding of that illness”
culture bound syndrome
It occurs when someone is recovering from illness but gets sick again shortly after or even during the recovery period. It usually comes as one or a combination of symptoms: headache, body pain, fever, etc.
bughat/binat
Filipino belief that we all grew up with. It is believed to be a discomfort brought about by a stranger or visitor thought to have an evil eye (masamang mata) or who brings an evil wind (masamang hangin) or a hex.
usog
a spell cast by a
arlock/witch upon another person whom he/she (or his/her client) feels jealousy or wrath. The victim will experience severe illness that may or may not lead to eventual death.
kulam
is a worse version of
Kulam. The curse involves thewithdrawal of insects from the body of the victim.
barang
is the literal version of spirit possession. A person may lose his/her consciousness and may do things that no ordinary human can do.
sapi
culture bound syndrome in the philippines
bughat/binat
usog
kulam
barang
sapi
lihi
pasma
The strong and obsessive craving of a pregnant woman for a particular
food which can result in her child resembling the food she has craved for.
lihi