Medical Systems Flashcards
1
Q
What is the oldest known medical system called
A
Ayureveda
2
Q
What does the biomedical model of health state the cause of an illness is
A
Biological cause/Pathogens
3
Q
How does dualism view the mind and body
A
As seperate
4
Q
What are the 7 parts/questions of the BMH
A
- Cause illness
- Responsibility
- Treatment what
- Treatment who
- Ill or not
- Dualism
- Psychological consequences
5
Q
In the BMH, are you responsible for your own health
A
No, external factors
6
Q
In the BMH psychological factors can be
A
A consequence of an illness but not the cause
7
Q
What is psychosomatic medicine
A
When we started to believe that psychological factors could now also be the cause of an illness
8
Q
How is health seen as a continuum
A
- Illness onset
- Help-seeking (go see doctor)
- Illness adaptation
- Illness progression
- Health outcomes
