Models of Health

Question 1

health has been defined by 3 key models. what are these models

Answer 1

bio-medical model
WHO model
sociological model

Question 2

what is health as defined by the bio-medical model

Answer 2

health= freedom from disease and abnormalities.

- solely based on biology

Question 3

what is health as defined by the WHO model

Answer 3

health= a COMPLETE state of physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
- utopian, unrealistic

Question 4

what is health as defined by the sociological viewpoint

Answer 4

health= a state of OPTIMUM CAPACITY of an individual for the effective performance of the ROLES and TASKS for which he has been socialised

Question 5

define illness

Answer 5

a SUBJECTIVE STATE which is experienced by an individual

Question 6

define disease

Answer 6

a PATHOLOGICAL condition recognised by indications among agreed biomedical practitioners

Question 7

define sickness

Answer 7

a SOCIAL STATE that results from feeling ill or being diseased

Question 8

what is WHO’s meaning of ORAL health

Answer 8

health of the oral and related tissues which enables an individual to EAT, SPEAK, SOCIALISE without any active disease, discomfort, or embarrassment and it CONTRIBUTES TO GENERAL WELL-BEING

Question 9

define ‘health related quality of life’ by WHO

Answer 9

an individuals perceptions of their position in life relative to their culture/ value systems in which they live. 
It is a broad range concept affected in a complex way by the persons:
- PHYSICAL HEALTH 
-PSYCHOLOGICAL state 
- INDEPENDENCE level
-SOCIAL relationships
- SOMATIC sensation (pain)
-and their life SATISFACTION