nature of disease and purpose of therapy Flashcards
are health and disease hard to define
yes
why are health and disease hard to define
environment and society
health is continuous
health
state of complete mental , physical and social well-being and not just the mere absence of
sickness or infirmity
age, culture and personal responsibility also play a part
disease
a condition that interferes or alters the normal state of the organisms usually characterised by the abnormal functioning of one or more of the hosts systems, parts or organs.
naturalistic view
A condition which alters or interferes with the normal state of an organism and is usually characterised by the abnormal functioning of one or more of the host’s systems, parts or organs
normative view
any condition that an individual or society find harmful
disease definition 2
States of affairs are called diseases when they are due to physiological or psychological processes that typically causes states of disability, pain or deformity and are generally held to be below acceptable physiological or psychological norms
disease definition 3
deviation from normality, cause signs and symptoms
three factors of diseases
DISVALUE (NORMATIVE VIEW)
PHENOMENOLOGY (NATURALISTIC VIEW)
AETIOLOGY (CAUSE)
aim of therapeutic intervention
is to limit the effect of disvalue
disvalue => mobility
the presence of symptoms
disvalue => prognosis
likelihood of increased mobility or premature death
lifestyle drug
those medications taken solely to increase personal life quality and to attain a current psychosocial beauty ideal, without a medical need for treatment
what is the most common drug target
receptors
what are receptors
proteins sitting in plasma
