Public Health

Question 1

Define illness behaviour

Answer 1

The ways in which given symptoms may be differentially perceived, evaluated, acted upon (or not acted upon) by different kinds of person.

Question 2

Define disease

Answer 2

 Disease is a pathological condition of the body
 objective & demonstrable
 fits with the “body as machine” model
 can be measured and quantified

Question 3

Define illness

Answer 3

 subjective
 depends on the individual concerned, their psychological & social situation, culture & belief
 hard to measure and quantify

Question 4

Define stigma

Answer 4

The term describes the situation of an individual who is disqualified from full social acceptance