Theories of Health and diseases

Question 1

humoral theory

Answer 1

older theory; (body fluid) 
black bile(tar-looking)
yellow bile(throw up)
these break down fat that body produces naturally, also includes blood and flem. too much blood? put leeches on you. Flem mucus is thicker, mostly yellow.

Question 2

Demonic theory

Answer 2

If you are sick.. then you are possessed by the devil/evil spirit/ demon. Involved “trephining” medical procedure used in modern day medicine where you drill or saw a hole into the skull. “would cut skull to let demon out”

Question 3

Religious theory

Answer 3

the reason why we are sick is because we are being punished by god

Question 4

Magnetic Theory
rolf
Spectrochromography

Answer 4

interstial fluid is influenced by moon, star, planets. A treatment of getting fluids back aligned by putting magnets on the side of the body( not enough iron to make it work)
Ida “rolf”–deep muscle massage
put colored lights back and forth

Question 5

Miasmatic theory

Answer 5

not just odors that identifies pathogens, comes from organic materials, odor is toxic from something decaying such as plants and animals. “If you breath in bad air you will get sick”
*female mosquitos carry malaria

Question 6

Germ theory

Answer 6

“germs cause disease” pathogens are disease, not all germ cause diseases, Some germs make you sick, some help. Penicillin started

Question 7

Christian Science Theory

Answer 7

The reason we are sick is metaphysical ( not germs or god) but beyond our physical route, something in the universe that makes you sick. The way you will get well is by exercising your faith, and prayers, no medication, no technology. Scientologist buy into this.

Question 8

Psychosomatic theory

Answer 8

mind and body are connected, if one is affected the other one is too. Your mind struggling effects the body vice versa

Question 9

Stress theory

Answer 9

That stress will make you sick, that stress can cause or make problems with your body.

Question 10

What is stress?

Answer 10

The result of one’s perception of not having enough resources to cope with perceived situations from past, present, and future.

Question 11

Who developed general adaptation syndrome (GAS)

Answer 11

Hans Selye. discovered theory while studying the influence of stress on people’s ability to cope and adapt

Question 12

Stage of Alarm

Answer 12

(sympathetic nervous system) same as flight(getting away) or fight response
epinephrine hormone

Question 13

Stage of resistance

Answer 13

(parasympathetic nervous system) has no affect on the adrenaline production, doesn’t create new adrenaline

Question 14

Stage of Exhaustion

Answer 14

(cellular and systemic breakdown. body cant take it. homeostasis, resilience. stroke/ heart attack

Question 15

**Ecologic theory

Answer 15

begins with 1947 WHO definition, includes the dimensions of health, determinants of health, and characteristics of health

Question 16

*Heath-

Answer 16

A state of complete physical, mental, emotional well- being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

Question 17

*Dimensions of health

Answer 17

physical. mental, social, spiritual, intellectual, financial, sexual etc.

Question 18

*determinants of health

Answer 18

heredity, environment, self-factors(personality), experiential factors(experience)

Question 19

*Characteristics of health

Answer 19

dynamic.. (not static it changes), individual, improvable, measurable(qualative, quanitivly

Question 20

*is there a key to good health?

Answer 20

BALANCE