UCSP, 08 Handout 1 Flashcards
Education helps to develop the inborn potentialities of
a child.
Development of inborn potentialities
o Mind and body are distinct.
o A person may be declared dead while the heart is still beating, so long as the brain is
judged to be “dead” (no brain activity).
Perceptions of the Body
Education allows members of the next generation to understand their rights and duties as citizens in a democratic country.
Inculcation of civic and social responsibility
It refers to the study of cross-cultural health systems, which first came into use in the 1960s, It expanded its focus to include topics such as perceptions of the body, culture and disability, and change in indigenous or “traditional” healing systems, especially as resulting
from globalization.
Ethnomedicine
o The body is a bounded physical unit.
o People do not accept a person brain death (no brain activity).
Ethnomedicine
It is the sum total of all the organizations, institutions, and resources whose primary purpose is to improve health.
Health System
Education aims at the all-round development of child-physical, mental, social, emotional, and spiritual.
Holistic development
Education helps for bringing about total national development by developing all aspects i.e. social, economic, cultural, spiritual, moral, educational, etc.
Total national development
Human beings differ from beasts. Men and women have the power to reason and think for themselves.
Developing personality
It is based on either religious or secular beliefs, exist cross-culturally for preventing misfortune, suffering, and illness.
Prevention
Society is never stationary. It is progressive and dynamic. The
child exists in society
Social change and control
Humoral Healing emphasizes balance among natural elements within the body.
Healing Systems
Education is a life-long process. Life is education and
education is life. Life is full of experiences. One cannot live with his/her past experiences which are unable to adjust in the society
Reconstruction of experiences
The Indian Constitution has introduced the term ‘equality’
because we are not getting equal opportunities in all aspects
Providing opportunity or equality
It is considered to be a recognizable disease only within a specific society or culture. Social factors such as stress, fear, or shock often are the underlying causes of culture–specific syndromes
Culture-specific Syndrome and Illness
Education helps to modify the past behavior through learning and through different agencies of education
Modifying behavior
We are living in one country having differences in color, caste, language, diet, dress, habits, and physical environment.
National integration
o Disease is referred to as a biological health problem that is objective and universal, such as a bacterial or viral infection or a broken arm.
o Illness is referred to as culturally specific perceptions and experiences of a health problem.
o Western Biomedicine is based on scientific understanding
Defining and Classifying Health Problems (System of Diagnosis)
The whole personality of the child is developed physically,
intellectually, morally, socially, aesthetically, and spiritually.
Developing personality
When a child completes his/her education from kindergarten to tertiary, s/he will be able to get a good-paying job where his/her knowledge and skills will be
utilized.
Preparing for the future
The lack or absence of education among members
of the society can lead to narrow-mindedness.
Development of social and moral values
An individual’s leadership qualities are developed when s/he participates in all spheres of social, political, religious, and educational activities.
Training for leadership
