Unit 11: Concept Of Health Flashcards
State of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity (WHO)
Health
Understanding of the concept of health is the basis in health care
Health
Concepts of Health
• Biomedical Concept
• Ecological Concept
• Psychosocial Concept
• Holistic Concept
This concept has minimized the role of the environment, social, and cultural determinants of health
Biomedical Concept of Health
Merely the absence of disease
Biomedical Concept of Health
Human body = machine
Biomedical Concept of Health
Ecologists viewed health as a dynamic equilibrium between the human body and the environment
Ecological Concept of Health
Disease: maladjustment between the human body and the environment
Ecological Concept of Health
Synthesis of all the other concepts
Holistic Concept of Health
Recognizes the strength of :
• Social
• Economic
• Political
• Environmental
Holistic Concept of Health
Emphasis is on the promotion and preservation of health
Holistic Concept of Health
Well-being as a whole
Holistic Concept of Health
subjective state of a person who feels not to be well
Definition of illness
broad term that defines the poor state of mind, body, and, spirit.
Definition of illness
general feeling of being sick or unwell
Definition of illness
ambiguous symptoms
Definition of illness
Condition of being ill
Definition of Sickness
Sickness is related to a different phenomenon which the social role a person with illness or sickness takes or is given in society, in different arenas of life
Definition of Sickness
• suffering
• curse
• punishment for sins
Definition of Disease
• a channel to better understand the human body’s capabilities, interactions, and limitations
Definition of Disease
Medicine has studied disease in terms of:
• Disturbance of bodily homeostasis
• Morphological changes of internal organs
• Morphological changes in tissues and cells
• Irritation of organs and their actions, reactions (physiological)
• Invasion of the body by an external contagion
• Genetic alteration
The term disease literally means ____________ when something is wrong with bodily function
“ without ease “ (uneasiness)
True or False
Sickness refers to the presence of a specific disease, and also to the individual’s perceptions and behavior in response to the disease, as well as the impact of that disease on the psychosocial environment
False.
Should be illness not sickness
T or F
Sickness refers to a state of social dysfunction
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