What is Health Flashcards
WHO definition of health
a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or imfirmity
statistical normality
The term “normality” actually derives from a more basic statistical concept: the normal distribution. The normal distribution describes the “shape” of a population as being in that of a bell curve. That is, when you plot the statistics along a horizontal axis for that particular variable – time, for example – with the vertical axis representing the probability of observing that value on the horizontal axis, a dataset with a normal distribution will have a shape like a symmetrical mountain: high in the middle and gradually sloping down to the left and right. Data that follow such a distribution are said to possess normality.
cultural normality
Using a cultural approach, what is defined as normal will depend on expectations and standards of the society, and thus on political and economic as well as social factors. The criteria used may differ between societies, over time within the same society, and between groups within the same society.
David Seedhouse 5 major characteristics or qualities which define positive ideas about health
health as an ideal state health as physical and mental fitness health as a commodity health as personal strength or ability health as the basis for personal potential
lay beliefs for definition of health
absence of disease
physical fitness
functional ability
lay beliefs of health: older people
functional ability
lay beliefs of health: younger people
physical strength and fitness
lay health beliefs - social class
people living in difficult economic and social circumstances regard health as functional - ability to be productive, to cope to take care of oters
women of higher social class or educational qualifications have a mrore multidimensional view of health
lay health beliefs - gender
women - find concept of health more interesting
women include social aspect
