Year 1: Tutorial 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What is the WHO definition of health ?
A
A state of complete physical and social well-being and ot merely the absence of disease.
2
Q
What is a cultural approach to normal ?
A
What is defined normal will depend on expectations and standards of the society and on the political and economical as well as social factors.
3
Q
What is the statistical approach to normal ?
A
The normal “shape of distribution” of a population as told on a bell curve.
4
Q
What are the 5 positive/holistic views of health ?
A
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 .
