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Decks in this class (49)

Grief and Coping (Psychology)
5 risk factors for complicated grief,
What constitutes complicated grief,
5 stages of grief elisabeth
16  cards
Ageing (Psychology)
Three theories of ageing,
What is the biological theory of ...,
What constitutes an abnormal decl...
14  cards
Death, suicide and euthanasia (Law and ethics)
What is the current law on suicid...,
Define active suicidepassive suic...,
Define euthanasia
8  cards
Adolescents and children (Law and Ethics)
Define gillick competence,
What age can,
Explain a 16 year olds right to c...
14  cards
Social Aspects of Ageing (Sociology)
What is the social conception of ...,
Describe the life course perspective
2  cards
Work Stress and Illness (Sociology)
Describe the demand control suppo...,
Impact of work stress
2  cards
Teenage Sexuality (Sociology)
Reasons why sexuality increased a...,
What are the aims of public health,
Why might teen pregnancy be a pro...
4  cards
Global health and Childhood illnesses (Epidemiology)
Who definition of health,
How can we assess global health,
Describe the key global trends
10  cards
Describing breast cancer in the population (Epidemiology)
Risk factors for breast cancer,
Protective factors,
Breast cancer screening uk policy
12  cards
Psychological Theories of Health and Illness (Psychology)
What is a theory,
What makes a good theory,
What is the biopsychosocial model
19  cards
Domains of professionalism (Professionalism)
What are the 4 domains of profess...,
Examples of knowledge skills and ...,
Examples of safety
5  cards
Reflection (Professionalism)
3 reflective practices,
Use of portfolios in practise
2  cards
Consent, Competence and Confidentiality (Law and Ethics)
What is consent,
Why do we need consent,
What makes consent voluntary
14  cards
Clinical Negligence and Duty of Candour (Law and Ethics)
What must be demonstrated to prov...,
Legal options in the case of negl...,
3 types of law
10  cards
The Sociological Approach to Health (Sociology)
Sociological approach to heath,
Which factors contribute to illne...,
Dahlgreen and whitehead model
4  cards
Risk Perception and Health Behaviour (Sociology)
Define health risks,
Sociocultural theories of health ...,
Sociocultural theories of health ...
3  cards
Chronic Illness (Sociology)
Crisis approach labelling theory,
Theory of biological disruption,
What is enacted stigma
4  cards
Lay Health Beliefs and Health Seeking Behaviour (Sociology)
Sociology s contribution to lay h...,
Health as a functional capacity,
Disease candidacy model
3  cards
Statistical Hypothesis Testing (Statistics)
Define statistical hypothesis,
Define p value,
Criticism of the us of p values
7  cards
Screening (Statistics)
Define screening,
What does a positive screening re...,
Advantages of screening
9  cards
Confidence Intervals (Statistics)
Define sampling error,
Define sample estimate,
What are confidence intervals
5  cards
Measures of Benefit and Harm (Statistics)
Definition of number needed to treat
1  cards
Analysis of outcome measures (Statistics)
Define intention to treat,
Define per protocol
2  cards
Aims of quantitative research in the clinical, healthcare and biomedical sciences (Statistics)
Aims and objectives of clinical h...,
Types of research,
Define a risk factor
4  cards
Approaches to Sampling (Statistics)
Define population,
Population parameters,
Sample
4  cards
Design of Clinical Trials (Statistics)
What is bias what are the types a...,
Define confounding,
Solution to selection bias
15  cards
Statistical assessment of association between potential risk factors and diseases using risk (Statistics)
Define risk,
Define absolute risk its clinical...,
Define attributable risk
4  cards
Health and Disease in Populations (Epidemiology)
The value of studying health and ...,
The value of studying health and ...,
What is the clinical iceberg phen...
8  cards
Descriptive Epidemiology (Epidemiology)
Define descriptive epidemiology,
Importance of descriptive epidemi...,
3 ways we can test variation betw...
5  cards
Principles of case control study (Epidemiology)
Define a risk factor,
Define cause of disease,
Confounding factor
7  cards
Principles of Cohort Studies (Epidemiology)
What is a cohort study,
Cohort studies pros and cons
2  cards
Prevention strategies (Epidemiology)
Define high risk prevention strategy,
Define population approach to pre...,
What determines effectiveness of ...
5  cards
Principles of RCTs (Epidemiology)
What is an rct,
Define per protocol analysis,
Define intention to treat analysis
6  cards
Memory (Psychology)
How are memories formed,
Retrieval of memories,
Types of memory
12  cards
Conditioning and Learning (Psychology)
Classical conditioning,
Operant conditioning,
In regards to operant conditionin...
6  cards
Perception theory (Psychology)
Define perception vs sensation,
Bottom up theory,
Top down theory
8  cards
IQ (Psychology)
Parameters for iq,
Factors influencing iq,
Associations with higher iq
10  cards
Pain (Psychology)
Types of pain,
Define pain,
Define persistent pain
4  cards
Psychological Interventions (Psychology)
Indications for psychological int...,
Why are psychological interventio...,
Cognitive model
13  cards
Health Needs Assessment (Epidemiology)
Health needs are comprised of,
Bradshaws taxonomy of need,
Define health needs assessment
10  cards
Inequalities in health and disease (Epidemiology)
Define health inequalities,
Why and how is social position me...,
Inequalities seen in healthcare o...
7  cards
Rationing (Epidemiology)
Define rationing,
Define implicit rationing
2  cards
RCTS - validity and patient preferences (Statistics)
Define external validity,
Define internal,
How does patient preference affec...
4  cards
Systemic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (Statistics)
What is a systematic review,
What is a meta analysis,
Outlining stages involved in meta...
4  cards
Elderly Care - capacity and consent (Law and Ethics)
Considerations when caring for th...,
Ethical considerations when deali...,
Criteria for assessing capacity
6  cards
Resource Allocation (Law and Ethics)
3 layers of resource allocation,
How to decide who receives interv...
2  cards
Health regulation and governance (Sociology)
Define formal regulation vs gover...,
Aims of governance in public health,
Aims of governance in public health
3  cards
Informal Care (Sociology)
What is informal care,
Challenges impacts of providing i...
2  cards
Race and Ethnicity in Healthcare practise and research (Sociology)
Criticisms of race,
Define culture,
Define social construction
7  cards

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