Lecture 1B part 3 Flashcards
How does the lifestyle/psychosocial framework view occurrence of dz?
In terms of behaviors
Extra details about assumptions made in the lifestyle/psychosocial framework
Assumes that individuals make choices among options and that these choices are changeable given incentives
Individuals choose ways of living that have health consequences
What epidemiologists measure on a pop level are aggregates of these choices
What, according to the lifestyle/psychosocial framework, is used for interventions?
Individualized interventions
-Usually therapy-based
-Counseling
-Behavior modification
-Health education
-Risk communication
How does the ecosocial framework explain the occurrence of dz?
In terms of social and economic structures, institutions, and policies that confer relative privilege or deprivation of pops
Aspects of the ecosocial framework
Relative social and economic positioning shape ppl’s exposures (including behaviors)
-Mixing of biology and social structure
-Does not ignore human accountability, but emphasizes environmental impacts
-What epidemiologists measure on a pop level are attributes of social and economic positioning
What population-level interventions occur as part of the ecosocial framework?
Shifting structural conditions to reduce social and economic inequalities, thus altering the social distribution of dz
What wording would describe the biomedical individualism framework in a paper?
If agency is a microbe or chemical, or described as an act that “anyone” might do from time to time
What wording would describe the lifestyle/psychosocial framework in a paper?
If authors describe risk as emanating from individuals, their behavior, “culture”, or habits (chosen or not)
What wording would describe the ecosocial framework in a paper?
If authors blame the hierarchical nature of social structures or the historical legacy of slavery
