class 1 Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
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disease
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more associated w organic disorders
2
Q
functional disorders
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impairs normal functioning of bodily processes that remains largely undetected under examination, dissection or even under a microscope.
3
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disease
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more associated w organic disorders -“significant occur in the body, leading to a state in which homeostasis cannot be maintained w intervention”
4
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demonstrable
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to demonstrate
5
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what is the nature of life
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predictable or unpredictable change
6
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what is health
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the ability to cope alongside with change - the only thing that is constant is change, all is flux, nothing stays still, everything flows
7
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key concepts
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A: specific site of damage
B: pathological process taking place- facilitates the study of a specific disease
