Module 1 Flashcards
(9 cards)
How do beliefs and assumptions influence definitions of health?
Every culture has different views on what is healthy and what they feel is an appropriate way to care for others.
This can be influenced by what is taught at a young age as well as experiences at a young age
May assume how others feel which we don’t know
Health positively defined?
Health and wellness are distinct but interrelated concepts- one can have a disease and also have healthy characteristics
Health negatively defined?
Health and illness on a continuum. Maximum health on one end and death at the other.
How did WHO define health after the WW2?
1948- “The complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”
Why is health more than the absence of disease?
The definition implies an idea that is is a complete state but that is unrealistic and unreachable, lacks specificity.
What are the 5 conceptualizations of health?
Health as stability (a state, process)
Health as actualization (human potential)
Health as actualization and stability (human potential)
Health as resource (fulfil roles)
Health as unity (whole person, “self-transcendence”)
Why is health positively defined as more than merely the absence of disease and the importance of health to individuals and communities?
Rootman and O’neil suggested that health should be positively defined because it focuses on mental health, quality of life, spiritualty, MULTIDIMENSIONAL, HOLISTIC approach
Health is important to individuals because it allows for meaningful and productive lives
The 3 health challenges according to Epp Report
Self-care, mutual aid, healthy environments
What were the ecological concept of the 1960’s-1970’s?
More of relative concept, emphasis on interrelationships between environment and person’s quality of life, and how they adjust to environment
