Module 2

Question 1

what are pathogens

Answer 1

disease causing agents that disrupt the normal physiology of the infected organism

Question 2

what is a chronic illness

Answer 2

the experience of a disease that persists over time (at least 6 months)

Question 3

what is an acute illness

Answer 3

the experience of a disease that is short-term in nature

Question 4

what are the two models of disability

Answer 4

1. the individual/medical model
2. the social model

Question 5

what is the individual / medical model

Answer 5

a physical or mental impairment of the individual and its personal and social consequences

Question 6

what is the social model

Answer 6

the reaction between an indium and her social environment. ie, the exclusion of people with certain physical and mental characteristics

Question 7

what is an impairment

Answer 7

any loss or abnormality of physiological or anatomical structure or function

Question 8

what is a disability

Answer 8

any restriction or lack of ability to perform within the range considered normal for a human being

Question 9

what is a handicap

Answer 9

the result when an individual with an impairment cannot fulfill a normal life role