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What is the WHO definition of health?

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State of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

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Describe the two different views of normality.

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  • Statistical: a dataset with a normal distribution that describes the shape of a population as being that of a bell curve.
  • Cultural: normality depends on expectations and standards of the society, therefore on political, economic and social factors.
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What are Seedhouse’s 5 major characteristics of health?

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  • Health as an ideal state
  • Health as physical and mental fitness
  • Health as a commodity
  • Health as personal strength or ability
  • Health as the basis for personal potential
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What are the popular lay definitions of health?

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Health as physical fitness, functional ability, and the absence of disease.