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health and social care unit 6 key definitons
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- 1deficiencydisease resulting from a lack of vitamins/ minerals in the diet or a failure to absorb them from food
- 2degenerativegradual deterioration of organs and calls along with loss of function
- 3immunitythe ability of an organism to resist disease
- 4inheritedto receive a characteristic from one's parents by genetic transmission
- 5parasitesan organism that lives in or on and takes its nourishment from another organism
- 6vectorsan organism such as a mosquito or tick that carries disease-causing microorganisms from one host to another
- 7healthbeing in a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
- 8disordera malfunction of a body tissue, organ or system
- 9diseasea set of recognisable symptoms that give a diagnosis to a physical/ psychological problem
- 10illnessa subjective sensation that might have physical/ psychological causes
- 11infectiouseasily spread an infection from one person to another
- 12biomedical model of health (definition)-set of principles/ideas underpinning western medical systems.
-defines disease objectively (facts) in accordance of recognised symptoms. -believes that healthy bodies can be restored through scientific based medical treatment.
-human body is treated like a machine-can be repaired and working again.
-is also about keeping the work force fit for productive work - 13strengths of biomedical model-easy to monitor and measure their recovery
-increases life expectancy
-its on a scientific basis
-easy to do a cost vs. benefit analysis - 14weaknesses of biomedical model-doesn't address lifelong well being
-not holistic
-not all treatment will work
-little/no values are put on alternative therapies - 15strengths of WHO definition of health-holistic
-looks at underlying cause of ill health and poverty
-takes into consideration traditional and alternative therapies - 16weaknesses of WHO definition of health-criteria for "well being" Is subjective
-what defines "well being" may be different for cultures
-difficult to define with exception of "absence of disease"
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- definitions of unit 6 keywords with strengths and weaknesses of biomedical and WHO definition of health.
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