PSYC 3170 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Psychosomatic Medicine, World Health Organization, Biomedical Model
16 Jan 2017
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Health psychology- chapter 1 an overview of psychology and health. We often think about health in terms of an absence of: objective signs that the body is not functioning properly (example, blood pressure, things that are measured, subjective symptoms of disease or injury (example, pain or nausea) The concepts of health and sickness are not entirely separate concepts, they overlap. Aarn antonosvky- suggested that we consider these concepts as ends of a continuum. Also proposed we should give more attention to what enables people to stay well, than to what causes people to become ill. Illness/wellness continuum- death at one end, optimal wellness at the other. World health organization health- a state of complete physical, mental, social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. People in north america suffered and died from 2 types of illnesses: Dietary disease- result from malnutrition (example, beriberi, caused by lack of vitamin b)
