Intro to Health
A person doesn’t directly take the patient’s life, they just let them die (death is brought by omission, ie withholding/withdrawing treatment)
What is passive euthanasia?
An irreversible state involving no response to stimulation, no movement or breathing, no reflexes, and no indication of brain activity
What is death
occurs when a significantly higher number of cases of a disease also spreads through an especially large geographical region spanning many countries or even continents
What is pandemic
the actions and attitudes that society expects from someone who is ill
What is the sick role
This perspective views healthcare as essential to maintaining societal stability.
What is Functionalism?
Study of how health and disease are distributed throughout a society’s population
What is social epidemiology
The Sick Role theory was introduced by this theorist
Parsons
Diseases like pneumonia and malaria cause preventable deaths in these type of nations.
What are low-income nations?
thought of as an organization that makes health recommendations on such topics as childhood obesity and cancer prevention to benefit the general public
What is the American Medical Association
This perspective critiques the role of wealth and power in healthcare inequalities.
What is Conflict Theory?
A disorder that involves intense dieting or other unhealthy methods of weight control driven by the desire to be thin
What is an eating disorder
Once thought to possess medicinal value, this behavior was not associated with disease or illness until the mid-1960's.
Burning heaters.... aka smoking
the study of disease patterns to understand the cause of illnesses, how they are spread, and what interventions to take
What is epidemiology
Continent with highest prevalence of AIDS?
People with disabilities often face this type of labeling, leading to discrimination.
What is stigmatization?
This perspective focuses on how people interpret and give meaning to their health experiences.
What is Symbolic Interactionism?
Over half of adults with this condition do not receive treatment in the U.S.
What is mental illness?
The term for the average number of years a person is expected to live.
What is Life Expectancy?
A person deliberately and directly causes a patient's death (death is caused by an act, ie killed by given an overdose of painkillers).
What is active euthanasia?
This term describes reduced ability to perform everyday tasks due to a health condition.
What is disability?
4 components of the sick role theory . list three
a. right to be taken care of
b. excused from usual duties
c. right to seek medical attention
d. avoid blame for illness
This condition can limit physical activity and raises the risk of serious diseases
What is obesity
type of health care that aims to avoid or forestall the onset of disease by taking preventative measures, often including lifestyle changes
What is preventative medicine
diseases that develop over a longer period of time and may not be detected until symptoms occur later in their progression
What is chronic diseases
occurs when a significantly higher number of cases of a particular disease occur during a particular time period than might otherwise be expected
What is epidemic
This perspective highlights how stigmatization impacts the lives of people with disabilities.
What is Symbolic Interactionism?