Concept of Disease
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Which concept of health views health as a dynamic equilibrium between man and his environment?

  • Individual Concern Concept
  • Ecological Concept (correct)
  • Biomedical Concept
  • Psychosocial Concept

    • According to the biomedical concept, how was health perceived?

  • As an absence of well-being
  • As a dynamic equilibrium between man and his environment
  • As an absence of disease (correct)
  • As a social goal

    • Which factors influence health according to the psychosocial concept?

  • Social, psychological, cultural, economic, and political factors (correct)
  • Environmental factors only
  • Biological factors
  • Cultural factors only

    • What does the ecological concept of health consider disease to be?

    <p>A maladjustment between human and environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Based on the changing concepts of health discussed, which concept focuses on the absence of disease for defining health?

    <p>Biomedical Concept</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of health, what does the psychosocial concept emphasize?

    <p>Social, psychological, cultural, economic, and political factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of disease is spread from one person to another?

    <p>Direct Transmission Disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which disease type is not transmitted from one person to another?

    <p>Chronic Respiratory Illness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a communicable disease spread through direct contact?

    <p>Tuberculosis (TB)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of disease can be a result of genetic, physiological, environmental, behaviors, and lifestyle factors?

    <p>Diabetes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which method does NOT contribute to the indirect transmission of communicable diseases?

    <p>Contact with soil</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of communicable disease can be spread through injecting into the skin?

    <p>HIV</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the holistic concept of health imply?

    <p>Health is influenced by sectors like agriculture, education, and housing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the WHO definition of health, what is the state of health?

    <p>Complete physical, mental, and social well-being</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is physical health conceptualized in terms of organ functioning?

    <p>Perfect harmony among all cells and organs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes mental health according to the text?

    <p>Realizing one's abilities and coping with normal stresses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which dimension of health focuses on social skills and functioning in a larger society?

    <p>Social dimension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How has the WHO definition of health been expanded in recent years?

    <p>It includes economic productivity as a component of well-being</p> Signup and view all the answers

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