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 (B)</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 (A)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>Chronic Respiratory Illness (D)</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) (D)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>HIV (B)</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 (A)</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 (C)</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 (A)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Social dimension (A)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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