Concept of Health and Disease Overview
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The biomedical concept of health does not take into account psychological, social, and environmental factors.

True

According to the biomedical concept, an individual is considered healthy when free from any disease.

True

The germ theory of disease is closely associated with the holistic concept of health.

False

The biomedical concept of health considers disease from the perspectives of pathology, biochemistry, and physiology.

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

The biomedical concept perceives the human body as a complex system influenced by psychological and environmental factors.

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

'Health as the absence of disease' is a foundational idea in the biomedical concept.

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

Health as an ecological concept views health as a static equilibrium between man and the physical environment.

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

The biopsychosocial concept of health considers only biological and psychological factors.

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

Psychosocial health is defined as only mental and emotional well-being.

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

Disease, illness, and sickness all refer to the same concept.

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

The holistic concept of health involves looking at health separately from the biomedical, ecological, and psychosocial concepts.

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

Historically, the cause of disease has always been attributed to supernatural factors.

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

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