Questions and Answers
What led to the development of alternative concepts?
Deficiencies in the biomedical concept
What is the relationship between the biomedical concept and other concepts?
The biomedical concept has deficiencies that led to other concepts
What do ecologists propose as an alternative to the biomedical concept?
The ecological concept
What is a characteristic of the ecological concept?
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Why did ecologists develop the ecological concept?
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What is the focus of the ecological concept?
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What is the relationship between the ecologists and the ecological concept?
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What led to the development of the ecological concept?
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What is the main difference between the biomedical concept and the ecological concept?
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Study Notes
Health and Wellness
- A person can get diseases like viral fever, malaria, depression, etc.
- A person without mental tension does not suffer from depression.
Requirements of Good Health
- Good health is essential for leading a purposeful life.
- Hereditary factors, social, and economic factors can affect health.
- Some diseases like color blindness, hemophilia, and diabetes can be inherited from one generation to another.
Dimensions of Health
- Health has seven dimensions:
- Physical (jسدي)
- Mental (عقلي)
- Social (اجتماعي)
- Spiritual (روحي)
- Emotional (عاطفي)
- Vocational (مهني)
- Political (سياسي)
Physical Health
- Physical health means:
- Adequate body weight, height, and circumference according to age and sex.
- Acceptable levels of vision, hearing, locomotion, pulse rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, chest circumference, head circumference, and waist-hip ratio.
- The biomedical concept has deficiencies, leading to the development of other concepts.
- Ecologists introduced the ecological concept, which addresses these deficiencies.
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Description
This quiz covers the basics of health and wellness, including factors that affect health, diseases, and the dimensions of health. Learn how hereditary, social, and economic factors impact health and understand the importance of good health in living a purposeful life.
