HSCI 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Biomedical Model, Iceberg, Sick Role
29 Jun 2016
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Ch. 9 - discovering the hidden depths of health care: lay beliefs, social support and informal care. Hospitals, nurses and doctors - formal care. Iceberg is a metaphor - above the water is visible or measured mortality, below the water is the larger expanse unmeasured mortality. Hidden components of the health care system - refer to pg. 235. Base of iceberg- beliefs about health and illness personal beliefs about meaning of good health and what keeps us healthy. Negative conception of health - absence of disease. This belief focuses on what is missing from one"s life. Variation of this theme - health despite disease: a lot of people with chronic illnesses say that they are quite healthy for their age. Positive conception of health - presence of indicators of good health. Health as fitness this conception focuses on sense of well-being, and social capacity to perform roles. Functional conception of health - ability of individual to carry out daily activities.
