HSS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Reductionism, Biomedicine, Chemotherapy

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 1101
• Professor: N/ A

Document Summary

Reductionist: breaks down the human body into the most fundamental parts (i. e. systems) Rationale: understanding these mechanisms should allow healing of the body when. Invasive: targets a speci c systems but affects the entire body (i. e. chemotherapy) Tertiary intervention/health: treating the disease or illness. *** this can potentially disempower the individual . :. Integrative: unify the harmony of physiology, psychology and environment. Macroscopic: non allopathic model (refer to population health). Rationale: healing occurs when the body & mind are in rhythm with nature. Non-invasive: does not affect healthy parts of the body. How life expresses through the human body: origins of health. *** no scienti c proof & results are not de nitive. Holistic health: a balance of daily lifestyle factors (i. e healthy diet, exercise, sleep, work, enjoyment, stress, etc) Reductionist health: severe & life-threatening illness/disease that must be treated immediately (i. e. acute injuries, cancer, etc). Optimum health & well-being can be achieved through both approaches to health.