HLTA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Determinism, Consumerism, Biopsychosocial Model
27 Oct 2017
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Hlta02 lecture slides 1 + chapter 1. Health a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity (idealistic) There are positive approaches to health; health as a wellbeing or asset. Negative approaches to health; illness and disease oriented. Laverack seperates wellbeing into three types (functional: physical : healthy functioning, fitness, and performance capacity, social: involvement in community, relationships, employability, mental: self esteem, ability to cope and adapt. Another factor related to how health is perceived is quality of life. or sold (healthy shakes), given (medical intervention) or lost (disease or injury). Aggleton argues health can be bought (investment in private healthcare) Health is being able to cope and adapt, considered self actualization and empowerment (humanism) Theoretical perspectives on health pg 13 socially constructed. There are different perceptions of health because its definition is. Health is also morally constructed; being healthy is considered synonymous to good citizenship and responsibility eg. obesity, diabetes.
