HLTB15H3 Lecture : LEC 4 NOTES
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social class - arrangements of people in society as economic groups. socio-economic status - societal status using factors or measurements such as income levels. Standard occupational classification , based on aggregation of occupations in terms of similarity of qualification, training, skills and experiences associated with the performance of their constituent work tasks. Education, wealth, income and (un)employment status, as well as occupation (de bruin) social causation hypothesis factors associated with socio-economic status influence health. Defined as a heightened mind body reaction to fear or anxiety-arousing stimuli (e. g illness) Stress as the product of the persons capacity for self control and include theories of self efficacy , hardness and mastery. Stress defined in relation to the biological response of the individual to the social environment acting upon him or her. (brunner and marmot) Several measuerment scales to measure amount of stress from divorce, marriage moving house and son on.
