PSYA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Healthy Diet, Antibiotics, Penicillin
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One could be generally healthy but have a cold they are still healthy. Mental health was not given the same importance as physical health. When someone is ill and it leads to premature death. Biomedical model: absence of disease means the individual is healthy. Reaching true optimum means being balanced through all 3 components. The main goal is to cure the disease, that is when the individual is at optimum health. This is only looking at it through the scientific aspect. Environment (physical/ environment temperature, animals, diseases, health care, etc. ) Inverse correlation b/w meds and life expectancy i. e. japan does not spend much money on health care but have they longest life expectancy in the world vice versa for the usa. Canadian health care is more robust and beneficial in comparison to american. Health behaviours (i. e. exercise, not smoking or drinking) Listen to doctors ( adhere to med recommendations)
