PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Chemotherapy, Middle Ages, Random Assignment
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Health is popularly defined in terms of absence of disease, but may be viewed as an illness/wellness continuum. The world health organization (who) defines health as a complete state of physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity . Today: health is not associated with just being physically healthy, it is also associated with emotional stability. Back in the day, mental health was not placed on the same spectrum as physical health. If you cure the disease you are at the top level. However, this does not mean you have optimum health: to have optimum health, you need to have three components: biology, psychology, sociology. Without free health care, it is difficult to pay for the doctor, hospital bills, etc. Therefore, individuals will withhold from checkups, or treatments and will notice a decline in their health. Foods individuals eat in their culture have a drastic impact positive or negative on health.
