HE201 Lecture 1: HE201 Lecture 1 Fall 2018
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The health research process, scientific research in health sciences. Disease caused by gods being angry: intuition. Helps come up w/ hypotheses: authority. Someone in a position of power told you something & you believe it: rationalism. Requires reason & logic when coming up with associations, connections: empiricism. Based on one"s own observations and experiences. The scientific method uses multiple methods of knowing to come to conclusions. The process of systematically and carefully investigating a subject to discover new insights about the world (jacobsen, 2017) Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well- being and not merely the absence of disease. The extent to which an individual or group is able to realize aspirations and satisfy needs, and to change or cope with the environment. Health is a resource for everyday life, not the objective of living; it is a positive concept, emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities.
