Psychology 2036A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Belmont Report, Macon County, Alabama, United States Public Health Service

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2036A/B
• Professor: Sarah Khan

Document Summary

Adverse event the death of a study participant or any injury or illness to a participant as a result of his or her involved in an approved research study. Two measures the describe the health of a population. Morbidity = diseases that may contribute to mortality. Researchers used raw data and rates when reporting morbidity and mortality: raw data = total number of people with condition x, rate = total number of people with condition x / total population. Incidence the number of new cases of a disease in a specific population for a given time period: help to examine how quickly a disease is spreading through a population by examining the incidence of a disease. Prevalence the total number of cases (old and new) of a specific disease in a population for a given time period. Both help to explain individual or community health problems may include individual, Proximal vs. distal causes of illness situational, or environmental factors.