Health Sciences 1002A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Interdisciplinarity, Biomedical Model, Social Medicine

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Social perspective on health: the idea that the root causes of illness and suffering are in social arrangements and inequalities. Lifestyle factors: the decisions people make that are likely to impact their health (diet, smoking, exercise) the term implies that people are solely responsible for choosing and changing their lifestyle. Biomedical model: the conventional approach to medicine in western societies based on the diagnosis and explanation of illness as a malfunction of the bodies biological mechanisms. This approach underpins most health professions and health services which focus on treating individuals and generally ignores the social origins or illness and its prevention. Social structure: recurring patters if social interaction through which people are related to eachother, such as social institutions and social groups. Cartesian dualism: named after the philosopher decartes, refers to a belief that the mind and body are separate entities.