PS280 Study Guide - Final Guide: Public Health, Medical Diagnosis
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Primary/prevention: targets people before they show symptoms of a disorder to prevent it. Secondary: early treatment, targets those who have begun to show symptoms to stop full blown disorder from emerging. Tertiary/rehabilitation: targets those who have the disorder, help minimize disorder"s impact. Altering exposure: keep person away from risky situation/reduce involvement in riskier aspects. Altering the risk: changing it in some way to minimize effects. Responding to illness once symptoms have already begun. Proactive: taking measures against illness from appearing in first place. High-risk/selective: targets vulnerable individuals on basis of external characteristics (divorced parents) or internal characteristics (cogntitive vulnerability to depression) before they potentially develop disorder; abecedarian, head start, prenatal early infancy projects. Universal: target all individuals in a specific geographic area or setting. Indicated/early prevention: target participants who show mild/early-developing mental health problems (ex young children showing antisocial behaviour) Indicated/early prevention previously called secondary prevention and universal/selective called primary prevention.
