BIOL 1080 Chapter Notes - Chapter week 2 material: Biomedical Model, Sigmund Freud, Improved Sanitation
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Dualism: the idea that the mind and body are separate entities: mind is considered non-material while body is material. Mechanistic: a reductionist approach that reduces behaviour to the level of the organ or physical function. Biopsychological model of illness: this model signals a broadening of a disease or biomedical model of health to one encompassing and emphasising the interaction between body and mind, between psychological and social influences. Behaviour, death & disease: drug treatments, vaccinations & improved sanitation are partial explanations of increases in life expectancy seen globally, different cultures have different life expectancies. This can be e(cid:454)plai(cid:374)ed through o(cid:374)e"s lifest(cid:455)le, diet, and gender differences due to variations in health behaviours. Incidence: the number of new cases of disease occurring during a defined time interval: views of health have also changed over time. Health behaviour: behaviour performed by an individual, regardless of their health status, as a means of protecting, promoting or maintaining health.
