HLTB15H3 Chapter : HLTA10 Pgs 26-46
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There is a large variation in health status according to socio-economic factors, gender, culture, ethnic status, and age. > investigators have mainly focused on the health effects of social stratification. The socio-economic classification: national statistics socio-economic classification (ns-sec) has been reported to be sensitive to differences in health status. > occupational classifications have been successfully employed in britain to analyse inequalities in health status btw the higher and lower classes. > indirect selection could also be the cause where individual characteristics lead to better socio- economic position and better health; longer-term unemployment has led to adverse health effects. Psycho-social stress, a heightened mind-body reaction to fear or anxiety-arousing stimuli (illness) > stress is the product of the person s capacity for self-control and include theories of self- efficacy (feeling of confidence in ability to undertake the bhvr), hardiness (personal feelings of control), and mastery (control over the response to stress)
