Concept of Health Concept of Health and Illnessand Illness

ByByKris TrairatanaKris TrairatanaAugust 13, 2008August 13, 2008

Concept of Health and IllnessConcept of Health and Illness

• Conceptual models used by individuals Conceptual models used by individuals or communities in attempting to or communities in attempting to explain how to maintain health and to explain how to maintain health and to provide an explanation of Illness (Lay, provide an explanation of Illness (Lay, 2008).2008).

• A state of balance between the physical, A state of balance between the physical, psychological, and social aspects which psychological, and social aspects which is holistic fulfillment.is holistic fulfillment.

Concept of HealthConcept of Health

• Holistic concept of health: the belief that Holistic concept of health: the belief that being healthy, without any physical disorders being healthy, without any physical disorders or disease and being emotional comfortable.or disease and being emotional comfortable.

• Positive concept: the belief that being healthy is a Positive concept: the belief that being healthy is a state achieved only by continuous effort.state achieved only by continuous effort.

• Negative concept: the view that being healthy is Negative concept: the view that being healthy is the absence of illnessthe absence of illness

Concept of IllnessConcept of Illness

• Ill ConceptIll Concept can be described by diseases and can be described by diseases and disorders which influence to people’s healthdisorders which influence to people’s health

• Disease ConceptDisease Concept refers to a diagnosable refers to a diagnosable problem which might be physical or problem which might be physical or psychiatric matterspsychiatric matters

• Disorder ConceptDisorder Concept refers to a malfunction of a refers to a malfunction of a body tissue, organ, or system.body tissue, organ, or system.

(It is very hard to identify the difference among three (It is very hard to identify the difference among three concepts of illness because they overlap.)concepts of illness because they overlap.)

Concept of Health and IllnessConcept of Health and IllnessPhysiological

Psychological

spiritual

Sociological

Factors Affecting Health and Factors Affecting Health and Well-beingWell-being

• Eating sensibly, in order to maintain a Eating sensibly, in order to maintain a balance diet.balance diet.

• Taking regular exercise, in order to maintain Taking regular exercise, in order to maintain physical and mental fitness.physical and mental fitness.

• Monitoring weight, in order to avoid weight-Monitoring weight, in order to avoid weight-related illness or premature death.related illness or premature death.

• Limiting alcohol, tobacco or escaping other Limiting alcohol, tobacco or escaping other drugs and other drug consumption, in order drugs and other drug consumption, in order to avoid related diseases and disorders.to avoid related diseases and disorders.

• Visiting doctor, to obtain medical advice and Visiting doctor, to obtain medical advice and appropriately prompt treatment.appropriately prompt treatment.

ReferencesReferences

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• Trollope-Kumar, Karen. (2008). Lay concepts Trollope-Kumar, Karen. (2008). Lay concepts of health and illness. Retrieved on August 10, of health and illness. Retrieved on August 10, 2008 from http://www.enotes.com/public-2008 from http://www.enotes.com/public-health-encyclopedia/lay-concepts-health-health-encyclopedia/lay-concepts-health-illnessillness