Changing Concepts Of Health

In this presentation you will get the knowledge about changing concepts of health.
the changing concepts of health has been categorised as follows:
1.Biomedical concept
2.Ecological concept
3.Psychological concept
4.Holistic concept

1. - Manali Akolkar CHANGING CONCEPTS OF HEALTH

2. HEALTH Health is a common theme in most cultures. The oldest definition of health is the “absence of disease”. The definition of health according to WHO “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely an absence of disease or infirmity”.

3. CHANGING CONCEPTS Health is not perceived the same way by all members of a community including various professional groups (eg.biomedical scientists, social science specialists, health administrators, ecologists, etc.) giving rise to confusion about the concept of health. Health has evolved over the centuries as a concept from an individual concern to a worldwide social goal and encompasses the whole quality of life

4. CONCEPT OF HEALTH Biomedical concept Ecological concept Psychological concept Holistic concept

5. A brief account of changing concept of health: Biomedical concept : Absence of disease. Human body as a machine, disease as a consequence, of the breakdown of the machine & one of the doctor’s task as repair of the machine. Critism of biomedical concept of heath.

6. 2 . Ecological Concept: A dynamic equilibrium between man and his environment and disease as a maladjustment of the human organism to environment. Health implies the relative absence of pain and discomfort and a continuous adaptation and adjustment to the environment to ensure optimal function.

7. 3. Psychological concept: Influenced by social, psychological, cultural, economic and political factors of the people. Health is both a biological and social phenomenon.

8. 4. Holistic Concept: It is synthesis of all the above concepts. Strength of social, economic, political and environmental influences on health. A unified or multidimensional process involving well-being of the person in context of his environment.

9. Reference – Park’s textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine.

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