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Chapter 02
Chapter 02
Chapter 2
Learning Objectives
2.1 Describe the key concepts of health, wellness,
illness, disease, and disability.
2.2 Explain the main models of health.
2.3 Understand changing perceptions of health.
2.4 Examine the psychology of health behaviour.
2.5 Describe the healthillness continuum and the
impact of self-imposed risk behaviours.
2.6 Identify the leading causes of morbidity and
mortality in Canada.
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Health
Wellness
Dimensions of Wellness
Illness
Disease
Disability
Health Models
The Medical Model, which was founded on the idea that health
is the absence of disease.
The Holistic Model, which considers all parts of the person and
focuses on the positive aspects of health.
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Health Models
The International Classification of Functioning Disability
and Health (ICF) is also a health model
As a model, the ICF holds that disabilities are common and that
everyone will experience some type of disability during their
lifespan
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The Health Belief Model explains that peoples beliefs about their
personal health and susceptibility to illness affect their health behaviour.
Culture and religion may influence these beliefs
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Asthma
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Lung cancer
Tuberculosis (TB)
Cystic fibrosis
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