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| philosophical view that the body and the mind (or soul, or mental processes) are essentially one substance, and are part of one underlying reality |
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| philosophical view that the body and the mind (or soul, or mental processes) are fundamentally different substances |
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| illness that lasts only a relatively short time |
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| illness that is ongoing and is usually irreversible |
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| diseases in which a person's everyday behaviour (eg, diet, exercise, smoking) play roles in their development, such as coronary heart disease, lung cnacer, Type II diabetes. |
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| X-ray pictures of the breast, used to detect tumours and cysts. The X-ray pictures are taken from several angles. |
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| cause or origin of a disease |
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| concerned with enhancing health and preventing illness in healthy individuals (ie, major focus preventing illness and enhance health) |
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| these rates are the number of people with illness, injury or disability |
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| the number of cases (people)with a particular illness, injury or disability |
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| the number of new cases (people) with a particular illness, injury or disability reported within a particular time |
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| research which endeavours to gain understanding and also make change at the same time. Different research methodologies, usually participative and qualitative |
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| the experience of both being and having a body |
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| shared cultural background |
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| group which is not the dominant ethnic group in a country or society. The term highlights power differences between different ethnic groups |
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| an individual difference in the tendency to experience negative, distressing emotions. |
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| a predisposiition to experience negative emotions and negative self-concept |
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| a substance or procedure that has no inherent power to produce an effect that is sought or predicted |
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| organised set of ideas about specific disease which include causes, duration, symptoms and other disease attributes |
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| cognitive representations |
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| organised set of beliefs about a particular topic, such as illness |
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| working in paid employment as well as doing the majority of unpaid domestic work and childcare (eg, the female position in the modern times) |
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| process by which physical symptoms arise from psychological distress rather than organic pathology |
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| pain arises from the summation of sensory pain info transmitted to the brain. In sum, sensory info is transmitted along more than one pathway to the dorsal horns, where it is summed (or balanced) and depending on the output, may or may not be transmitted on to the brain |
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| ways in which an individual lives his/her life, including specific behavious s/he engages in |
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| positive health behaviour |
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| behaviour that is beneficial for a person's health |
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| negative health behaviour |
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| behaviour that is detrimental to a perons's health |
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| promotion of healthy lifestyles to prevent the development of disease |
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| medical-based prevention aiming to identify disease at an early stage and treat it |
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| discipline of study which examines and documents the frequency, distribution and causes of disease in a population |
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| a rigorous, well-developed method of reviewing a number of studies (usually in the medical field) on a particular topic |
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| high blood pressure (at rest) |
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| surgical removal of the entire breast |
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| surgical removal of one ovary (a bilateral oophorectomy is the surgical removal of both ovaries). It is also called ovariectomy |
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| discrimination on the basis of genetic make-up |
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| individuals are simply the sum of their genes rather than broader social, environmental and cultural factors |
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| the technique in which healthy individuals take prescribed medication to reduce their risk of getting a disease |
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| process by which non-medical problems become defined and treated as medical issues, usually in terms of illnesses, disorders or syndromes |
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| the degree to which patients stick to the medical recommendations or treatment |
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| the degree to which patient follows explicitly the expert treatment recommendations of a health professional |
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| group of people (friends, relatives, collegues) we talk to and seek advice from |
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| procedure performed to see the presence and degree of narrowing or blockages in the coronary arteries. It involves directing a tube into these arteries (via groin or arm) and injecting an x-ray dye |
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| doctor responding to the patient in a manner which allows the patient to express all of their reasons for seeing the doctor, including symptoms, thoughts, feelings and expectations |
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| interactions between patients and health professionals are interactions between equals which aim for therapeutic alliance |
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| process by which non-medical problems become defined and treated as medical issues, usually in terms of illnesses, disorders or syndromes |
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