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Human growth
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A gradual process which occurs from birth until a point in early adulthood when you reach your maximum height.
It involves both height and weight gain |
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Human development
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A change in a person's skills and capabilities
e.g. people develop intellectually, emotionally etc |
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Developmental norms
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The process of human growth and development follows a fairly predictable pattern
Baby can sit unaided: 6-9 months Baby can crawl: 8-10 months Infant can say a few words: 9-12 months Baby can walk unaided: 12-13 months Puberty begins: 10 (girls) 12 (boys) Menopause occurs: 45-55 years |
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Life stages
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The phrase of growth and development that a person passes through
Infancy: 0-2 Childhood: 2-8 Adolescence: 9-18 Early adulthood: 18-45 Middle adulthood:46-65 Later adulthood: 65+ |
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Life course
Life cycle |
The unique pattern of events and experiences that a person goes through during their existence
The human life course is more flexible and more sophisticated idea tan the life cycle (another commonly used concept) The life cycle suggests that most human beings tend to go through a very similar process of development, moving from one developmental stage to another when they reach a particular age. Each stage of the life cycle is seen to contain a series of ‘events that have a general significant for development e.g. going to school in childhood and a similar impact on all those people who experience that stage The idea of the life course allows you to move away from the generalised approach to human development |
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Life span
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The length of time between a person’s birth and death
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Life expectancy
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The number of years that a man or woman living in a specified country can expect to live
2011, male= 77.4. Female =81.6 |
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Foetal development
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The growth and development of the unborn child ruing pregnancy
Approximately 9 months |
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Maturation
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The gradual process of becoming physically mature or fully developed
e.g. girls in adolescence will start to grow breasts while boys start to grow facial hair |
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Biological clock
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The physical changes that ‘unfold’ in a relatively predictable way as a result of maturation
Helen Bee (1995) identified 3 features of human biological maturation: Universal- appearing in all children in all cultures Sequential- involving a predictable pattern of unfolding psychical changes or skill development Biological- not requiring an ‘environment’ influence to trigger its occurrence |
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Motor skills
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Infant’s movement skills
Locomotor skills- pulling, crawling, walking, holding on Non-locomotor skills- holding head up, pushing, bending body Manipulative skills- reaching, grasping, stacking blocks |
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Gross motor skills
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Using large muscle groups to accomplish tasks e.g. crawling and walking
The basic but unsophisticated abilities of limb (arm and leg), trunk and head control. Gross motor skills enable an infant to hold his/her head up without support, to hold onto people and larger objects and later to crawl. These movements skills are the first to emerge during infancy |
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Fine motor skills
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These involve the more precise control of small muscles such as those found in the finder when picking up a small object like a pea. Fine motor skills are more difficult to acquire and take longer to develop
More sophisticated, highly skilled and finely controls forms of movement that are needed for many everyday activities such as eating with cutlery, doing up zips and buttons and tying shoe lace. |
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Other growths that occurs during infancy
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Physical growth- body hardens , they change from being floppy and helpless to a state they have the pshc7ial capacity fir independent movement
Brain growth- the child develops the ability to think and speak. Intellectual and language development- the development of language and thinking. Links to development for relationship-building and social skills |
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Intellectual development
Object permanence |
The emergence and improvement of thinking and language skills
A child will learn that people and objects continue to exist in the world even when they can’t be seen. |
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Development of language
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Language is needed to:
- Express feelings - Control behaviour - Investigate the world - Develop imagination - Develop relationships - Give and receive information - Communicate needs |
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Emotional and social development
Attachment and bonding |
Emotional development- The emergence of feelings about self and others
Social development- The emergence and improvement of communication skills and relationships with other people. The process which these feelings are developed is knows an ‘attachment’ It involves an infant developing a strong emotional link with their parents or main care-givers. The parent or carer response to this emotional linking is known as ‘bonding’ Processes through which an emotional link is established between a baby and a parent or carer. Indiscriminate attachment- up to 6 months, anyone can hold the baby and may protest when put down by whoever is holding them Specific attachment- between 7 to12 months, the baby is usually bonded to the parents and shows fear of strangers Multiple attachment- from 12 months onwards, the baby’s attachment broadens and starts to include close relatives and people whom the baby sees frequently |
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Blueprint
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Your first experience of attachment and boding provides a model for other relationships
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Key concept in infancy
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Physical growth- motor development and maturation
Intellectual development- sensorimotor development and language development Emotional and social development- attachment and bonding |
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Physical growth and development of childhood:
Motor development during childhood |
18-24 months- run at 20mnths, walk well at 24mnths, can push, stack blocks and pick up objects without overbalancing
2-3 years: runs quite easily, climb onto and get off furniture unaided, move large toys around, throw a ball 3-4 years: walk up the stairs using one foot per step, walk on tiptoe, pedal and steer toys with wheel, catch a large ball with both hands and hold a pencil between thumb and forefinger. 4-5 years: use a bat and ball, kick a ball and hold a pencil with ease 5-6 years: play ball games well, skip using alternative feet and has enough fine motor control to thread a needle and sew stitches. |
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Intellectual development in childhood
Concrete operations |
Imaginative and sophisticated e.g. a broom can become ‘a horse’ or a doll can be used tor represent ‘Mummy’
Concrete operations- when children discover some general rules for understanding and relating to the world around them e.g. adding to something makes it bigger while subtracting makes it smaller |
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Emotional and social development
Gender constancy |
Significant features of social development that occur during childhood include:’
• The acquisition of further communication- and relationship-building skills • An increase in the number and breadth of social relationships, to include other children and adults who are not numbers of the child’s own family. • A greater degree of independence from parents • An improvement in the ability to use social and language skills to manage personal relationships with others. Gender constancy- the notion that a person’s sex (male or female) is fixed and will not change. It forms an important part of a child’s developing sense of ‘self’ |
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Self-concept
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Combination of self-image and self-esteem, which together produce a sense of personal identity
Having an awareness of you own personal internal qualities, beliefs and personality traits |
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Primary socialisation
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Process by which children learn to become members of society by learning the norms and values of the society in which they live.
Parents are the main socialising influence |
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Norms
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A shared expectation of behaviour that indicates what is culturally desirable and acceptable
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Reciprocal trust
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Children tend to change their definition of ‘friends’ to refer to other children whom they help and trust and who help and trust them in return.
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Puberty
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The developmental period when secondary sexual characterises develop and reproducing organs become functional
Males: facial, public, underarm and chest hair. Testes begin to produce sperm. Wet dreams. Growth spurt in height and weight. Voice change and becomes deeper. Muscle development Females: ovulation starts/ Underarm and public hair. Hips widen. Curvaceous shape |
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Physical development due to hormones in adolescence
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Primary
Boys: penis, scrotum Girls: ovaries, uterus, vagina, clitoris Secondary Boys: voice lowers, public hair Girls: breasts, hips, public hair |
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Intellectual development in adolescence
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Abstract thinking- high level thinking that enables a person to think issues, problems or situations that they have not directly experienced themselves or are hypothetical (imaginary)
Abstract thinking improves an adolescent’s ability to: - Contemplate the future - Understand the nature of human relationships - Use foresight to predict possible consequences - Empathise |
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Emotional development in adolescence
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Functional independence- e.g. making dressing and dietary choices
Attitudinal independence- e.g. developing own values and beliefs Emotional independence e.g. finding non-parental sources of approval, intimacy and emotional support Conflictual independence- e.g. recognising separateness from parents without feeling or provoking guilt, resentment or anger, that s, being comfortable with from parents |
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Maturity
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The state of being fully developed
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Ageing process
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Pattern of biological change, not caused by accident or disease that occurs over time in the structure and functioning of the human body.
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Menopause
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Period of time during which a woman’s menstrual cycle wanes and gradually stops, usually between age 45-50
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Physical changes in adulthood
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• Human vision and hearing become less acute
• Bones become more brittle (fragile) • Loss of calcium in bones, and wear and tear on the joints • Reduction in brain weight and loss of brain matter • Change in sleep patterns; early to bed, early to rise • Loss of ability to hear very high and very low sounds • Loss of muscle tissue, especially fibres used for bursts of strength and speed • Increase in wrinkles due to loss of elasticity |
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Intellectual development in adulthood
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• Memory becomes less effective
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Cognitive performance
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Ability to use thinking and memory skills
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Social and emotional development in adulthood
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• New roles such as worker, partner, parent
• From early adulthood: leaving home, separation from parent... finding intimate partner • Starting a family of your own |
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Role strain
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The pressure and difficulties that may result from the conflicting demands of a person’s different social roles (such as worker and parent)
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Social roles
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Expected pattern of behaviour associated with a particular social status
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Adulthood to old age
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Physical
- menopause, - ageing process - maturity Social: - need to adapt to new social circumstance, - new social roles develop/emerge, - can experience role strain, - loss of social roles in later life Intellectual: - gradual improvement, then decline in cognitive skills as we age, - few older people experience dementia Emotional - emotional separation from parents and family - new relationships formed, including close partnership - loss in later life |
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Genes
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Short stretches of DNA ribbon located in chromosomes
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DNA
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Deoxyribonucleic acid
The chemical ribbon that tells cells how to function |
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Chromosomes
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Long strands or packets of DNA
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Explain the role that genes play in human growth and development
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Check AS folder
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To what extent do genes determine human growth and development? .
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Check AS folder
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Social structures
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e.g. family, education system
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Primary socialisation
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Carried out within the family where children learn the culture or rules of bahaviours that are expected in the wider society
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Norms
Values |
expected behaviour in society
Ideas and beliefs that are important to those who hold them |
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Social class
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economic standing in society
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Peer group
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A group of people who share common characteristics e.g. age. A person idenifies with this group and may be influenced by this group
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Key points in social factors affecting growth and development
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Family support
- diversity of family types -performs development function e.g. speaking to you for intellectual development Socialisation - teaching of social values, attitudes and ways of behaving Access to care services - important for people who have chronic illness or disability Culture and beliefs - way of life of a society or social group Education - essential for intellectual and social development Social class - a peon's social economic standing in society Community support - offers social contact, emotional support and intellectual stimulation Peer group relationships - a group of people who share common characteristics |
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Lifestlye
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The particular attitudes and habits that a person has that influences their daily life
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Exercise and PIES
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Physical- imorves strength and stamina, reduces blood pressure and weight
Intellectual- stimulates thinking and planning skills Emotional- increases self-esteem and confidence Social- develops team work and cooperation skills, provides a way of meeting others |
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Reasons for the decline in exercise
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- an increase in leisure 'passive' leisure activities such as watching TV instead of participation in sports
- preference for car journeys instead of walking or cycling - technology makes work lighter e.g. cleaning and washing of clothes that were once physically demanding |
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Stress
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Feeling under pressure, unable to cope with demands of a situation
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Sources of stress
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- personal relationships
- financial and commitments problems - health problems - hostility from others - lack of res and relaxation - |
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Stress
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In infancy, stress as an effect on social and emotional development e.g. fear and uncertainty undermine the development of confidence and self-esteem
Children and adolescents who are more stressed are less likely to learn well or realise their intellectual potential In adults, it can disrupt and damage a person's social relationships and have a negative effect on their self-esteem and confidence... linked to health problems such as depressions and high blood pressure, |
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Risk of alcohol
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- develop high blood pressure
- coronary heart disease - cancers of the mouth & throat - liver damage - obesity |
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Why people use drugs
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- peer pressure
- experiment - a way of coping with difficulties and pressure in life - part of leisure activities |
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Substance misuse
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Umbrella term for problems associated withe excessive alcohol consumption and the non-medical use of prescribed and illegal drugs
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Risk of smoking
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- develop lung cancer and other cancers
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Smoking during pregnancy
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- reduces the ability of a woman's blood to carry oxygen to her placenta
- greater risk of miscarriage - give birth to premature and underweight babies - high levels of cot death - the babies are more prone to respiratory problems e.g. asthma |
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internal factors
external factors |
genes
environment |
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Noxious substance
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poisonous, harmful and unpleasant substances such ass chemical pollutants
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Pollution
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Contamination with something harmful or poisonous
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Sources of environment pollution
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- water pollution from sewage and industrial chemicals
- air pollution from car fumes and industrial production - land contamination form domestic and commercial waste - noise pollution from industrial or domestic activities - soil and water pollution from pesticide use |
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Who's at risk from environmental pollution?
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Children
Pregnant women Elderly ill people e.g. with asthma |
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Sanitation
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a system for promoting health by getting rid of dirt and germs such as drainage and sewerage system
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Negative apporach
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- absence of illness
- biomedical model |
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Biomedical approach
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an approach to health that focuses on the structure and functioning of the human body. It is associated with he scientific approach taken by practitioners of western medicine.
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Positive approach
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Focuses on present qualities or abilities such as being fit. feeling food, having a good BMI, optimistic about life
Using this approach involves more than just being unwell. t is about meeting certain expectation such as having a BMI, blood pressure that are healthy for a person of your age and physical built |
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Holistic approach
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A state of complete psychical, mental and social wellbeing
The physical part can be measured objectively well the wellbeing can be measures subjectively |
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Health promotion activities
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Health education- information focus: aims to increase awareness of health issues and the health consequences of a person's lifestyle and behaviour.
e.g. information about safe limits of alcohol, the effects of smoking cigarettes and the consequences of obesity Health improvement- activity focus: aims to provide people with strategies for improving their personal health. e.g. ways of improving psychical fitness, loosing wight or giving up smoking Preventive health work- medical approach: aims to make people aware of the factots that lead to ill-health and of strategies, such as screening and immunisation, to identity illness and disease at an early treatable stage. |