Lecturer
Health and Illness
Health
As defined by the World Health Organization (WHO): state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Characteristics
1. A concern for the individual as a total system
2. A view of health that identifies internal and external environment
3. An acknowledgment of the importance of an individual’s role in life.
(A dynamic state in which the individual adapts to changes in internal and external environment to maintain a state of well-being).
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