CONCEPT OF HEALTH

1. CONCEPT OF
HEALTH
DR. MAHESWARI JAIKUMAR.
maheswarijaikumar2103@gmail.com

2. CONCEPT OF HEALTH
• The concept of health has evolved
over the centuries as a concept from
a individual concern to a world wide
social goal. The changing concepts of
health is furnished below.

3. 1. BIO MEDICAL CONCEPT.
2. ECOLOGICAL CONCEPT.
3. PSYCHO SOCIAL CONCEPT.
4. HOLISTIC CONCEPT.

4. CONCEPT OF HEALTH
BIO MEDICAL CONCEPT
ECOLOGICAL CONCEPT
PSYCHOSOCIAL CONCEPT
HOLISTIC CONCEPT

6. BIO MEDICAL CONCEPT
• Bio medical concept views health as
“absence of disease”.
• Bio medical concept has the basis in
the germ theory of disease.

7. • Human body is viewed as a machine &
disease as a consequence of the
breakdown of the machine & the
doctor repairs the machine.
• The criticism leveled against the
concept is that it has minimized the
role of environment, social,
psychological & cultural determinants
of health

9. ECOLOGICAL CONCEPT
• Ecological concept views health
as a dynamic equilibrium
between man & his
environment.

11. • Human’s ecological & cultural
adaptations determine the
occurrences of disease.
• The ecological concept rises two
issues…. 1. Imperfect man & 2.
Imperfect environment.

13. PSYCHOSOCIAL CONCEPT
• Development in social sciences
focused on factors influencing
health such as social,
psychological, cultural,
economic & political factors of
the individuals.

14. • Psychosocial concept views
health as both a biological &
social phenomenon’

16. HOLISTIC CONCEPT
• The holistic model is a synthesis of bio
medical, ecological & psycho social
concept.
• It recognizes the role of social,
economical, political & environmental
influences on health.

17. • It views that health implies a
sound mind in a sound body, in a
sound family in a sound
environment.
• The emphasis is on promotion &
protection of health.

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