Health can be defined in many terms depending upon the approach that is being used.Antonovsky (1979) claimed that the concept of health cannot be understood from a pathological perspective only. His approach focused on factors that support human health and well-being, whichhe called a ‘salutogenic’ model of health. He approached health in a holistic manner that included physical, psychological, and social perspectives.
Holistic health considers the complete person physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually, and is supported by the Royal College of General Practitioners.
Depression can be looked at with a holistic approach because it affects the whole person. It affects the body causing tiredness (physical), one’s self-esteem and confidence …show more content…
(Stokes 1982).It looks at treating particular physical diseases, not mental or social. This has led to measuring health by its absence, for example by death or disease. This means that health is defined as the absence of disease.
The advantage of the medical model is that diseases are readily diagnosed. But this approach is implies that people with disabilities are unhealthy and that health is only about physical disease and mortality.
The holistic approach broadened the medical perspective, and also introduced the idea of positive health. The holistic Model isformulated from the 1946 WHO definition of health which states; "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity".
The social model became known from the social model of disability. It was developed as a reaction to the traditional medical model. This model examines factors which contribute to health such as social, cultural, political and the environment. An example is poor housing. Studies suggestlow levels of autonomy and low self-esteem are likely to relate to worse health.(Wilkinson & Marmot …show more content…
(Vingilis&Sarkella (1997).The Community Development and Health Network (CDHN)believe that communities can and should be actively involved in identifying, planning, designing and implementing solutions to health issues and unjust health inequalities. (CDHN 2017).
The holistic and social models have the advantage of focusing on mental as well as physical health, and on broader issues of active participation in life. They also allow for people living active lifestyles in spite of a physical impairment: blind people may still be able to carry out their aspirations whilst being productive and content and so they are seen as healthy.
The disadvantage is that they do not differentiate between theconditionof being healthy and the consequences of being healthy; nor do they distinguish between health and the lack ofof health. For example, social health may be viewed as an impairment, more than a marker of health status; it is subject to influence by very different
Holistic health considers the complete person physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually, and is supported by the Royal College of General Practitioners.
Depression can be looked at with a holistic approach because it affects the whole person. It affects the body causing tiredness (physical), one’s self-esteem and confidence …show more content…
(Stokes 1982).It looks at treating particular physical diseases, not mental or social. This has led to measuring health by its absence, for example by death or disease. This means that health is defined as the absence of disease.
The advantage of the medical model is that diseases are readily diagnosed. But this approach is implies that people with disabilities are unhealthy and that health is only about physical disease and mortality.
The holistic approach broadened the medical perspective, and also introduced the idea of positive health. The holistic Model isformulated from the 1946 WHO definition of health which states; "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity".
The social model became known from the social model of disability. It was developed as a reaction to the traditional medical model. This model examines factors which contribute to health such as social, cultural, political and the environment. An example is poor housing. Studies suggestlow levels of autonomy and low self-esteem are likely to relate to worse health.(Wilkinson & Marmot …show more content…
(Vingilis&Sarkella (1997).The Community Development and Health Network (CDHN)believe that communities can and should be actively involved in identifying, planning, designing and implementing solutions to health issues and unjust health inequalities. (CDHN 2017).
The holistic and social models have the advantage of focusing on mental as well as physical health, and on broader issues of active participation in life. They also allow for people living active lifestyles in spite of a physical impairment: blind people may still be able to carry out their aspirations whilst being productive and content and so they are seen as healthy.
The disadvantage is that they do not differentiate between theconditionof being healthy and the consequences of being healthy; nor do they distinguish between health and the lack ofof health. For example, social health may be viewed as an impairment, more than a marker of health status; it is subject to influence by very different