Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Depression
- Bio- Medical Model. "explains health in terms of biology" (open.edu)
- Sarah Nettletons five assumptions of heath.
- Reductionist- doesn't take other factors into consideration
- Mind/body dualism- the mind and body can be treated separately.
- Mechanical metaphor- body is perceived as a machine and can be traced like that. for example for depression- just give medicine.
- Technological imperative- the invention of things like X-rays and MRI machines.
- Doctrine of specific aetiology- assumption that every disease and illness is caused by a specific entity. For depression this could be a
chemical imbalance in the brain.
- Social Models of health.'The body is a cultural construction, and that is how it is understood" (Duden)
- where you live/ work can affect your mental health e.g. harsh working conditions
- stress
- on going stress can
affect your mental
health
- Organic and holistic
- some social determinants of health include; social
standing, where you work, lifestyle, economic situation and culture.
- Emerged in the 1970s many members of society were not in
good health despite improvements in medicine
- Lay Perspectives of health- A non proffessionas view of health. "Requires an
understanding of how people maintain their health" (Nettleton)
- personal, cultural and social influences
- Depression is often perceived in a
society as negatively.
- Told to just "cheer up"
- just feeling "under the weather"
- reflect personal circumstances and
experience of health and illness
- Health belief model-
focus is on your attitudes
and beliefs- if you have
negative thoughts about
yourself, this could affect
your mental health
- The non- professionals view of health.
- Bio-Pysco-social Model. (Engel) "all three levels, biological, psychological and social, must be taken into
account in every health care task"
- Holistic view of health.
- Biological- refers to germs and toxins. In relation to depression this could be a chemical imbalance in the brain.
- Psychological- negative thinking and emotional turmoil can affet your mental health
- Social- stressors of work and your social standing could affect your mental heath.