Student :Shady Abo Hamad

Group:M1653

1. The definition of health according WHO

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity.

In keeping with the biomedical perspective, early definitions of health focused on the theme of
the body's ability to function; health was seen as a state of normal function that could be disrupted
from time to time by disease. An example of such a definition of health is: "a state characterized
by anatomic, physiologic, and psychological integrity; ability to perform personally valued
family, work, and community roles; ability to deal with physical, biological, psychological, and
social stress". Then in 1948, in a radical departure from previous definitions, the World Health
Organization (WHO) proposed a definition that aimed higher: linking health to well-being, in
terms of "physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease and
infirmity".

2. Which is the correct ratio of factors that determine health:

A. Biologic factors 35%, Psychological factors 35%, Social factors 25% Medical care 20%
B. Biologic factors 25%, Psychological factors 25%, Social factors 25% Medical care 25%
C. Biologic factors 30%, Psychological factors 30%, Social factors 30% Medical care 10%
D. Biologic factors 20%, Psychological factors 20%, Social factors 20% Medical care 20%
E. Biologic factors 25%, Psychological factors 25%, Social factors 35% Medical care 15%

3.Definition and examples of prophylaxis

Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary

Definition of prophylaxis : measures designed to preserve health and prevent the spread of
disease.
Primary Prophylaxis
Drugs or other forms of treatment used to prevent the development of a disease in a person who is
at risk for but with no prior history of the disease. For example, primary prophylaxis is used to
prevent people with advanced HIV infection from developing opportunistic infections, such as
toxoplasmosis.
Secondary prophylaxis (now called maintenance therapy in the NIH/CDC guidelines) consists of
therapy given to prevent relapse of known and appropriately treated opportunistic infections that
have occurred prior to effective antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Tertiary prevention targets those individuals with diagnosed illness and disease. Examples of
tertiary prevention include self-management programs for those with chronic illness, or
rehabilitation programs for those recovering from accident or illness.
Quaternary prophylaxis is the set of health activities to mitigate or avoid the consequences of
unnecessary or excessive intervention of the health system.