HE100A: Health Issues I Lecture 3: Determinants of Health and Disease
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A set of vocabulary flashcards based on the lecture notes covering key terms and concepts related to health determinants and disease.
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Causality
A property that assumes an action-reaction relationship between two or more variables.
Etiology
The cause or origin of a disease or disorder.
Proximate Cause
An event that is immediately responsible for or closest to the observed effect.
Ultimate Cause
The first event without which the observed effect would never have happened.
Internal Locus of Control
The belief that one's life is under their own control.
External Locus of Control
The belief that one's life is controlled by external factors.
Public Policy
Policies that regulate human behaviour to minimize extreme behaviours and incentivize towards goals.
Epidemiology
The study of the frequency and distribution of a disorder in a population.
Personal Health Behaviors
Actions taken by individuals that affect their health, such as diet and exercise.
Socioeconomic Status (SES)
A measure of an individual's or family's social and economic position in relation to others.
Critical Periods of Development
Specific time windows during which the environment has a significant impact on development.
Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome
A disorder of the digestive system that can be associated with anxiety.
Third Variable Problem
A confounding variable that can affect the correlation between two other variables.
Schizophrenia
A psychotic disorder characterized by disturbances of thought, emotion, and behavior.
Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Symptoms including hallucinations and delusions.
Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Symptoms characterized by a loss of functions, such as motivation and pleasure.
Gene Expression
The process by which information from a gene is used to synthesize functional gene products like proteins.
Neurodevelopmental Hypothesis
A theory suggesting that disruptions in brain development can lead to conditions like schizophrenia.
Causality
A property that assumes an action-reaction relationship between two or more variables.
Etiology
The cause or origin of a disease or disorder.
Proximate Cause
An event that is immediately responsible for or closest to the observed effect.
Ultimate Cause
The first event without which the observed effect would never have happened.
Internal Locus of Control
The belief that one's life is under their own control.
External Locus of Control
The belief that one's life is controlled by external factors.
Public Policy
Policies that regulate human behaviour to minimize extreme behaviours and incentivize towards goals.
Epidemiology
The study of the frequency and distribution of a disorder in a population.
Personal Health Behaviors
Actions taken by individuals that affect their health, such as diet and exercise.
Socioeconomic Status (SES)
A measure of an individual's or family's social and economic position in relation to others.
Critical Periods of Development
Specific time windows during which the environment has a significant impact on development.
Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome
A disorder of the digestive system that can be associated with anxiety.
Third Variable Problem
A confounding variable that can affect the correlation between two other variables.
Schizophrenia
A psychotic disorder characterized by disturbances of thought, emotion, and behavior.
Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Symptoms including hallucinations and delusions.
Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Symptoms characterized by a loss of functions, such as motivation and pleasure.
Gene Expression
The process by which information from a gene is used to synthesize functional gene products like proteins.
Neurodevelopmental Hypothesis
A theory suggesting that disruptions in brain development can lead to conditions like schizophrenia.