Answer to Question #155250 in Psychology for Andrea

Question

3 definitions of health and illness

Answer 1

Health definitions:

1. Health is an adequate functioning that allows a person to perform their responsibilities.
2. Health is a state of complete social, mental, and physical well-being.
3. Health is the lack of disease and its signs and symptoms.

Illness definitions:

1. Illness is the deprivation from normal functioning, affecting daily task performance.
2. Illness is an instance of poor health or disease.
3. Illness is a patient's subjective perception regarding a well-defined disease.