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HEALTH STUDIES ASSIGNMENT CONCEPTS OF HEALTH DISEASE AND ILLNESS As humans remain different in nature, so are their perceptions and response towards certain issues of their lives and well-being. The concept of health assumes to be a typical example of this and hence, poses debate about what it is. How do we manage illness, disease and sickness to draw a valid conclusion on its definition? This essay intends to discuss the meaning of health by exploring different definitions and their contradictions. It will also define illness while giving an example of illness experiences. Furthermore, the concept of disease will be discussed. Finally, I will explain the sick role while critically analysing and evaluating its features. According to Townsend and Davidson (1988,p33), the term health is derived from the word "whole", which is a recipient of the healing process. Therefore, an attempt to heal or cure in the medical field literally means, to make...

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