TERM 1
health
DEFINITION 1
as defined by the world health organization, a state of
complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not
meremly the ansence of disease and infirmity
TERM 2
culture-bound syndrom
DEFINITION 2
a disease or illness that cannot be understood apart from
some specific social context
TERM 3
sick role
DEFINITION 3
societal expectations about the attitude and behavior of a
person views as being ill
TERM 4
brain drain
DEFINITION 4
the immigration to the U.S. and other industrialized nations
of skilled workers, professinals, and technicians who are
desperately needed in their hoem countires.
TERM 5
infant morality
rate
DEFINITION 5
the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1000
live births ina given year
