Book contents
- Facing Death Across Cultures
- Facing Death Across Cultures
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction to a Cultural Species
- Module 1 The Basic Psychological Components of Culture
- Module 2 Becoming Human
- Module 3 Acculturation
- Module 4 Multicultural Adaptation
- Module 5 Health and Well-Being
- Module 6 Disease and Healing
- Module 7 Diversity and the Conventional Medical World
- Module 8 Thinking about Death
- Module 9 Managing Mortality and Difficult Passages
- Module 10 Cultures Approach the End
- Module 11 Critical and End-of-Life Care
- Module 12 Culture, Passages, and Psychosocial Supports
- Glossary
- References
- Index
Module 5 - Health and Well-Being
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 February 2025
- Facing Death Across Cultures
- Facing Death Across Cultures
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction to a Cultural Species
- Module 1 The Basic Psychological Components of Culture
- Module 2 Becoming Human
- Module 3 Acculturation
- Module 4 Multicultural Adaptation
- Module 5 Health and Well-Being
- Module 6 Disease and Healing
- Module 7 Diversity and the Conventional Medical World
- Module 8 Thinking about Death
- Module 9 Managing Mortality and Difficult Passages
- Module 10 Cultures Approach the End
- Module 11 Critical and End-of-Life Care
- Module 12 Culture, Passages, and Psychosocial Supports
- Glossary
- References
- Index
Summary
Module 5 provides an overview of ways in which cultures describe health and well-being. Measurement of well-being is problematic, requiring both objectivity and sensitivity to cultural conceptualizations. Attempts to describe universals of well-being include Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Historically, humans participated in rituals that enhanced well-being. Indigenous cultures often conceptualize well-being holistically, emphasizing connections to social, natural, and spiritual levels of existence. This module defines terms of reference for healthcare systems, including traditional medicine and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), along with conventional medicine, describing the predominant Euro-American system.
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- Facing Death Across CulturesHealth and Mortality in a Diverse World, pp. 62 - 88Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025