Please, reply to this Discussion question. This is another student post to wish i have to react adding extra information related to what the student already post.  make sure your writing seems redirect specific to the Student. For example  start with, Hello Martha, Do not generalize using the word student, because then i have to make the change, the reply is direct to one person, wish name is in the Begining. on the Title .  Cultural and Health Belief Systems  A worldview refers to an extensive and comprehensive outlook on life, reality and the universe. A worldview can be cultural, philosophical, liberal or even religious (Malham, 2017). It shapes an individual's perspective on existence and trickles down to their daily activities and beliefs. It is indicative of a person's view point, attitudes and beliefs. An individual's worldview is also the nucleus of their cultural identity which is characterized by their beliefs, assumptions, values and attitudes, all derived from the socialization process in a specific cultural context. This is to say that a client's cultural belief system refers to theories either based on culture or ethnicity that determine the way the client understands and structures their attitudes, health or otherwise. A cultural belief system is therefore a configuration of thoughts, notions, concepts and ideas in which their components are brought together by some form of functional reliance or interdependence (Daenikindt, de Koster, & va der Waal, 2017). Lastly, a paradigm refers to one of the components making up a worldview of cultural belief system. I could be a notion, theory or thought. The magico-religious health belief system is based on a belief in supernatural or magical forces existing in the natural environment. Under this perspective, everything, including health and illness is in the hands of supernatural powers such as God or gods (De Angulo & Losada, 2017). Treatment can be by indigenous healers and is as a result of the influences of the supernatural forces. In the scientific/biomedical paradigm, however, no supernatural forces dominate. It focuses on solely on biological or physical components and processes excluding all others such as social and environmental influences. Under this paradigm, health and illness are under human control. Its characterized by determinism, mechanism, reductionism and objective materialism. Lastly, it stresses on medical or pharmacological approaches to treatment, approaches which essentially target abnormalities in biological processes (De Angulo & Losada, 2017). The holistic paradigm, unlike the scientific model asserts that all components/elements of a client's life, be they social, physical, environmental, emotional, psychological and subjective have a bearing on their health. It is based on the laws of nature which require a balance of all the mentioned concepts. Lastly, every component is functionally important or has a role to play in an individual's health. Their ...

1. Please, reply to this Discussion question. This is another
student post to wish i have to react adding extra information
related to what the student already post.
make sure your writing seems redirect specific to the Student.
For example start with, Hello Martha,
Do not generalize using the word student, because then i have to
make the change, the reply is direct to one person, wish name is
in the Begining. on the Title .
Cultural and Health Belief Systems
A worldview refers to an extensive and comprehensive outlook
on life, reality and the universe. A worldview can be cultural,
philosophical, liberal or even religious (Malham, 2017). It
shapes an individual's perspective on existence and trickles
down to their daily activities and beliefs. It is indicative of a
person's view point, attitudes and beliefs. An individual's
worldview is also the nucleus of their cultural identity which is
characterized by their beliefs, assumptions, values and attitudes,
all derived from the socialization process in a specific cultural
context. This is to say that a client's cultural belief system
refers to theories either based on culture or ethnicity that
determine the way the client understands and structures their
attitudes, health or otherwise. A cultural belief system is
therefore a configuration of thoughts, notions, concepts and
ideas in which their components are brought together by some
form of functional reliance or interdependence (Daenikindt, de
Koster, & va der Waal, 2017). Lastly, a paradigm refers to one
of the components making up a worldview of cultural belief

2. system. I could be a notion, theory or thought.
The magico-religious health belief system is based on a belief
in supernatural or magical forces existing in the natural
environment. Under this perspective, everything, including
health and illness is in the hands of supernatural powers such as
God or gods (De Angulo & Losada, 2017). Treatment can be by
indigenous healers and is as a result of the influences of the
supernatural forces. In the scientific/biomedical paradigm,
however, no supernatural forces dominate. It focuses on solely
on biological or physical components and processes excluding
all others such as social and environmental influences. Under
this paradigm, health and illness are under human control. Its
characterized by determinism, mechanism, reductionism and
objective materialism. Lastly, it stresses on medical or
pharmacological approaches to treatment, approaches which
essentially target abnormalities in biological processes (De
Angulo & Losada, 2017). The holistic paradigm, unlike the
scientific model asserts that all components/elements of a
client's life, be they social, physical, environmental, emotional,
psychological and subjective have a bearing on their health. It is
based on the laws of nature which require a balance of all the
mentioned concepts. Lastly, every component is functionally
important or has a role to play in an individual's health. Their
interactions can be nurturing or destructive (Fiandaca,
Mapstone, & Federoff, 2017).
The professional healthcare system is inherently different from
the folk care health system although there exist useful
similarities. For one, professional care is characterized by
professional or specialised education and training. Doctors,
nurses and other professional healthcare providers undergo
vigorous academic and practicum training for the to acquire the
requisite skills as well as acquire practising licenses. Under the
folk care system, although practitioners may undergo some form
of training through apprenticeship, the same is not formal. Also,

3. fork care practitioners such as lay midwives and spiritual
healers are not licensed (Coreil, 2015). Secondly, professional
healthcare is based on scientific and internationally recognized
standards of health such as disease prevention, medical
treatment patient ethics, etc. However, the folk care systems are
based on cultural or religious beliefs and therefore differ
between cultures, religions and other ethnic lines. This is
because folk care systems across different settings embody the
values, beliefs and treatment approaches of the particular
cultural group in which its participants belong (Edelman,
Mandle, & Kudzma, 2013). Lastly, as a result of the adherence
to international standards, professional healthcare systems are
organized, formal and structured unlike folk care systems that
are diversified, informal and lack in structural uniformity.
However, it is important to note that within a specific category
of folk care say among rural Chinese practitioners. It is possible
to identify a semblance of formality and uniformity.
Allopathy or allopathic medicine refers to a health system that
relies on mainstream medicine and other mainstream healthcare
practices. It can also be referred to as conventional, orthodox,
western or mainstream medicine (Trimble & Rajaraman, 2017).
It is the contemporary form of healthcare experienced in
civilised societies today, where healthcare professionals such as
doctors, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, therapists and other
healthcare professionals undergo professional training and are
afterwards licensed to provide healthcare services including the
diagnosis and treatment of diseases. In allopathic medicine, the
dominant care system is the professional as opposed to the folk
care systems and treatment is via medicinal treatment or
medication, surgery, radiation, dialysis and other medical or
scientific based treatments and therapies (Trimble &
Rajaraman, 2017). Along with mainstream medicine in
allopathy are other forms of care, commonly referred to as
complementary and alternative medicine. These may include the
use of herbs, massage, yoga, meditation, sleep therapy, dream

4. work and intuition. However, in most cases, especially in the
use of herbs, patients are required to consult with their
mainstream medicine care providers, that is, doctors, nurses,
and other physicians. Complementary and alternative medicine
practitioners are known to use the term allopathic medicine as a
form of distinction between their practice and that of
mainstream medicine.
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