Categories | Subcategories | Examples |
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1) Psychological Attributions | Psychological and/or psychiatric symptoms | Emotional state, stress, worry, sorrow, deception. |
Personality | One’s way of being. | |
Stress | Family problems. | |
2) Biological Risk Factors | Genetic/Hereditary | Illness caused by genetic inheritance. |
Age | Illness caused by age. | |
Obesity | Illness caused by obesity. | |
Poor organ function | Alterations in the body’s defenses, low immunity. | |
Hormonal causes | Use of contraceptives, causes related to the menstrual cycle and menopause. | |
3) Behavioral Risk Factors | Lack of prevention | Lack of preventive tests, sedentary life, bad eating habits, carelessness. |
Drug use | Use of cigarettes, alcohol and other drugs. | |
Breast-feeding related problems | Problems during breast-feeding. | |
Work related problems | Overwork, stress at work. | |
4) Lack of access to resources | Little medical care, lack of information, delay in medical care. | |
5) Physical Injury | Accidental bruises, hits, injuries. | |
6) Bad luck/Fate | Fatalism, bad luck. | |
7) Chemicals | Poison, pollution or pesticides. |