AVOIDANT BEHAVIOR: Disease and Illness

Posted on October 14, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

COMMON SENSE PUBLIC AND POPULATION HEALTH

By Staff Reporters

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According to colleague Dan Ariely PhD, Disease Avoidant Behavior are the actions we take to avoid illness, often driven by instinctive or learned responses. It’s why we wash our hands obsessively during flu season, wear a balaclava mask and/or avoid people who are sneezing or coughing.

Note: A balaclava is a form of cloth headgear designed to expose only part of the face, usually the eyes and mouth. Depending on style and how it is worn, only the eyes, mouth and nose, or just the front of the face are unprotected. Versions with enough of a full face opening may be rolled into a hat to cover the crown of the head or folded down as a collar around the neck.

This behavior is rooted in our evolutionary survival instincts, helping us steer clear of contagious health threats like RSV, COVID and the winter flu. While it’s usually a good thing, excessive disease avoidant behavior can lead to anxiety and social isolation.

So, balance caution with common sense and public/population health directives to stay healthy and sane.

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What is a BALACLAVA?

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

What is a Balaclava; Anyway?

Courtesy: www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.org

By Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA CMP®

What it is?

A Balaclava, also known as a balaclava helmet or Bally or ski mask, is a form of cloth headgear designed to expose only part of the face, usually the eyes and mouth.

Now, depending on style and how it is worn, only the eyes, mouth and nose, or just the front of the face are unprotected. Versions with a full face opening may be rolled into a hat to cover the crown of the head or folded down as a collar around the neck.

Here is my version for the Corona Virus pandemic! Glasses and a mouth cover complete the look and proposed utility.

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So, I’ve written 30 major medical, business, economics and finance textbooks including three dictionaries of 30,000 peer-reveiwed terms. But, this was a new word previously unknow to me. How about you?

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