Question

Do you personally emphasize individuality and control over fate? Or, do you believe in an ‘outside’ source of control in your health?

Do you support the biomedical model of healthcare or do assume a more holistic approach?

Do the health care providers in your life have a significant influence on your how you view your illness? Or, do the elders closest to you assume an active role in dictating your health care decisions?

Would your family, siblings or significant other play a role?

Would your decisions and actions of the government influence your choice?

The will of God? The actions of a super natural being (please identify). Karma? Fate? Or something else?

Answer 1

*No,Fate cannot be controlled to certain point.
eg:its a fate ,if a person meet with an accident without his mistake which cannot be controlled by himself .
*to certain point health can be controlled by outside sources like controlling weight and preventing heart problems and avoiding smoking which prevents the chances of developing lung cancer.

*Supports holistic approach,A holistic approach addresses the whole person,including their physical,mental and emotional health while taking social factors into consideration.

*Elders close to me helps to assume an active role in health care decisions.

*Yes,family,siblings or significant others play a role in taking health decisions.

*Yes,what ever the personal decisions,actions of the government influences one's own choices.
eg:when some one is having serious communicable disease and wants to visit relatives in another country,which will not be permitted by government inorder to prevent transmission of diseases.

*"The will of God"-devine will or GOD'S plan refers to the concept of a GOD having a plan for the humanity.An important thing is what God wants,asks to humans and expects them will do.

*Karma can be described as something that you get based on what you put out.

*On other hand Fate can be called as something that is predetermined.Fate means that there are no choices in life.