An artistic movement made up of American artists in the 1940s and 1950s, also known as the New York School, or more narrowly, action painting. Abstract Expressionism is usually characterized by large abstract painted canvases, although the movement also includes sculpture and other media. Related: Carolee Schneemann.
Definition: Illness. Illness refers to the sociocultural context within which disease is experienced. The patient and his/her family label, classify, and explain the sickness episode in such a way that it can be personally and socially meaningful (Kleinman 1978).or many adults, the functional component is a critical factor in defining health or illness--in the absence of symptoms, there is no disease. A world view of many cultural groups integrates physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being, and holds that all three are necessary for optimal health.
A chronic condition is a human health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects or a disease that comes with time. The term chronic is usually applied when the course of the disease lasts for more than three months.Common chronic diseases include arthritis, asthma, cancer, COPD, diabetes and viral diseases such as hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS.In medicine, the opposite of chronic is acute.A chronic course is further distinguished from a recurrent course; recurrent diseases relapse repeatedly, with periods of remission in between.xamples of chronic diseases and health conditions include: 1  Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. 2  Addiction. 3  Autoimmune diseases, such as ulcerative colitis, lupus erythematosus, Crohn's Disease, Coeliac Disease, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and Relapsing polychondritis.