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The cybernetic interpretation of homeostasis is a theoretical framework used to define health as the maintenance of physiological stability and setpoints, as described in [1], [2], and [3]. This perspective also shapes how health is understood in relation to environmental perturbations, as noted in [4].
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Homeostasis and Health: From Balance to Change | Biological Theory link.springer.com 4 facts
claimThe cybernetic interpretation of homeostasis characterizes the environment primarily as a source of perturbations that an organism must block or compensate for, which limits the understanding of health in relation to the environment.
claimThe traditional cybernetic interpretation of homeostasis defines health as the maintenance of stability and balance, where physiological states are preserved or returned to a setpoint after a perturbation.
perspectiveThe authors of the article argue that current accounts connecting health with homeostasis share common limits because they rely, to varying degrees, on a cybernetic perspective of homeostasis based on feedback and setpoints.
claimIn medicine, the cybernetic interpretation of homeostasis characterizes health as a stable physiological state that an organism must preserve or return to following a perturbation.