1.01A BioPsychoSocial Model Flashcards
Developers of the BioPsychoSocial Approach
George Engel
John Romano
Considers the interaction of the different levels in the hierarchy of the Natural Systems
Contested the BioMedical Paradigm
BioPsychoSocial Approach
First dissection of the brain
Dr. Thomas Willis
Defines health as the freedom from disease, pain or defect
Most dominant model in the medical practice
Biomedical Model
Approach limited to addressing the physical body
Biomedical Model
Recognition that the person is not only a body but an integration of mind, body and relationships
BioPsychoSocial Model
Allows us to view a person with different lens so that we see more than the illness and physiologic processes
BioPsychoSocial Model