1.1 Introduction

Question 1

Describe the biomedical model

Answer 1

Illnesses are understood in terms of physiological and biological processes with treatment involving physical intervention.

Question 2

Describe the biopsycosocial model

Answer 2

Suggests that biological, psychological and social factors are all linked to contribute towards an illness.

Question 3

Why is the biopsychosocial model important in modern medicine?

Answer 3

Social and psychological factors can help lead to a diagnosis- in the patient history
Statistics collated to show ‘at risk’ groups
Treating mental health

Question 4

What is Health Psychology?

Answer 4

Using the science of how people think to prevent and treat illnesses. It is also used to identify psychological factors influencing health and illness