Biopsychosocial Model

Question 1

Holistic Approach

Answer 1

System View, always has in mind the distinction between the individual system and the collective order of systems and the complementarity inherent in it

Question 2

Reductionist

Answer 2

“…as quickly as possible the simplest explanation, preferably a single disease diagnosis, and to regard all else as complications…. ” simple treat-the-symptom process

Question 3

When is Reductionist approach more appropriate?

Answer 3

reductionist methodology can be used if the patient is in good health aside from the complaint they have come in for. In such cases, healing the pain that the patient is feeling comes first, and there is no need to go into the cause

Question 4

conversion

Answer 4

When Psychosocial stress are converted into physical symptoms

Question 5

psychogenic

Answer 5

c. psychogenic = when the root cause of an illness is mental and/or emotional.

Question 6

Stress

Answer 6

a. Stress = a demand for adaptation from the internal (hormonal changes) or external environment. *Can be measured

Question 7

Strain

Answer 7

b. Strain is produced as a person attempts to deal with stress in the environment, both at physical and psychosocial levels **CanNOT be measured, an individual, subjective experience

Question 8

Illness

Answer 8

a. Illness = when stress overwhelms the ability of the person to cope with it (system is strained)

Question 9

Disease

Answer 9

b. Disease = refers to abnormalities of the structure and function of body organs and systems, diseases are often subclinical/asymptomatic

Question 10

Biomedical Model

Answer 10

The biomedical model of medicine has been around since the mid-nineteenth century as the predominant model used by physicians in diagnosing diseases.It has four core elements. According to the biomedical model, health constitutes the freedom from disease, pain, or defect, thus making the normal human condition “healthy”. The model’s focus on the physical processes, such as the pathology, the biochemistry and the physiology of a disease, does not take into account the role of social factors or individual subjectivity.

Question 11

Biopsychosocial model

Answer 11

• Biopsychosocial model: a general model or approach that posits that biological, psychological (which entails thoughts, emotions, and behaviors), and social factors, all play a significant role in human functioning in the context of disease or illness.

Question 12

Common Coping Mechanisms

Answer 12

a. denial, bargaining, anger(angry at you), depression(giving up), dependency, acceptance and Defensive Mechanism