Chapter 2- The biopsychosocial Model of Pain

Question 1

The biopsychosocial model of Pain has 2 perspectives. What are these 2 perspectives?

Answer 1

1. Causation (multifactorial) perspective
2. Humanistic (person-centered) perspective

Question 2

What is the biopsychosocial model of pain?

Answer 2

• This refers to the perspective that there not just biological causes (illness, injury, or structuropathoanatomical) underlying someone’s pain.
• There are many other factors which may be causing someone’s pain.
• Therefore, the biopsychosocial model essentially incorporates the biomedical model (by taking into account biological factors)… But is even more comprehensive and includes other factors (psychological, social).

Question 3

What is the biopsychosocial Humanistic (person centered) perspective?

Answer 3

1- Adapt to the patient and not the other way around
2- Meeting them at where they are at and going from there.
3- What is the best rehab exercise to prescribe vs looking at patients goals, perspectves, life situations, values, etc

Question 4

How do you figure out yout patient’s goals, preferences, values, life situation, etc?

Answer 4

Looking at 3 things:
- Therapeutic Alliance
- Motivation
- Adherence