DSH Flashcards
1
Q
What is a biopsychosocial model?
A
- it organizes the symptoms
- health and illness is determined by bio,, psycho, and social factors
- helps understand the etiology of the illness
- allows the develop. of a management plan
2
Q
What is FORMULATION?
A
- tells us HOW the patient got the illness
- takes into account ALL the predisposing factors
3
Q
How does 3 major factors help us to formulate?
A
- find out about PREDISPOSING factors
- Precipitating factors (stressors/ events that lead to the symptom develop.)
- PERPETUATING
- PROTECTIVE factors
