How complex medical needs as well as patients' goals and priorities can affect a patients' health and wellbeing Flashcards
1
Q
What is the sociological definition of complexity?
A
Collection of individual agents in a system that have freedom to act unpredictably, and that are interconnected so that one agent’s actions changes context for other agents
2
Q
What sociological model theorises the unpredictability of complexity?
A
Biopsychosocial model of health and illness:
There are multiple interconnected systems that can lead to different outcomes based on what someone experiences
