Lecture 8.2.16 - Introduction

Question 1

What is any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient?

Answer 1

Symptom

Question 2

True or false - a symptom is always perceived as abnormal.

Answer 2

False - a symptom may or may not be perceived as abnormal.

Question 3

What is an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning?

Answer 3

Disease

Question 4

Define nosological.

Answer 4

Can be classified

Question 5

What is a state of poor health resulting from a disease?

Answer 5

Illness

Question 6

___ is self-defined in a person’s mind.

Answer 6

Illness

Question 7

Behavioral medicine uses ___ and ___-centered approaches to care.

Answer 7

Biopsychosocial; relationship

Question 8

What are the two models of human disease?

Answer 8

Biomedical and biopsychosocial

Question 9

What are the 4 basic principles of the biomedical model?

Answer 9

1. Absence of disease and infection
2. Absence of risk factors
3. Immunity through vaccinations and antibiotics
4. Socially-accepted mental status

Question 10

What are the 2 basic principles of the biopsychosocial model?

Answer 10

1. Health and illness are caused and influenced by many factors.
2. Health exists on a continuum

Question 11

What are some of the problems with the biomedical model?

Answer 11

It is reductionist, focuses on single-factor causes, focuses on disease instead of health, disregards personal responsibility for disease.

Question 12

What are the 6 dimensions of health and wellness?

Answer 12

1. Physical
2. Intellectual
3. Social
4. Emotional
5. Environmental
6. Spiritual

Question 13

What are the benefits to the biopsychosocial model?

Answer 13

1. Holistic, does not look for single-factor causes, does not focus exclusively on illness, people’s behavior is important

Question 14

What are the 4 basic areas of the biopsychosocial model?

Answer 14

1. Biology (age, sex, disease state, genetics, medications, drugs, etc.)
2. Psychology (attitudes, beliefs, mood state, behaviors, religion, etc.)
3. Environment (school, workplace, church, social/cultural norms, health services, media, policy, laws, etc.)
4. Social (support roles, physician-patient relationship, etc.)