Models of Health and Disability Flashcards
1
Q
what should you consider when interviewing patients with a chronic illness or a disability
A
bio-psycho-social model
2
Q
who is your primary care team
A
GP, district nurse, family/carer etc.
3
Q
impairment (biological)
A
psychological/anatomical dysfunction
4
Q
disability (psychological)
A
you can’t do things someone else can because of the impairment
5
Q
handicap (social)
A
given by society to disabled person that stops them doing things that they are capable of.
6
Q
palliative care
A
active, total care to people whose disease is not responding to treatment.
7
Q
what does palliative care mean
A
affirms life and regards death as a normal process (neither postpone or hastens death)
