PSY 605 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Reducing Sugar, Biopsychosocial Model, Social Media
30 May 2018
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• Biomedical and Biopsychosocial Models of Health
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TRAD. BIOMEDICAL
BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL
1. Definition
Health is defined as the absence of
disease in this model
Health is a state of physical, mental, and social
well-being
Underlies health psychology
This definition goes beyond the physical
Physical is there, so is mental, and so is social
It include psychological aspects ex depression,
health behvs
And social aspects as well: access to resources
ex a health center, access to physician, income:
higher income means you are more liekly to be
able to go to a more exp doctor and you may
also be higher on the social ladder hence have
better contacts and be able to get in touch with
good doctors, insurance, working hours: 1-5 job
so can't see a doctor, better job could mean a
better insurance plan through employer
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Document Summary
Health is defined as the absence of disease in this model. Health is a state of physical, mental, and social well-being. Physical is there, so is mental, and so is social. It include psychological aspects ex depression, health behvs. Pathogens do cause disease but there"s more to add - there are also psychological and social factors that can cause disease. Biopsych model adds more to pathogens, it doesn"t ignore it but just says that other factors are also imp. But a pathogen is usually something seen under a microscope. Pathogens, psychological factors and social factors cause disease. Social factors: if you would like to purse health care but there are no physicians in your area, this is a social factor. Social factors: don"t have a clinician in an area that could treat a certain disease ex. Treat disease via medical, psych, and social changes.
