The BSP is somewhat different from the biomedical model which Doctors in medicine uses as this kind of treatment model focuses more on the physical process as the pathology or the origin of the disease, its biochemistry and its physiological aspects (Wampold, B. (2001). The biomedical model only explains the biological aspect without involving the psychological and social background. Psychological and social aspects are important in determining that the diseases and illness are occurring without effect on both process and outcome of the treatment. Psychological aspect of it plays an important role in determining the prognosis of an individual with disease regardless of the severity of their medical diagnosis (J. W. Drisko and M. D. Grady, 2012).
The Western scientific approach to medicine bases on these main features, focusing on the abnormalities in the body, biological factors explain the illness, it examines the cause of ill health through observations and tests, trained health professionals are the ones able to identify and treat the illness, emphasising different treatments medications and other interventions. Health care environments are appropriate places to undergo treatments and the model specifically states that illness is regarded as a temporary condition which can be reversed by the intervention of medical expertise. The bio medical model relates to the functionalist approach of health as it specifies that health is the absences of disease and it’s regarded as dysfunctional for the society as individuals cannot make positive contribution to the running of society. The model does not consider the social and environmental factors of ill health but relays on the scientifically methods to address and diagnose the illness if the illness cannot be diagnosed the individual would be labelled as malingering meaning one will be pretending to be ill for
hakim P2. Explain different sociological approaches to health and well being 1. There are different sociological approaches to health and well being such as: ● ● the biomedical approach the socio-medical approach The biomedical approach to health and well being is a way of looking at a person’s health as something which is affected by disease, injury and illness rather than the person’s environment and lifestyle. They exclude all other factors which are not related to the body itself. For example, if a person was showing symptoms of a chest infection, the doctor would listen to their chest and send them for an x-ray to find out what has caused the problem rather than questioning their environment and housing conditions.
There is the disease, which is the pathological changes that occur in one's body, and the illness which consists of the person's experience of the disease. If you only address the medical aspect of a disease and fail to consider the patient's biological/social/psychological needs, you may be overlooking factors that make the condition worse. For example, stress or depression can amplify the intensity of pain, so it is important to address the patient as a whole rather than isolate and treat the pain exclusively. From this perspective, the concept of physical pain, which is the the main source of discomfort (traditionally treated only with analgesics), has lately been approached from an enlarged perspective, a holistic one: the concept of total
Unit 58 Explore models of disability The Medical Model of Disability: The medical model views disability as a problem of the person, directly caused by disease, trauma, or other health condition which requires sustained medical care provided in the form of individual treatment by professionals. In the medical model, management of the disability is aimed at a "cure," or the individual’s adjustment and behavioral change that would lead to an "almost-cure" or effective cure. In the medical model, medical care is viewed as the main issue, and at the political level, the principal response is that of modifying or reforming healthcare policy. The medical model also gave people with disabilities credit suggesting they were experts in their disabilities. In essence, this model focuses more on the negative attributes of people with disabilities.
This essay will aim to evaluate and critically analyse the social construction of health and illness using established theoretical perspectives. Whilst defining different models of health and illness this essay will also critically analysing the vast array of opinion on definitions. Health and illness are terms that people of all different cultures and societies use in everyday life without a second thought. When defining health and illness there is are a considerable divergence in views and understanding. The medical modal of health is the definition put forward by doctors and health care professionals and could be describe as the official definition.
The Bio-medical model has several assumptions that are accurate; it defines health as a biological normality it also believes that illnesses and disease are caused by an identifiable factor such as a faulty gene or virus. The model believes that illness is a temporary condition producing a physical symptom and that it should be identified and classified by a medical official not a non-expert. It is common for the experts that follow the bio-medical model to focus solely on diagnosing the symptoms of their patient leaving no room for dispute between the doctor and the patient. Illness and disease has cures and treatments usually from removing the cause, medicine is seen as the way to solve health problems, and the health of society is seen as dependant on the state of medical knowledge and the availability of medical resources. The main strengths of the bio-medical model is that it stresses the importance of trying to find the cause of illness and disease; there is a wealth of evidence that support the bio-medical approach, including successful operations, cancer screenings and immunisation programmes.
Physician Assistants work together with doctors in a medical team; PAs have their own patients under a written agreement with a licensed physician and make clinical decisions and provide a broad range of care, from diagnosis to complete patient care that includes minor procedures, prescription of medications, and depending on specialty many other services. Another thing that people might be confused about is what the difference between a nurse practitioner and a Physician Assistant is. Since Physician Assistants have to work in sync and under a qualified physician, Physician Assistants were closer to a physician in terms of hours and are restricted to the guidance a
Analysis Paper on “Pursued by Happiness and Beaten Senseless.” According to the Collins English Dictionary alienation is defined, in terms of psychiatry, as a state in which a person's feelings are inhibited, so that eventually both the self and the external world seem unreal. In his paper “Pursued by Happiness and Beaten Senseless,” Carl Elliot supports his theory that psychiatry prescribes anti-depressant drugs such as Prozac to wrongfully treat alienation, an issue that our American society has created for itself. Alienation is rooted within our society and is wrongfully treated as an internal problem. Elliot describes three types of alienation that occur commonly within our society and challenges the use of Prozac in mending an individual’s
1. Discuss the different areas and their functions in the Emergency Department. • Emergency Department Lobby: Waiting area where preliminary assessment and patient medical history and present patient presentation • EMS (Ambulance) Coordination Center: The Emergency Medical Services (Ambulance services) of the hospital is the community's main access to the hospital in an emergency and is also the most visible part of the emergency department to the public eye. • Triage: Every emergency department has a triage or triaging area to sort incoming patients. Triage is the area where prioritization of patient care is done based on the severity of patients’ present medical condition.