Characteristics of the biomedical model of health?

Answer 1

disadvantage of biomedical health is that its not a long term strategy, by not looking at the patients medical history, asking them how they feel and also asking fully detailed question about an illness it means the same illness could come back again which is why it is important to look at how the patient feels, look at their medical history and find full details about the patients and their illness.

Answer 2

Strengths; it is based on scientific knowledge and research. It has provided many effective cures and treatments for disease and physical conditions.

Limitations; It focuses on the individual and pays insufficient attention to environmental and social factors associated with health problems. It is open to interpretation and often has different definitions.

Answer 3

• Health I usually viewed as the absence of disease -
• Health services are geared towards the treating of the sick -
• Specialist medical services are valued highly -
• doctors and other qualified experts diagnose and agree with treatments -
• Biological science forms the basis for explaining disease and illness -
• quantitative scientific evidence is generally given higher value than lay or qualitative evidence -
• Scientific methodology is highly valued in research -
• Health is based in the understanding of how diseases arise, emphasising risk factors

Answer 4

Quite a few. First the medication they throw at you, Im sorry (prescribe) is unknown to the Mental Healty or Kedical field as to exactly how these medications actually help the patient. And IF and I do mean IF they find the right (cocktail) of medication it could take months or even years to find what might help the patient. And there are SO MANY mental health meds out there and new ones being made ALL THE TIME finding the 1 2 3 or even more med that might help is like finding out a combination to a lock u just found on the ground...

Answer 5

It does not take into account psychological and social stressors (as George Engel's biopsychosocial model does).

Answer 6

There are many advantages and disadvantages of biomedical models. The greatest advantage of a biomedical model is it's anatomical accuracy.

Answer 7

It does not cure illness once it has arisen.

Answer 8

i dnt know m8