Biomedical model

Discuss and critically evaluate the model of functioning set out in the ICF. Explain how this approach differs from the traditional medical model of mental health care. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is a framework for describing and classifying the health components of functioning and disability. It was developed in 2001 by the World Health Organisation, after extensive testing was completed worldwide (http://www.wcpt.org/sites/wcpt.org/files/files/GH-ICF_overview_FINAL_for_WHO.pdf ). The ICF model is based upon a biopsychosocial perspective of health (McDougell, 2010). It has created a standard language for the definition of health and disability which allows communication of health information across disciplines and internationally (Allan et al, 2006). The ICF comprises of six aspects of health which are connected with multidirectional arrows. This models structure acknowledges that health and disorders are not linearly linked to an individual’s functioning (Allan et al, 2006). Figure 1 shows a representation of the relationships between the 6 aspects of the ICF model. The model describes…

produce low levels of social cohesion and create barriers which affect health outcomes. Cigarette smoking continues to be an issue as it causes many diseases and reduces the health of smokers. This assignment will be comparing the biomedical model to social models of health which will be applied in relation to trends in smoking-related conditions. Patterns and views of health and illness have changed as they encompass experiences and events which reach beyond the individual level. In the past,…

contributions to the biomedical model dating as far back as 450 B.C with the ancient Greek Hippocratic collection, which are the documented teachings and medical works associated with the physician Hippocrates. These teachings influenced western medicine for over a millennium (Marcum, 2008). The biomedical model predominantly focuses on identifying the biological causation of illness or disease that is causing involuntary physical changes within the body such as bacteria or viruses and…

1. Discuss the components involved in the Holistic approach to health. How does this approach differ from the Biomedical Model? In 1948 the World Health Organization defined health as “a state of complete, physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity”. (Ragin, 2011, pg. 13) Although this isn’t a new concept, it is an affirmation that the mind, body and social environment have a relationship to the overall health of individuals. There are varying…

The differences between the biomedical and biopsychosocial models can be observed by the way they approach the patients. Biomedical model is “based on the premise that ill health is a physical phenomenon that can be explained, identified, and treated through physical means.” (13), this model is more linear in a way that it only isolate the main variables through scientific method to find what caused the illness. On the other hand, the Biopsychosocial model does not only look into the biological…

Health can be defined from different perspectives, thus leading to wide and varied meanings of health, biomedical and social models are used to elucidate the views of ill-health. This paper will firstly compare and contrast between biomedical and social models. Secondly, it will discuss how and why the social model has become more applicable over the last fifteen decades. Consequently, its effectiveness in expounding high incidences of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease…

And the Band Played On was a film created by HBO about the Acquired Immunodeficiency Virus (AIDS) epidemic in the 1980s and the political and social debate towards the cause of the disease, and whether AIDS was truly a disease targeted to homosexual individuals, or whether it would infect anyone (Spelling, Vincent, & Spottiswoode, 1993). This paper will argue for the film about AIDS being related towards the biomedical model. This paper will first discuss the criticism behind the biomedical…

This is also known as the restorative approach (Cahill, 2001). In the perspective of the biomedical model, health is seen as the absence disease with the exclusion of psychosocial aspects. Furthermore, the responsibility to accomplish such a level of health is placed on the individual. Zola, a sociologist created the term medicalization in 1972 (Arunima, 2012). Conrad (1992) describes medicalization as defining a problem or behaviour using medical terminology, and providing treatment and/or…

The biomedical and social models of health are crucial in explaining the differences between health outcomes among distinct individuals and groups. In this report, we will examine the variances of these two types of health and decide on which is the more useful health model. Summary of each model BIOMEDICAL The focus of the biomedical model is purely on individuals itself and relies heavily on clinical services and the education of health and wellbeing. Each individual is responsible to…

The emphasis of this model is to diagnose an illness by using an array of tests such as blood tests and X-rays. An intervention stage then follows this diagnoses, a Healthcare Professional then sets out a care plan to see what treatment can be given to remove the ill health, in the form of medication. The Social Model of health was developed through the W.H.O definition of what health is. The W.H.O clearly state that health is a combination of physical, mental and social wellbeing. The Social…