PSYC 1F90 Final: Psych Questions Final

• School: Brock University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1F90
• Professor: John Mitterer

Document Summary

Short answer: (info from tutorial: biopsychosocial model and medical model. Include information on the focus and emphasis of model, how the model identifies cause of disease, the patient role, importance of the belief system of the patient, and the physicians role. The medical model focuses on physiological disease and fighting sickness. The main emphasis of the medical model is environmental. The main emphasis of the biopsychosocial model is behavioral factors. According to the medical model, the cause of disease should focus on the pathogen. According the biopsychosocial model, the main cause of disease should focus on the host-pathogen interaction. The medical model believes that the patient"s role is passive in treatment, were, as the biopsychsocial model believes the patient should be active in their treatment and health. According to the medical model, the belief system of the patient is irrelevant. In comparison, the biopsychosocial model believes the belief system of the patient is critically important.