Transcription of The Biopsychosocial Model of Health and Illness
1 Connexionsmo dule:m135891 TheBiopsychosocialModelofHealthandIllnes s ducedbyTheConnexionsPro jectandlicensedundertheCreativeCommonsAt tributionLicense AbstractAimstode nethebiopsychoso cialmo del,explicateitsimplicationsinhealthcare ,characterizethenatureofpastandpresentp erceptionsofhealthandwhatfactorsin uencedchange,delineatethep ositionofhealthpsychologyindi erentenvironments,andrevealthemetho dsusedtostudybiopsychoso neone'shealthasgo o d,whereasbiologicallydrivenpathogensandc onditionswouldrenderanin-dividualwithp o orhealthandthelab el"diseased".
2 However,suchanarrowscop eonhealthlimitedourunderstandingofwellb eing,thwartedourtreatmentse orts,andp erhapsmoreimp ortantly, cialMo delofHealthandIllnessVennDiagramFigure1 :Aug3,20065:20pmGMT-5 dule:m135892 Manyinstitutionsandmedicaldo ctorshavemanagedtoincorp orateaholisticviewofhealthinsoundmedical application,primarilybasedontheBiopsycho so cial(BPS)Mo ,wherethestateofb eingingo o dhealthbasedonthebiopsychoso cialmo delisaccompaniedbygo o ,AmericanPsychiatristGeorgeEngel1intro ducedthema jortheoryinmedicine,theBPSMo delaccountedforbiological,psychological, andso ciologicalinterconnectedsp ectrums,eachassystemsoftheb o ,themo delaccompaniedadramaticshiftinfo cusfromdiseasetohealth,recognizingthatps ychoso cialfactors( eliefs,relationships,stress)greatlyimpac trecoverytheprogressionofandrecup quentlystates.
3 "Toprovideabasisforunderstandingthedeter minantsofdiseaseandarrivingatarationaltr eatmentsandpatternsofhealthcare,amedical mo delmustalsotakeintoaccountthepatient,the so cialcontextinwhichhelivesandthecomplemen tarysystemdevisedbyso cietytodealwiththedisruptivee ectsofillness,thatis, cialmo del."To day, ,diagnosis,andtreatmentusedbyphysiciansw hofollowthebiomedicalandbiopsychoso cialmo del:1 BiomedicalMo :Thefo ,painhistory,andfamilialincidence,howeve r,empiricalsignsandsymptomsofmyo :Theclinicianwillorderob jectivelabtestsandmonitorvitalsigns( erature,pulse,andblo o dpressure)thatwouldformthesolebasisofany :Thedo ctorwillprescrib cialMo :Theaimtoascertainpsychoso cialandphysicalpro cessesthatmaycausethechiefcomplain, :Basedonacombinationofpsychologicalfacto rsandstandardlabtests.
4 Thephysiciandiscussestheavailableinterve ntionswithsp ecialattentiontob ehaviorsandlifestylesthatcouldin ,andmaintainsasupp