The biomedical model of health 0.0 / 5 ? Health & Social CareUnderstanding health conditions and patient care pathwaysASWJEC Created by: patriciaCreated on: 22-02-14 15:28 definition of medical model absence of disease and functional fitness 1 of 20 what services geared towards to? sick and disabled people 2 of 20 what little value does it place upon? elaborate on values The holistic model. Doesn't cover social,psychological, environmental influences. 3 of 20 why is a beneficial model for health professionals? Because it is a modern way to diagnose and treat patients 4 of 20 what are the main functions of this model? It is remedial and curative to get people back to productive labour 5 of 20 what framework is sickness and disease are based on? What does it emphasise? The biological framework that emphasises the physical aspects of the condition 6 of 20 what aspect is given high value? High value is put on scientific methods of research and scientific knowledge 7 of 20 What practice of care/experience is lower than scientific methods? Evidence by lay people or produced by traditional experience generally has lower status of knowledge that modern "scientific" methods 8 of 20 Name one strength of this model of health. It is based on science therefore it is easy to record, monitor and measure progress in terms of deaths and recoveries, to save money. 9 of 20 Name another strength of this model of health. Evaluation of cost vs benefit can be done in a straightfoward way, so it is easier to cut out wasteful spending 10 of 20 Name another strength of this model of health. A high value is put on the provision of medical services 11 of 20 Name another strength of this model of health. It tackles the origin of disease ( pathogenic).Emphasising risk factors and establishing normalities and abnormalitie- good for evolving healthcare 12 of 20 Name another strength of this model of health. Provide medical professionals that you can trust 13 of 20 Name another strength of this model of health. Instant cure to system 14 of 20 Name another strength of this model of health. Health service is remedial and curative to get people back to productive labour 15 of 20 Name one weakness of this model of health. Failure to address long term well-being 16 of 20 Name another weakness of this model of health. Practices are based on "fit for work" criterion 17 of 20 Name another weakness of this model of health. little value on the holistic approach 18 of 20 Name another weakness of this model of health. Little values for traditional medicine and alternative therapies 19 of 20 Name another weakness of this model of health. People can suffer from institionalized and impersonal biomedical approach, and so may seek alternative therapies 20 of 20
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