Biopsychosocial vs Biomedical Models in Health Psychology
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
Within healthcare, there are two main models that healthcare professionals use to differentiate
the measuring, understanding and treatment of certain health conditions and illnesses. These
two models are called Biopsychosocial and Biomedical. The Biopsychosocial model focuses
on the biological, psychological and social factors an individual is experiencing that could have
caused or impacted the illness. The Biomedical model considers the medical and physical
causes of the condition or disease that one undergoes. While these models differ in meaning,
both have a number of strengths as well as limitations. There are also certain lifestyles that can
pulled from both models to help treat/decrease the likelihood of a fatal condition.
To begin, both the biomedical and the biopsychosocial models are used within healthcare and
are both equally accurate and important. However, since both models differ in meaning, the
determinant of which model to use on a patient depends on their situation and condition. The
biopsychosocial model provides an in depth look at an individual’s life choices attempting to
understand thy physical, social and spiritual influences on their life rather than just biologically
(Lane, 2014). When curing an illness, they use these attributes to treat the individual with
proper materials in order to positively influence their life. This model holds a firm belief that
social and psychological factors play major roles in physical health conditions. On the other
hand, the biomedical model does not believe that psychological and social factors are necessary
when treating individuals; rather, they focus on the disease mechanisms that cause the condition
(Lane,2014). The biopsychosocial model takes a deeper look at the condition socially and
psychologically while the biomedical model is looking closer at the biological factor alone.
The biomedical model focuses on the biological aspect of a condition. It is important to note
that his model does not use the psychological nor social factors of a condition to treat the
individual (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biomedical model is strictly concerned about
solely the biological state of the condition since they believe that the only way to cure a
condition is to look at it from a biological standpoint. The biopsychosocial model, as stated
previously, emphases three factors rather than simply one. These factors consist of a biological,
psychological and social point of view (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). The biological factor
involves genetic conditions or characteristics that people inherit from their parents such as
structure, interests and even genetic conditions or defects (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). An
example of a biological factor would be, if an individual had a parent with a heart defect and
their child was born also with the same defect, causing them to need numerous surgeries over
the course of their life they would have a biological and genetic heart condition. This condition
was not influenced psychologically or socially, it is only biological. The psychological factors
that play parts in the biomedical model can be broken down into three parts: cognition, emotion
and motivation. Cognition refers to one's mental activity such as remembering, learning,
thinking, problem solving and interpreting (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). It effects health
and illness because it causes people to live to enjoy life without being cautious of what they
are putting in their bodies (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Emotions are the feelings that effect
the body, our thoughts and behaviors (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). People who are more
positive stary healthier while people who deal with more negative emotion have a higher
chance of illness (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). Lastly, motivation is a psychological factor
in health and illness because the more one is modivated to look good, the more they will work
out, exercise and have healthier eating habits (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example,
an individual having a heart defect and ignoring their symptoms or lessening their intensity to
convince themselves that nothing is wrong so they can live an enjoyable life. Finally, the social
factors consist of the relationships people have and the influences that they can have on one's
life (Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. 2022). For example, if a teenager is friends who drink regularly
and are addicted to drugs, most likely the individual will fall into peer pressure and do the
same, thinking that it is acceptable. This can lead into numerous health conditions and illnesses
if not properly treated.
According to the CDC, the leading cause of death is heart disease with 696,962 people dying
from this condition yearly (CDC, 2022). Cardiovascular diseases trigger it's victims to have
major strokes causing thousands of annual deaths (Mc Namara et al., 2019). One of the
biological, factors of the cardiovascular diseases is depression. The patients suffering from
CVD struggle with depression that they most likely inherited from their parents (Mulle &
Vaccarino, 2013). However, depression can also be a psychological factor given that many of
the patients suffer from mental illnesses along with major stress (Mulle & Vaccarino, 2013).
The psychological factor also is that the people try to shut out their symptoms and pretend that
they are temporary feelings which causes their body to fade away and break down faster. The
social factor of this disease is that CVD is most commonly found in people with low economic
status, little support, work and family stressors and anxiety disorders (Mulle & Vaccarino,
2013). Whenlooking at CDV, the biological, psychological and social factors all play major
roles in this disease and in order to properly treat this issue one must look at both the biomedical
and biopsychosocial aspects.
Lifestyle and health behaviors are extremely important when it comes to living a long
andstrong life. Forming healthy habits and sturdy disciplined behaviors are key to living a life
free of major fatal illnesses. Some healthy habits that are important to act upon are making
physician visits and getting proper screening when something seems wrong (Conner, 2002).
There are also healthy lifestyles such as listening to an individual’s personal dietary restrictions
so as not to damage their stomach and not smoking or using to many drugs so as not to impair
one's liver (Conner, 2002). When individuals care for their body, get good sleep, exercise, eat
healthy and check up with physicians and skin doctors, the likelihood of developing a chronic
illness decreases greatly (Conner, 2002).
Overall, the Biomedical model is used as a base layer of treating a chronic illness while the
biopsychosocial model digs deeper into the reasoning behind the condition. While these two
models differ in meaning, both are extremely beneficial and useful. Both the biomedical and
the biopsychosocial models strive to cure patients of their awful illness. It is important to
remember the benefits that come from forming healthy lifestyles and strong habits and staying
consistent in watching what is being put into the body. People must make a daily decision to
choose healthy habits and stay consistent in strong lifestyles to keep their body’s from falling
victim to the world’s most fatal diseases.
