Medical Model Vs Biopsychosocial Model

The chapter begins talking about how for centuries it was believed that your mind has little to do with your illness, whether it is from an external cause such as a virus, or sometimes a bad habit like smoking or drinking too much. The basic concept has been that the problem is always physical or biological, and that your mind had little to do with your recovery. If you took your medicine, or went through whatever surgical procedure you needed you should be perfectly healthy, and anything that happened because of your mental illness would be dismissed as a placebo effect.
Although over the last 50 years the medical model has slowly began to change, the “Biopsychosocial model” has become more widely adopted. This medical model accepts that health and disease are strongly influenced by a combination of biological, psychological, and social factors. The biopsychosocial model describes health as a state of well-being that we can actively attain and maintain. This shows
Well usually it breaks, we humans are the same in a way. We all have our breaking point, our limit and once we reach it we break. A better more known term would be what people call a “Burnout” this occurs when someone is physically, mentally, and emotionally drained. When people become burned out they experience emotional exhaustion, cynicism or detachment and reduced personal accomplishment. Burnouts may occur in any job, but it is especially a problem in emotionally demanding professions such as nursing, teaching, school work, child care, counseling or police work those who are more passionate about their jobs are more susceptible to burnouts. Even when it comes to studies burnouts can be a problem. If you hate school, you consider your workload too heavy or difficult you could be vulnerable to a burnout. But if you have an overall positive attitude, apply yourself and like what you are learning, and enjoy a good social life you should be perfectly