(A) The Bio-Medical Model is known as a set of principles underpinning western medical systems and practices. The Psycho-socio Environmental Model on the other hand is known for its promotion of health through socio-environmental and behavioral changes. In both very different models‚ the main objective which is to get the patient better is shared. Before any form of treatment is finalized‚ all visible symptoms are first observed and analyzed in order to come up with a diagnosis. Both focus on
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According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness‚ 83% of jail inmates with a mental illness did not have access to needed treatment. 83% is much too high‚ and the number will most likely only grow if society does not do something about it. This problem is one that is a very valid issue in our current society‚ and it is one that people shove to the background of debates. People who suffer from mental illnesses cannot foresee the consequences of something this drastic and are not on a level playing
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In the article "Ben Shapiro: The Anti-Science Mainstreaming of Mental Illness"(2017)‚ Ben Shapiro‚ an American conservative and Political Columnist‚ asserts that society should “stop treating mental illness as mental health” (10) and in the act states that mentally ill people should get the aid that they need‚ rather than letting their “freak flag fly” (13). Shapiro illuminates this statement by providing an example of how a 23-years-old woman‚ Anna Teshu‚ has gone missing because the media and society
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GOFFMAN‚ SCHEFF AND SCASZ ARGUE THAT MENTAL ILLNESS IS A SOCIAL CONSTRCUTION. Mental illness is a general term referring to psychological‚ emotional‚ or behavioural disorders as well to the view that these disorders are diseases of the mind. Because it’s more to do with the psychological aspect‚ methods of treatment are different from a physical disability. A physical disability may involve treatment like acupuncture and traditional medicine whilst a mental illness (disability) treatment involves
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Please explore what is meant by the terms social model and medical model. Describe an aspect of sociological theory and explore how it impacts and influences the delivery of Health and Social Care. In this essay‚ the terms social model and medical model will be explored. Then‚ aspects of sociological theory and how it influences the delivery of health and social care will be explored Health is difficult to define but fairly easy to spot when we actually see it. According to the World Health
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This statement represents the medical model as they are saying that they are not able to make changes for the child therefore they can not take part in the visit and the medical model looks at changing things to make the child able to participate.2) ‘All staff have learnt Makaton so we will be able to find the best way of communicating with Jane‚ don’t worry!’This statement represents the social model as the staff have found ways that they can help. The social model is about what can be done to help
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In the movie Dirty‚ Filthy Love (2006)‚ Mark Furness was a junior partner at an Architect firm who has obsessive-compulsive disorder. Mark also suffers from Tourette’s syndrome which causes him to have motor tics where his eye would twitch and vocal tics which would cause speech outbursts which include his habit of barking like a dog. The barking is triggered when Mark is in weird situations which cause him to feel tense or stressed. Another symptom was his obsession to cleaning. Mark would eventually
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The medical model of addiction believe that addiction is a brain disease where there is imbalance in neurotransmitters. This model assumes that there are three components to the disease‚ which are the agent‚ vector‚ and the host. This theory says the agent is the drug‚ vector the dealers‚ while the host is the addict and to cure the disease‚ someone will have to eliminate the drugs. Psychodynamic model of addiction believe that drug abuse is self medicating
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provided the basis for the development of two different models of care: the biomedical model‚ and the recovery-based psychosocial model. The model of care adopted by care providers heavily influences the nature of the treatment given‚ and the trajectory of a patient’s journey through illness‚ to wellness. Historically‚ the biomedical model of care has been the foundation of Western medicine‚ and has remained largely unchallenged as the dominant model of care used in the delivery of psychiatric treatment
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M1- Asses the biomedical and socio-medical models of health. Introduction- In this essay I am assessing the socio and medical models of health and to what it implies. The socio- medical model of health focuses on the social factors that contribute to health and wellbeing in society. When this model considers social factors‚ it particularly looks at the impact of poverty‚ poor housing‚ diet and pollution. E.g. poor housing and poverty are causes to respiratory problems‚ and in response to these causes
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