biopsychosocial approach

BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACH Name Institution Affiliation Instructor Date of Submission Biopsychological Approach Since many traditional biomedical models in clinical medicine had seemed to focus biological approaches such as pathophysiology, the biopsychological approach was developed to systematically consider biological, sociological, and their complex way of interacting in the understanding of illness, health, and health care delivery (Gatchel, et al., 2007). Rationale As Romano and Engel (1980): explain "Systematic consideration of psychological and social factors requires application of relevant social sciences, just as consideration of biological factors requires application of relevant natural sciences. Therefore, both the natural and social sciences are ‘basic` to medical practice. In other words, psychological and social factors are not merely epiphenomena: they can be understood in scientific ways at their own levels as well as in regard to their biological correlates." Some of the key terms in this new field are Osteoporosis, referring to the extreme loss of mass of the bones which may become porous and easy to break. The other term is Osteoarthritis. It is a term that refers to the gradual damage of bones that come from beneath the cartilage underlying the disability together with other signs of inflammation. Climacteric is another common term that refers to the process in which middle-aged women move from the stage of being physically ...