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Appendix B

Biomedical and Biopsychosocial Models

What causes illness? There are different beliefs about the root cause of ill health, which affects the way the caregiver communicates. This activity will help you understand the biomedical and biopsychosocial models that encompass the different theories and beliefs about illness, and will help you gain insight into the types of communication to expect with each model.

Categorize each theory, belief, or caregiver communication under the correct model-biomedical or biopsychosocial-by placing an "X" in the appropriate column as shown below. Then, answer the questions that follow.

Biomedical Model

Biopsychosocial Model

Causes of Ill Health

Germs make you sick.

X

Individual "frame of mind" can add to or reduce ill...