Health and Social Care
what is biomedical model ✔✔✔.Focuses on biological symtoms
. Focuses on physical impediments
. Defines good health and wellbeing by the absence of illness and disease
. medical intervention
. Problem remains with individual and defines them
Strengths of biomedical model ✔✔✔. Produces clear definitions and categories of health
conditions
. supports assesment diagnosis and treatments
.highly valued for process that restores health and wellbeing
Limitations of biomedical model ✔✔✔. poor health and wellbeing are soley attributed to genetic
or physical causes
. Discrimination, disability viewed as problematic
.excludes other influences on peoples health and wellbeing
What is social model ✔✔✔. Focuses on recognising and tackling health inequalities in society
. Defines good health and wellbeing as positive experiences and opportunities in society
. social intervention
.barriers to good health and wellbeing are societal as opposed to being of individuals own
making
Strenghs of social model ✔✔✔.Conveys diverse factors that contribute to peoples health and
wellbeing
. Positive about disability
.Shows clear link between poverty and poor health and wellbeing
. Recognises that individuals have diffrent barriers and challenges to overcome
Limitations to social model ✔✔✔. Free will, lifestyle choices and personal desisions can offset
social interventions
.Not all aspects of health and wellbeing are linked to socio-economic circumstances
Biopychosocial model ✔✔✔. Focuses on biological, pychological and social aspects of a
persons life
, . good health and wellbeing depends on interaction and interdependence between. these 3
elements
. Medical, physical and psychological intervention
. Poor health and wellbeing can result in complex relationship between the self (biological and
phsychologicsl factors) and other factors (social)
strenghs of biopyschosocial ✔✔✔. encourages holistic and enquiring approach to potential
causes of poor health and wellbeing
. emphasises complexity surronding assesment of needs
Limitations of biopychosocial ✔✔✔. .where biological, psychological, social interventions are
taking place simultaneously it can be difficult to determine witch has been most effective or if
they have played a part in improving health and wellbeing
What are holistic conecepts ✔✔✔Connect a range of factors that work well to keep people well.
Factors are interpendent meaning interact and rely upon eachother to contribute overall sence of
hapiness and good health
What are the five interpendent factors that inherit parts of peoples lives that encourage good
health and wellbeing ✔✔✔1. Physical factors
2. Mental/intellectual factors
3. emotional factors
4. social factors
5. moral and spiritual factors
Example of interdepndence ✔✔✔1. good physical health promotes good mental health
2. good mental health supports motivation making physical engagment in excerise more likely
therefore promoting good physical health
explian maslow heirarchy of need ✔✔✔. emphasies connection of mind, body and spirit
. inner nature posesses a motivation for growth and self acutalisation( sence of feeling at peace
spiritually) and filled with ones life
what is the hierachy ✔✔✔lower levels need to be met before mooving onto higher levels
What does welsh goverment legislation promote ✔✔✔promote holistic concepts of health and
wellbeing by identifying multiple factors that need to work together to improve peoples lives.
Emphasis is also placed on need accept responsibility for ones own level of wellbeing
According to social services and wellbeing act wales 2014, theyre of 7 definitions of wellbeing
what are they? (to a person) ✔✔✔1. physical and mental health and emotional wellbeing
what is biomedical model ✔✔✔.Focuses on biological symtoms
. Focuses on physical impediments
. Defines good health and wellbeing by the absence of illness and disease
. medical intervention
. Problem remains with individual and defines them
Strengths of biomedical model ✔✔✔. Produces clear definitions and categories of health
conditions
. supports assesment diagnosis and treatments
.highly valued for process that restores health and wellbeing
Limitations of biomedical model ✔✔✔. poor health and wellbeing are soley attributed to genetic
or physical causes
. Discrimination, disability viewed as problematic
.excludes other influences on peoples health and wellbeing
What is social model ✔✔✔. Focuses on recognising and tackling health inequalities in society
. Defines good health and wellbeing as positive experiences and opportunities in society
. social intervention
.barriers to good health and wellbeing are societal as opposed to being of individuals own
making
Strenghs of social model ✔✔✔.Conveys diverse factors that contribute to peoples health and
wellbeing
. Positive about disability
.Shows clear link between poverty and poor health and wellbeing
. Recognises that individuals have diffrent barriers and challenges to overcome
Limitations to social model ✔✔✔. Free will, lifestyle choices and personal desisions can offset
social interventions
.Not all aspects of health and wellbeing are linked to socio-economic circumstances
Biopychosocial model ✔✔✔. Focuses on biological, pychological and social aspects of a
persons life
, . good health and wellbeing depends on interaction and interdependence between. these 3
elements
. Medical, physical and psychological intervention
. Poor health and wellbeing can result in complex relationship between the self (biological and
phsychologicsl factors) and other factors (social)
strenghs of biopyschosocial ✔✔✔. encourages holistic and enquiring approach to potential
causes of poor health and wellbeing
. emphasises complexity surronding assesment of needs
Limitations of biopychosocial ✔✔✔. .where biological, psychological, social interventions are
taking place simultaneously it can be difficult to determine witch has been most effective or if
they have played a part in improving health and wellbeing
What are holistic conecepts ✔✔✔Connect a range of factors that work well to keep people well.
Factors are interpendent meaning interact and rely upon eachother to contribute overall sence of
hapiness and good health
What are the five interpendent factors that inherit parts of peoples lives that encourage good
health and wellbeing ✔✔✔1. Physical factors
2. Mental/intellectual factors
3. emotional factors
4. social factors
5. moral and spiritual factors
Example of interdepndence ✔✔✔1. good physical health promotes good mental health
2. good mental health supports motivation making physical engagment in excerise more likely
therefore promoting good physical health
explian maslow heirarchy of need ✔✔✔. emphasies connection of mind, body and spirit
. inner nature posesses a motivation for growth and self acutalisation( sence of feeling at peace
spiritually) and filled with ones life
what is the hierachy ✔✔✔lower levels need to be met before mooving onto higher levels
What does welsh goverment legislation promote ✔✔✔promote holistic concepts of health and
wellbeing by identifying multiple factors that need to work together to improve peoples lives.
Emphasis is also placed on need accept responsibility for ones own level of wellbeing
According to social services and wellbeing act wales 2014, theyre of 7 definitions of wellbeing
what are they? (to a person) ✔✔✔1. physical and mental health and emotional wellbeing
