Lifespan perspective of the Biopsychosocial model The importance of a lifespan perspective to study health and illness was highlighted by Townsend and Davies, who suggested that 'any satisfactory explanation of health must build essentially on the cumulative dispositions and experience of the lifetime with multiple causation' (1988;104). However, it was noted that there was a surprisingly sparse recognition of the contribution of lifespan or developmental psychology to health psychology. Throughout
The biomedical model and the social model of health are two completely different ways to view our health and its complications. The biomedical model is a scientific measure of health that sees diseases and illnesses as malfunctions of the human body, a breakdown due to biological reasons. This model has been around since the nineteenth century and is the main paradigm of viewing our health. It excludes the social, cultural and psychological factors that contribute to our health and only focuses on
diathesis-stress model, also known as the vulnerability-stress model, is a well-known theory that attempts to account for various illnesses such schizophrenia, OCD Major depressive disorder/unipolar depression. The diathesis-stress model can work in tandem with the biopsychosocial model. The biopsychosocial model is a holistic approachmental illness which considers factor in isolation but proposes a multi-pronged approach to the treatment of such disorders. This essay will the terms diathesis-stress model Major
One aspect of the biological model is the way the brain develops and the chemicals that determine how an individual copes, feels, adapts etc. The book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction explains the process and importance of parental nurturing stating: Dopamine
Nursing has recognized the significance of philosophy, theory, and science to its discipline. Developing each of these areas forms the basis of the nursing profession and assists in guiding practice. Over the decades there have been many philosophies that have shaped nursing and many nurses that have shaped philosophy. Through the efforts of these philosophers, nursing has developed into a respected discipline. The theoretical writings of Drs. Newman, Rogers, Watson, Parse, and Fawcett contributed