Biomedical Model Vs Biopsychosocial Model

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The biomedical model and the biopsychosocial model are both methods to define the relationships between the body and the mind. Both models can be used to understand what behaviors may affect illnesses and determine how to regain health. However, they differ in what factors to take in consideration: the biomedical model does not imply social and psychological factors affect illness while the biopsychosocial model does. The dualism of the mind and the body in the biopsychosocial model is explained to be more efficient for clinical diagnosis and to achieve better health by the Health Psychology, 9th edition textbook; in which understanding all aspect of the person and illness provides for better health aquired in a more efficient way (Taylor,