AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Definition. The medical model is a model of health which suggests that disease is detected and identified through a systematic process of observation, description, and differentiation, in accordance with standard accepted procedures, such as medical examinations, tests, or a set of symptom descriptions.

Detailed explanation-2: -1. the concept that mental and emotional problems are analogous to biological problems-that is, they have detectable, specific, physiological causes (e.g., an abnormal gene or damaged cell) and are amenable to cure or improvement by specific treatment. 2.

Detailed explanation-3: -Medical Model-the concept that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured.

Detailed explanation-4: -Medical Model of Disability: Statements such as ‘he can’t read that newspaper because he’s blind’ are an example of people being influenced by the medical model of disability.