AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The biomedical model posits that mental disorders are brain diseases and emphasizes pharmacological treatment to target presumed biological abnormalities. A biologically-focused approach to science, policy, and practice has dominated the American healthcare system for more than three decades.

Detailed explanation-2: -A biomedical model is a surrogate for a human being, or a human biologic system, that can be used to understand normal and abnormal function from gene to phenotype and to provide a basis for preventive or therapeutic intervention in human diseases.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following statements is true about the biomedical model? It reduces illness to low-level processes such as disordered cells and chemical imbalances.

Detailed explanation-4: -Biomedical Concept: Traditionally health was considered as ‘absence of disease’. An individual was considered healthy, if he is free from diseases. This concept is referred to as biomedical concept.