Biomedical Model Of Health

The Biomedical model has been the model of health that has dominated industrialised societies in the west. The biomedical model of health identifies health as the absence of disease. The biomedical model focuses on diagnosing and curing individuals who have a specific illness or other medical conditions. Health professionals will use methods that have been scientifically tested to treat diagnosed illnesses. The biomedical model view of health supports the practices and policies of the National Health Service (NHS). The biomedical model and the functionalist perspective fit well together as illness is regarded as being dysfunctional for society. This is because if individuals are ill, it means that they are not able to contribute to a smooth-running society as they as much as they used to before they became ill. Functionalists have a similar view to
It also means that an individual could repeatedly suffer from a specific condition as an underlying reason which has not yet been discovered. The biomedical model view on having an impairment to be a problem or a health condition that an individual has, this impairment can be physical or psychological. The biomedical model believes that having an impairment can cause restrictions and limitations on that individual, making day to day activities more difficult due to the individuals restricted functioning. The biomedical model also sees disability as being caused by society as it has created a disabling environment for individuals who have impairments, this is because the individuals’ needs are not being met and are not being fully considered within society. This also means that individuals who have an impairment are unable to participate fully within society because it does not have appropriate services to accommodate their