Biomedical model of health Flashcards
(14 cards)
what is disease mainly caused by
biological factors
what do doctors act as
body mechanics
what does each part of the body perform
a function
what is the human body viewed as
a machine that occasionally breaks down
what are the causes of ill health because of
the failings of individuals or random disease
what is scientific medicine seen as a method of
identifying and solving health problems
what does Foucalt say the medical gaze is a result of
the medical model of health
what are the two things doctors do as a result of the medical gaze studied by foucalt
way doctors objectify patients, elderly not listened to
what sociologist studies the medical gaze
foucalt
what were doctors diagnosis based on before the medical model
patients account of their illness
what was there little of before the medical model
objective analysis
what did medical professionals gain more information from after the medical model
just observing the body
what do doctors now do to their patients after the medical model
gaze at them
what was diminished after the medical model
importance of the patients accounts of their symptoms
