BTEC Health and Social Care L3

1. BTEC Health and Social Care L3 Unit 7 – Sociological perspectives Lesson 3

2. Biomedical and Sociomedical …A visual introduction • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Prf1cM8zCSk

3. Biomedical Model

4. Biomedical model, an introduction… • Linked to the medical profession – qualified experts diagnose and treat illnesses/health concerns • Biological science explains disease and illness • It focuses on CURE, rather than prevention

5. BIOMEDICAL MODEL A simple analogy The body is like a MACHINE – eg. a car – when the engine BREAKS DOWN it needs ‘FIXING’ • Link to a perspective?

7. BIOMEDICAL MODEL • This approach encourages the service user to be DEPENDENT on the service provider – how? • The patient takes on a ‘SICK ROLE’ – he/she gives responsibility to others to look after his/her health (evaluation?)

8. evaluation • Sick role can lead to powerlessness and vulnerability (disempowerment)

10. Further evaluation • Most effective with short term illness where cause can be identified and treatment can be administered • Eg? • Least effective with chronic illnesses (long-term, managed illnesses) that cannot be cured • Eg?

11. Tend not to focus on environmental and social factors that may have led to ill-health • Such as?

12. Activity • Do you believe you are in the safe hands of doctors and other medical professionals? • Personal experiences? • Research ‘medical negligence’ or • ‘Examples of medical malpractice cases’ • www.amedicalmalpracticenewsletter.com/html/examples.html

13. Other criticisms • FEMINISTS argue that the biomedical approach to health leads to the MEDICALISATION of childbirth/labour eg. it is treated like an illness, many interventions are unnecessary, such as?

14. Other criticisms • ILLICH a radical theorist argues that modern medicine creates disease/illness eg.??? • He called this IATROGENESIS • Using the computers research the concept of IATROGENESIS. • Research ‘medical negligence’ or ‘examples of medical malpractice cases’ www.amedicalmalpracticenewsletter.com/html/examples.html

15. SOCIAL MODEL OF HEALTH Key points

16. Social Model of health • Mainly links to the positive definition of health • Give an example of someone who is healthy and unhealthy using this definition • It challenges the bio medical model

17. SOCIAL MODEL • This model is linked to the WHO definition of health. • It addresses the ORIGINS of ill health and takes a HOLISTIC approach. • It stresses PREVENTION over CURE

18. SOCIAL MODEL • It believes that there is more to ill-health than just physical symptoms • This model links to EMPOWERING the individual to take responsibility for his/her own health

19. Social model • Practitioners recognise that health differs between individuals and social groups in terms of: • Behaviour • Culture • Material factors • Structural factors

20. How can these factors effect health ? • Behaviour • Culture • Material factors • Structural factors

21. BEHAVIOUR

22. CULTURE

23. MATERIAL FACTORS

24. STRUCTURAL FACTORS

25. Perspective links?

26. Link to CONFLICT theories • Ill-health can be explained by inequalities in society • Eg? • How is the capitalist system bad for our health? • How is patriarchy bad for our health?

27. SOCIAL MODEL - EVALUATION • Most of us derive some benefit from cures provided from scientific medicine • Any other criticisms??

28. Seen to be intrusive • Time-consuming

29. Assignment 1 task 3 M1 • Write an essay: Outline and assess the biomedical and social models of health

30. STRUCTURE • Introduce the 2 models of health and link to the 2 definitions • Describe the biomedical approach with examples • Evaluate this model • Describe the social model of health with examples • Evaluate it • Conclusion