Practice question · Sort into groups
Sort each factor influencing a person's health by its biopsychosocial domain.
Groups: Biological · Psychological · Social
- A virus infecting the lungs
- The patient's belief that recovery is possible
- A genetic predisposition to diabetes
- Low income limiting access to care
Hints
- Ask whether the factor is bodily, mental, or about the person's environment and relationships.
- Genes and pathogens are biological; beliefs and coping are psychological; income and relationships are social.
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Biological: A virus infecting the lungs, A genetic predisposition to diabetes
Psychological: The patient's belief that recovery is possible
Social: Low income limiting access to care
Why
Pathogens and genes are biological, beliefs and coping are psychological, and income and relationships are social. The biopsychosocial model insists all three domains jointly shape health - not biology alone.
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