Practice question · True or false
Under the biopsychosocial model, two people with the same diagnosis can have very different illness experiences because of their psychological resources and social context.
Hints
- Does the model treat a diagnosis as fully determining the illness experience?
- Coping style, beliefs, and social support can reshape how the same condition plays out.
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True
Why
True. The same diagnosis plays out differently depending on coping style, beliefs, and social context - which is exactly why the model adds psychological and social domains to biology. Identical pathology does not mean identical experience.
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