Glossary B
Glossary B
Biomedical Therap: refers to the therapy used to treat psychological disorders by associating the disorders with changing biological or physical mechanisms, i.e., treating mental disorders as disease and administering medical treatment.
Biometric Identification refers to the identification of people based upon the measurement of various body parts
Biophysical model refers to the theory that neurological, biochemical, physical defects or malfunctions, and illness are responsible for individuals engaging in inappropriate behavior.
Biopsychosocial refers to a model in which the interaction of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors is seen as influencing the development of the individual.
Biopsychocultural approach refers to an approach to studying human behavior that incorporates biological, psychological, and cultural factors.
Biopsychosocial approach refers to an approach that focuses on the biology or physiology underlying health, the psychology or thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influencing health, and the ways that society and culture influence health.
Biopsychosocial approach is acknowledging that our health has biological, psychological, and social determinants
Biopsychosocial framework refers to a useful way to organize the biological, psychological, and sociocultural forces on human development.
Biopsychosocial framework shows that human development results from the interaction of four (4) forces which include biological, sociocultural and psychological and life-cycle forces.
The Biopsychosocial Model refers to the concept of treating not just the body, but the whole person in his or her social context.