One of the references must be Ogden, J. (2009). Health Psychology: A textbook (4th edition).
Open University Press:
London, McGraw-Hill Companies.
London, McGraw-Hill Companies.
Introduction
Try to set the aim of essay- early in the beginning
Provide a brief introduction around the area e.g. biomedical and
biopsychosocial models.
biopsychosocial models.
Briefly describe both models. The most dominant model in explaining the disease,
was the biomedical model, The emergence of new approaches like Biopsychosocial provided
a framework for understanding the causes of diseases through a Health Psychology
perspective.
Discussion
Discuss how the biopsychosocial model challenges the biomedical model.
For example:
For example:
challenges of initiation of illness, progression of illness, coping
with illness, understanding of
with illness, understanding of
the illness, causes of illness etc.
Provide evidence from one or different chronic health
Provide evidence from one or different chronic health
conditions
Conclusion
Summarise all the key points of your discussion – biomedical and
biopsychosocial model.
Summarise all the key points of your discussion – biomedical and
biopsychosocial model.