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This describes the health belief model.
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e
This is a model which helps to explain and predict health behaviours such as a person's readiness to take health action
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This describes the biomedical model.
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c
This model focuses on the physical processes (pathology, biochemistry and physiology) of disease. It looks for single-factor causes rather than contributory factors like genetics/alcoholism/smoking
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This describes the biopsychosocial model.
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d
This is a model which takes a holistic approach and looks at all levels of disease, not just single-factor causes. It does not focus exclusively on illness as it looks at the continuum between health and illness
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This describes Kleinmann's model of healthcare systems. It shows who is consulted when someone's health begins to deteriorate.
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a
This is a model relating to why patients consult. It includes a professional, folk and popular sector
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This is known as the germ theory.
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b
This model suggests that each disease has a single specific cause, and all research and interventions are targeted at this causal agent
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Models of medicine
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Medicine in society
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Which one of the following describes Kleinmann’s model of healthcare systems?
a