Analysis of Health

Write a 1,100- to 1,500-word analysis of the changing historical views of health and illness.

 

Include the following in your analysis:

  • Describe the changes in the historical views of health and the events that triggered those changes.
  • Describe the biomedical model.
  • Explain the transition of this model from psychoanalytic theory to psychosomatic medicine.
  • Explain the development of behavioral medicine and its relationship to health psychology.
  • Evaluate the effects of these changes on modern physicians’ views on health.
  • Discuss the strengths and limitations of the biomedical model.