A Patient Is Receiving Healthcare Focused on Illness and Counteracting

question 10

Multiple Choice

A patient is receiving healthcare focused on illness and counteracting symptoms.What type of healthcare is the patient receiving?

• A) Holistic
• B) Integrative
• C) Complementary
• D) Allopathic

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Definitions:

Thomas Szasz

A psychiatrist known for his criticisms of psychiatry and the concept of mental illness.

Medical Model

A framework for explaining illness and disability in purely biological terms and focusing on diagnosis, treatment, and cure.

Medical Model

A framework for understanding diseases and disorders focusing on biological factors and excluding psychological, environmental, and social influences.

Etiology

The apparent causation and developmental history of an illness.