The Biomedical Approach to Health (VCE SSCE Health and Human Development): Flashcards
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Biomedical approach main focus
Biomedical approach main focus
Physical & biological aspects of disease
Nickname for biomedical approach
Nickname for biomedical approach
'Band aid' or 'quick-fix' approach
Etymology of 'biomedical'
Etymology of 'biomedical'
Bios (life) + medicus (healing)
Goal of biomedical approach
Goal of biomedical approach
Restore people to pre-illness health state
Important antibiotic discovered post-WWII
Important antibiotic discovered post-WWII
Penicillin
When biomedical approach became dominant
When biomedical approach became dominant
20th century
Heart-lung bypass machine development
Heart-lung bypass machine development
Mid-1950s
Biomedical advantage: life expectancy
Biomedical advantage: life expectancy
Extends life expectancy
Biomedical disadvantage: cost reason
Biomedical disadvantage: cost reason
Relies on professionals & costly technology
Biomedical disadvantage: root causes
Biomedical disadvantage: root causes
Does not address underlying causes of illness