Concepts of Health and Critical Evaluations of Biomedical and Biophysical Perspectives of Health

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Table of Contents
1.1 Concepts of health................................................................................................................2
1.2 Critical evaluations of biomedical and biophysical perspectives of health.........................2
3.1 Critical evaluations of theories of pain................................................................................5
3.2 effect of social and emotional experiences on pain management........................................6
3.3 methods for assessment and control of pain........................................................................7
References..................................................................................................................................8

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1.1 Concepts of health
Health can be defined as overall state of well being within an individual. It is a state
of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity (Sarafino and Smith 2014). The health defines a state of harmony where all the
organs are functioning to their fullest. The health factor can again be divided into two main
components which are physical and mental health. The physical health refers to a state where
all the body parts are functioning to their fullest capacity and lack a state of disease
(Stoddart and Evans 2017). On the other hand, the mental health refers to a state where the
mind is free from anxieties and is capable to apply sufficient cognition in a decision making.
The World Health organization defines the enjoyment of highest attainable standards
of health as one of the fundamental rights. It refers to unequal development in different in
different countries in the promotion and control of disease as plausible danger. Information
opinion and active cooperation from the public are of utmost importance for the improvement
of the health of the people. As reported by Topp et al. (2015), government is responsible for
the provision of adequate health and social care measures.
1.2 Critical evaluations of biomedical and biophysical perspectives of health
The concept of health varies from individual to individual and could be explained
with the help of a number of theoretical perspectives such as the biomedical and
biopsychosocial perspectives of health. The biomedical model focuses upon the measures
taken by the healthcare professional to find out the relatable cause behind a disease. The
biomedical model views health as the complete absence of disease, pain or defect. The
biomedical model presents the patient as a body that is ill and hence the treatment is provided
independent of the mind.