Module 8
Module 8
George Engel model was criticized for failing to take into account the
patient's spirituality. Spirituality was added to biopsychosocial model.
To apply the bio psychosocial-spiritual approach to clinical practice,
the clinician should:
As a doctor, you must always respect the patients’ spiritual needs and
if you can accelerate the help the better, letting the spiritual matters be
addressed.
UNIT 2
SECTION 1: HEALTH BELIEFS IN CONSULTATION
1. Ask questions
2. Express their worries
3. State preferences and opinions during the consultation.
Related to communication is style with which a doctor listens to a
patient this will influence what they say. Research into doctor–patient
communication has established a number of key tasks of the
consultation including:
b. Family stability;
e. Private doctor (vs clinic) and seeing same doctor consistently (vs
different doctor)
f. Mental stability
g. Spirituality
d. Poverty
c. Disorganization
f. Successful experience
1. Assessment
2. Intervention
1. Affective:
– Expression and management of feelings involving techniques of
ventilation; psychological support; emotional catharsis.
2. Cognitive:
– Helping the client understand the connections between the stressor
event and their response. Techniques include clarifying the problem;
identifying and isolating the factors involved; helping the client gain
an intellectual understanding of the crisis
– It also involves giving information; discussing alternative coping
strategies and changing perceptions.
3. Environmental modification:
– Pulling together needed external, environmental resources (either
familial or formal helping agencies)