![]() ![]() Any condition or factors, either in the family or community that exaggerate the problem rather than solve it are perpetuating factors. These are factors that maintain the disabling symptoms. For example, conflict about relationships, transitions, or identity These are factors, events, or stressors that initiate or promote the onset of any illness, disease, accident, or behavioral response. For example, exposure to alcohol of the fetus in prenatal life and any genetic predisposition of mental illness Factors or areas of susceptibility that promote the risks of the presenting problem are termed as predisposing factors. For the intervention and for examining the prognosis of disease, the biopsychosocial model combines different psychological, social, and biological factors, which may further be classified into 4Ps. In psychology and psychiatry, Biopsychosocial Formulation is a way to comprehend the patient, more than for diagnostic purposes. ![]() It takes into consideration four factors, so-called the 4Ps: Together, they are referred to as the Biopsychosocial Formulation. ![]() This model is applied to Case Formulation. Image Source: Maria Victoria Gonzaga of Biology Online. The social aspect looks into socio-economical, environmental, and cultural factors. The psychological aspect looks into the person’s thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. The biological aspect looks into the physiology or pathology of the disease. ( Biopsychosocial Model, 2013) Figure 1: The biopsychosocial model of health. George Engel was the person who conceptualized the biopsychosocial model in 1977. It takes into consideration the various aspects - biological, psychological, and social, thus, the name. The biopsychosocial model is a strategy that is applied to understand a person’s medical condition. ![]()
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