What is the term for the concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital?

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Alonzo Terrell

7 October, 06:09

What is the term for the concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital?

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Amelia Schneider · Answer 1

The answer is the medical model.

Explanation:

In psychology, this term explains that mental disorders are the result of physiological factors. Under this model, mental conditions are treated as diseases (i. e. they involve the prescription of medicine).

For example, some studies have shown that disorders such as anxiety and deppresion occur due to chemical imbalances in the brain, which can be regulated through medication.