The Biopsychosocial Model

Rebecca Skloot develops the idea that poverty comes with many difficult situations, in the book, "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks". True, Henrietta and her family were poor, could barely afford their medical bills, and they didn 't get the extended care that they deserved. You will learn how being poor can change your life and what is done with it . In the book, Henrietta 's daughter, Deborah, has many medical problems and she has to spend all her money on not even all her medicine. Deborah states, "Truth be told, I can 't get mad at science because it help people live, and I 'd be a mess without it.

The wealthy people tend to be unwilling to live in poor neighborhoods. All of the rundown homes on Mango Street are occupied by poor people. This quote may also be interpreted in a way reflecting racism throughout the text. In many different vignettes people are treated poorly because of their race. Racism and this text effects Esperanza and everyone around her in a very negative way.

One may argue that healthcare is too expensive and that food stamps have been taken away from many people. It is also extremely difficult to get a well-paying job in order to pay for housing, healthcare, and food. The lack of healthcare, food stamps, and well-paying jobs can result in people turning towards crime because of issues such as mental health, physical health, and employment options. One reason that people turn to crime is because of the lack of healthcare. Even when healthcare is available to people, a large portion of them are not able to

Firstly, when a person suffers from memory loss, job loss is usually inevitable. This often leads to bankruptcy, which may result in a person being kicked out of his/her apartment due to failure to pay rent and bills. Secondly, the person becomes poor and he/she can no longer fund vital daily expenses, which in turn makes survival a bit tough. It is therefore, ethical for the community to engage themselves in helping the mentally ill, so that they do not suffer as much depression. Such people with mental disorders are usually not eligible to find and keep jobs in order to take care of themselves.

Adults with diabetes have increased risk of heart attacks and strokes. Combined with reduced blood flow, neuropathy (nerve damage) in the feet increases the chance of foot ulcers, infection and eventual need for limb amputation. Diabetic retinopathy is an important cause of blindness, and occurs as a result of long-term accumulated damage to the small blood vessels in the retina. 2.6% of global blindness can be attributed to diabetes, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

In this world today I 've noticed that there have been way more homeless people and I always said that why can 't we find ways to help the homeless out so that they could have a good lifestyle. One thing i notice is that a lot of it is people are greedy with their money. There is enough food in the world so that everyone could eat and be healthy and the homeless are in need of that. This has become a problem in the world today because people act like they are homeless and they are not so people don 't want to help out, but what about the people that are homeless they need money, food , clothing and more, but people mess that up for them. People in this day in age try to have everything but why wouldn 't you want to help a homeless person out you could really change their life.

Because Fatima is limited by her income she finds it difficult to afford fresh food. Social status is another contributing factor to hypertension. Low socioeconomical status has been linked to high blood pressure in young adults. A recent study states”...lower SES (socioeconomical status) is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and that increased BMI and central obesity are important mediators of this effect(Brummett et al., 2011)” While being in lower SEC does not cause high blood pressure, studies like the one mentioned have concluded that patients in a lower SEC have increased risk behaviours that lead to hypertension such as poor diet, alcohol consumption, and delays in seeking treatment due to financial constraints. Improving SEC can be difficult.

Healthcare is a huge issue for women across the country, as maternal mortality and infant mortality rates are some of the highest in the world. These women are not even allowed to make their own healthcare decisions and instead their husbands or other male family members somehow have the right to choose for them, which is simply ridiculous. In addition, less than 5% of women have access to and use contraceptives, which is a big problem primarily because women often end up with more children than she can provide for resulting in malnutrition and deeper poverty. Especially because AIDS is so widespread in the DRC, contraceptives are crucial when it comes to women’s health. Violence against women is perhaps the worst hardship a Congolese women will face.

The biopsychosocial model, or (BPS), focuses on how biological, psychological and social/environmental factors affect an individual and also how these factors interact with each other. Many methods focus on one factor or one influence, the BPS addresses a wide array of factors and influences that impact physical and mental health. The biological component of this theory examines aspects of biology that influence health. The psychological component in this model “examines psychological components, things like thoughts, emotions, or behaviors. The social/environmental component of this model examines social factors that might influence the health of an individual, things like our interactions with others, our culture, or our economic status.

One of the major obstacles regarding behavior change amongst the African American culture come as a result to the lack of resources that are provided within their disadvantaged neighborhoods (Cateret, 2010). These families lack the necessary tools to facilitate change, which then results into a cascade of unhealthy behaviors. Within these very local communities fast-food chains can be found on almost every corner. It is almost as if eating healthy is no longer an option. Due to the very low-income budgets, many of the African Americans within these communities are not exposed to healthy food options nor are they able to afford many of the prices.