The biomedical model is primarily concerned with which activities?

The biomedical model is primarily concerned with which activities?

• A. Diagnosis, cure and treatment of disease
• B. Community development and health promotion
• C. Eliminating all risk factors
• D. Only traditional medicine

Answer: (A)

The activities most aligned with the biomedical model are diagnosis, cure and treatment of disease. This approach views illness as a biological problem of the body and aims to identify the specific disease through tests and clinical evaluation, then apply medical interventions—drugs, surgery, or other therapies—to eliminate or control the disease and restore health. It focuses on the disease process itself and counteracting it through physiological means. Other options reflect approaches outside this model, such as improving community conditions and preventing illness at a population level, not diagnosing and treating disease in individuals. So, diagnosing, curing and treating disease best captures the biomedical model.

The activities most aligned with the biomedical model are diagnosis, cure and treatment of disease. This approach views illness as a biological problem of the body and aims to identify the specific disease through tests and clinical evaluation, then apply medical interventions—drugs, surgery, or other therapies—to eliminate or control the disease and restore health. It focuses on the disease process itself and counteracting it through physiological means. Other options reflect approaches outside this model, such as improving community conditions and preventing illness at a population level, not diagnosing and treating disease in individuals. So, diagnosing, curing and treating disease best captures the biomedical model.