Explanation of basic concepts of medical terminology

Abstract

People often compare general medicine to psychiatry using false assumptions or incomplete comparative information. Doctors’ role in healthcare relies in part on their sapiental authority, i.e. their knowledge. This sapiental authority relies on developing a medical model to learn and use information. The medical model relies on standardized terminology to aid communication and learning. The medical model allows them to identify problems and recall information on outcomes and treatments. The medical model may also allow explanation of how problems occur and the biopsychosocial model is preferred. Other models of explanation and intervention may also be used and may be superior for certain functions or explanations. The concepts of disease, illness, and health are not clear-cut and often require professional judgements—influenced by culture—based on distress or risk of adverse outcomes to identify examples of, e.g. disease. Condition may be used instead for states that may require medical attention.