The Rhetoric and Reality of Psychosocial Theories of Health
A Challenge to Biomedicine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4227230 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jane Ogden (0000-0003-4271-5621, UMDS, University of London, UK) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-29 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/135910539700200103 |
| PMID | 22012794 |
| OpenAlex | W2095794710 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 18 |
Textbooks in health psychology and medical sociology describe these disciplines as a challenge to the biomedical model. In particular, they purport to contest biomedicine's concepts of illness causality, a dualistic individual and outcomes. This article examines support for this 'rhetoric' and examines the discrepancy between the stated aims of these disciplines and the 'reality' of their explanatory frameworks. In addition, this discrepancy is analysed in terms of the implicit acceptance and privileging of a biomedical perspective within psychosocial theories. The article then examines explanations for this discrepancy first in terms of the potential function of the 'rhetoric' and then in terms of the reflections of this rhetorical challenge in the construction and dissolution of the boundaries of the human body
Biomedicine · Causality (physics · CONTEST · Epistemology · Health care · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Psychosocial · Psychotherapist · Rhetoric · Rhetorical question · Sociology · Sociology of health and illness · Empathy and Medical Education · Health, psychology, and well-being · Obesity and Health Practices · Psychology · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2019 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |