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The biopsychosocial approach seeks to understand psychopathology by examining the interactive influences of biology, cognitive processes, and learning.

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A biopsychosocial view of illness begins with the basic assumption that health and illness result from an interplay of biological, psychological, and social factors.

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A biopsychosocial view of illness begins with the basic assumption that health and illness result from an interplay of biological, psychological, and social factors. The biopsychosocial approach seeks to understand psychopathology by examining the interactive influences of biology, cognitive processes, and learning. This view provides a conceptual framework for incorporating human elements into the scientific paradigm. This is the most popular model of psychopathology ...

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