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Medical model refers to the view that abnormal behaviors result from physical problems and should be treated medically; a conceptual framework that views an individual’s problems as being "inside” of the person and resulting from a variety of causative factors such as genetic predisposition, internal conflicts, early traumatic experiences, and/or metabolic factors.

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- Medical model of mental illness : Medical model of mental illness refers to the assumption that mental illness results from such biological causes as brain damage, impaired neural transmissions, or biochemical abnormalities.

Medical Scientism refers to the belief that there is one and only one method of science and that it alone confers legitimacy upon the conduct of research.

Medical students' disease refers to the re-labeling of symptoms of fatigue and exhaustion as a particular illness resulting from learning about that illness. It is called Medical students' disease because overworked medical students are vulnerable to this labeling effect.

Medicalization of sexuality refers to the process by which certain sexual behaviors or conditions are defined in terms of health and illness, and problematic experiences or practices are given medical treatment.

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Deutsch: Medikation / Español: Medicación / Português: Medicação / Français: Médication / Italiano: Medicazione /

Medication refers to: (1) A drug or medicine. (2) The administration of a drug or medicine.

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Medication therapy means treating diseases or disorders through the use of medications.

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Meditation is defined as mental exercise for producing relaxation or heightened awareness. It is a family of mental exercises in which a conscious attempt is made to focus attention in a nonanalytical way. Meditation are methods for controlling one's mental processes. In Concentration meditation, the focus is on a stimulus such as the act of breathing. In awareness meditation, the purpose is to examine consciousness and the mind.