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In the psychology context, medical conditions refer to physical health problems that can significantly impact an individual's psychological well-being and mental health. This Relationship is bidirectional: medical conditions can lead to psychological stress, anxiety, depression, or adjustment disorders, while psychological factors can influence the onset, progression, and recovery from physical diseases. Psychologists and health professionals recognize the importance of considering both physical and mental health aspects when treating individuals, advocating for an integrated approach to healthcare that addresses the whole person.

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Medical delay is defined as a delay in treating symptoms, which results from problems within the medical system, such as faulty diagnoses, lost test results, and the like.

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Medical examiner refers to a qualified medical doctor, often a Forensic pathologist, who has been appointed to replace a coroner, especially in large, urban centers; a Forensic pathologist

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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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