The fundamental assumption of the _______________ model is that health and illness are consequences of the interplay of biological, psychological, and social factors.

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The biopsychosocial model takes into account all three factors (biological, psychological, and social) and views health and illness as a result of their interplay. The biomedical model (A) only considers biological factors, the psychoemotional model (B) only considers psychological and emotional factors, and psychoneuroimmunology (C) is a field of study that examines the interactions between the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems but is not a model that encompasses all factors related to health and illness. Psychosocial (D) is a model that considers only psychological and social factors, neglecting the biological component.

The Fundamental Assumption of the _______________ Model Is That Health