Question

The major difference between psychotherapy and biomedical therapy is the biomedical assumption that ______ factors are involved in psychological disorders.

Answer 1

Psychotherapy uses various psychological techniques to treat different emotional, interpersonal and psychological problems with the belief that psychological factors are a major source and influence in the troubling emotional state and behavior of the person. Biomedical therapy on the other hand includes the usage of medication to treat the symptoms of the disorders as their assumption is that biological factors (not normal brain chemistry for example) are involved.