<P> Finally, adherence to the medical model has a number of other consequences for the patient and society as a whole, both positive and negative: </P> <Ol> <Li> In the medical model, the physician was traditionally seen as the expert, and patients were expected to comply with the advice . The physician assumes an authoritarian position in relation to the patient . Because of the specific expertise of the physician, according to the medical model, it is necessary and to be expected . However, in recent years, the move towards patient - centered care has resulted in greater patient involvement in many cases . </Li> <Li> In the medical model, the physician may be viewed as the dominant health care professional, who is the professional trained in diagnosis and treatment . </Li> <Li> An ill patient should not be held responsible for the condition . The patient should not be blamed or stigmatized for the illness . </Li> <Li> Under the medical model, the disease condition of the patient is of major importance . Social, psychological, and other "external" factors, which may influence patient behavior, may be given less attention . </Li> </Ol> <Li> In the medical model, the physician was traditionally seen as the expert, and patients were expected to comply with the advice . The physician assumes an authoritarian position in relation to the patient . Because of the specific expertise of the physician, according to the medical model, it is necessary and to be expected . However, in recent years, the move towards patient - centered care has resulted in greater patient involvement in many cases . </Li> <Li> In the medical model, the physician may be viewed as the dominant health care professional, who is the professional trained in diagnosis and treatment . </Li>

Which of the following is an assumption of medical models