Practice Quiz Chapter 10

. Applying medical labels to illness and disease can have the effect of ________.

. Epidemiology can help us determine ________.

. The Western biomedical approach of medical anthropology ________.

. The study of the causes of illness and/or disease is known as ________.

. In the personalistic interpretation of illness and disease, ________.

. SEARCH, a non-governmental organization, has had success in improving infant survival rates in rural India because it ________.

. Arthur Kleinman's core clinical functions of a health care system includes ________.

. Technology is part of the ________ component of the human environment.

. Sylvie Poirier and Lorraine Brooke's distinction between defensive and positive research refers to the ________.

. All of the following statements about curing practices are true except ________.

. When trying to understand the relationship between traditional and biomedical approaches, medical anthropologists must take into account ________.

. Pioneer medical anthropologist George M. Foster stressed the importance of remaining ________ when considering the medical approaches within the cultures that are being researched.

. ________ is an example of structural violence.

. Medical anthropology is primarily focused around the health-related human ideas of ________.

. The alternative medical systems based on practices of local socio-cultural groups are referred to as ________ systems.

. The disciplines of ________ form the basis of medical anthropology today.

. ________ most often forms part of traditional medical knowledge and healing.

. A religious practitioner who uses altered states of consciousness to contact supernatural forces on behalf of individuals or groups is known as a/an ________.

. Comparing traditional medical systems across cultures we find that interpretations of the cause of disease usually fall into one of two broad explanatory categories: ________.

. The three interacting environments that most affect human wellness and illness are ________.

. ________ is the type of violence experienced by people that originates from certain arrangements of political and economic forces within a society.

. ________ is produced in response to an individual's belief that a particular treatment will work even though the treatment has no scientifically-based medical properties.

. Epidemiology, or the study of the spread of disease, involves understanding the biomedical aspect as well as the ________ aspect of the spread of disease.

. Anthropologists that draw attention to the ways in which many forms of physical, mental, and emotional suffering correlate with forms of socioeconomic and political inequality are called ________.

. One of the advantages of Western medical technology is that it can be seamlessly introduced and applied to other cultures and societies.

. According to the textbook, "illness" is a culturally defined state.

. Integrated approaches to medical issues are equally important within and between societies.

. Wendigo-psychosis is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting Indigenous groups of North America.

. The best way to combat bioaccumulation in First Nations communities is to have affected people switch over to a European-style diet.

. In rural areas, medical practitioners often act as spokespersons for the community.

. The Anishinaabe of Canada believe that "white man's sickness" should be treated by Western medical personnel and techniques.

. A nutritious diet is one that contains enough calories for a person's daily energy needs.

. The first step toward fighting a disease is understanding its ecology.

. Managed care refers to a system of care in which the practitioner examines all aspects of the patient's social and environmental surroundings in order to provide a holistic treatment plan.

. The rate at which a disease spreads within a region can be tied to transnational decisions based on political, economic, and ideological considerations.

. Western medical labels are not mutually agreed-upon signifiers.

. Medical anthropologists study traditional medicine practices but are not interested in or influenced by Western medicine.

. Some sicknesses and therapies are unique to particular cultural groups.

. The notion of well-being is a universal category independent of cultural definitions.

. Western biomedicine can also be seen as a form of traditional knowledge rooted in Western history.

. A holistic approach to medical anthropology integrates biological sciences with other diverse disciplines.

. Medical anthropologists do not regard the practices of shamans as legitimate forms of healing.

. Some traditional healers do employ plant materials that are valid biomedical effective cures.

. Chicken soup for a cold may appear to be a placebo; however boiling chicken does release amino acids that are known to help with respiratory problems.

. The label applied to a disease can influence the perceived seriousness of a specific set of symptoms.

. The disposal of electronic waste in Ghana is done to promote better health of the population and the environment.

. Biomagnification refers to an increase in the concentration of toxic substances from the bottom to the top of the food chain.

. Structural violence refers to forms of unavoidable family violence.

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