Question 1

Describe the results of Gerald Murray's Haitian project.

Accepted Answer

Gerald Murray's Haitian project resulted

Question 2

Describe how cultural, social, and psychological barriers may hinder acceptance of beneficial projects by a society.

Accepted Answer

Cultural, social, and psychological barr

Question 3

What do many researchers in anthropology and the other social sciences do about social problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  conduct surveys 
B)  conduct basic research 
C)  make hypotheses 
D)  test hypotheses 
A)  conduct surveys 
B)  conduct basic research 
C)  make hypotheses 
D)  test hypotheses

Question 4

Which term refers to the type of applied work required in connection with many programs funded by government or private agencies?

Accepted Answer

A)  forensic anthropology 
B)  social impact studies 
C)  cultural resource studies 
D)  basic research 
A)  forensic anthropology 
B)  social impact studies 
C)  cultural resource studies 
D)  basic research

Question 5

Of the following, which is not a difficulty in instituting planned change?

Accepted Answer

A)  resistance by the target population 
B)  psychological barriers to the planned change 
C)  social barriers to planned change 
D)  the use of local channels of influence 
A)  resistance by the target population 
B)  psychological barriers to the planned change 
C)  social barriers to planned change 
D)  the use of local channels of influence

Question 6

Which term refers to the system in which physicians are trained?

Accepted Answer

A)  biomedical paradigm 
B)  biocultural synthesis 
C)  ethnomedicine 
D)  biomedicine 
A)  biomedical paradigm 
B)  biocultural synthesis 
C)  ethnomedicine 
D)  biomedicine

Question 7

Which humoral medical system was dominant until it was replaced by the germ theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Greek 
B)  European 
C)  Ayurvedic 
D)  Chinese 
A)  Greek 
B)  European 
C)  Ayurvedic 
D)  Chinese

Question 8

Who is the most important full-time practitioner in the biomedical field? How does this practitioner compare to a shaman?

Accepted Answer

The question of who is the most importan

Question 9

Which illness is thought of as involving economic deprivation?

Accepted Answer

A)  depression 
B)  susto 
C)  anorexia nervosa 
D)  pibloktoq 
A)  depression 
B)  susto 
C)  anorexia nervosa 
D)  pibloktoq

Question 10

What factors do medical anthropologists think we need to consider if we are to reduce the suffering in human life?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural and social 
B)  cultural and political 
C)  biological and social 
D)  biological and political 
A)  cultural and social 
B)  cultural and political 
C)  biological and social 
D)  biological and political

Question 11

What are the difficulties that anthropologists can encounter in trying to institute planned change?

Accepted Answer

Anthropologists can encounter several di

Question 12

The practitioners who deal with more than the body are sometimes referred to as __________ practitioners.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychiatric 
B)  personalistic 
C)  religious 
D)  spiritual 
A)  psychiatric 
B)  personalistic 
C)  religious 
D)  spiritual

Question 13

When Western doctors try to diagnose mental or emotional disorders in Western countries, it is difficult. It is more so for them to diagnose in other cultures because

Accepted Answer

A)  of the language difficulties. 
B)  the medical systems are so different. 
C)  no one can truly know facts about a culture other than their own. 
D)  many researchers start with Western categories and try to apply them without first trying to understand native conceptions of mental disorders. 
A)  of the language difficulties. 
B)  the medical systems are so different. 
C)  no one can truly know facts about a culture other than their own. 
D)  many researchers start with Western categories and try to apply them without first trying to understand native conceptions of mental disorders.

Question 14

Which humoral medical system contained six humors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Greek 
B)  European 
C)  Ayurvedic 
D)  Chinese 
A)  Greek 
B)  European 
C)  Ayurvedic 
D)  Chinese

Question 15

What did George Murdock discover in his survey of 139 societies about the cause of illness? How do you explain this?

Accepted Answer

George Murdock, an American anthropologi

Question 16

In many parts of the world illnesses are attributed to supernatural forces. This reinforces what we know about

Accepted Answer

A)  the widespread practices of sorcery and witchcraft. 
B)  the medical profession in general. 
C)  certain regions of the world and the people's beliefs. 
D)  the non-religious beliefs held by people. 
A)  the widespread practices of sorcery and witchcraft. 
B)  the medical profession in general. 
C)  certain regions of the world and the people's beliefs. 
D)  the non-religious beliefs held by people.

Question 17

In deciding whether or not a proposed change to a culture would be of benefit, you need to look at

Accepted Answer

A)  the short-term effects. 
B)  whether the media will show it in a good light. 
C)  the long-term effects. 
D)  whether anyone will actually care about the change. 
A)  the short-term effects. 
B)  whether the media will show it in a good light. 
C)  the long-term effects. 
D)  whether anyone will actually care about the change.

Question 18

Which term refers to the health-related beliefs, knowledge, and practices of a cultural group?

Accepted Answer

A)  biomedical paradigm 
B)  biocultural synthesis 
C)  ethnomedicine 
D)  biomedicine 
A)  biomedical paradigm 
B)  biocultural synthesis 
C)  ethnomedicine 
D)  biomedicine

Question 19

According to the code of ethics adopted by the Society of Applied Anthropology in 1948,

Accepted Answer

A)  there is no need to include the target community in planning a study. 
B)  anthropologists should not do research on applied questions unless specifically asked to do so by the people affected. 
C)  the first responsibility of the anthropologist in the field is to his sponsors, second to himself or herself, and third to the people being studied. 
D)  the target community should be included as much as possible in the formulation of policy. 
A)  there is no need to include the target community in planning a study. 
B)  anthropologists should not do research on applied questions unless specifically asked to do so by the people affected. 
C)  the first responsibility of the anthropologist in the field is to his sponsors, second to himself or herself, and third to the people being studied. 
D)  the target community should be included as much as possible in the formulation of policy.

Question 20

The ethics of applied anthropologists requires that

Accepted Answer

A)  only pure research can be applied to a particular problem. 
B)  the anthropologist must not take any action that is harmful to the interests of the community. 
C)  the anthropologist in charge of the project balances the needs of his employer with those of the local community. 
D)  the anthropologist working with a community must answer to the needs of his or her employer. 
A)  only pure research can be applied to a particular problem. 
B)  the anthropologist must not take any action that is harmful to the interests of the community. 
C)  the anthropologist in charge of the project balances the needs of his employer with those of the local community. 
D)  the anthropologist working with a community must answer to the needs of his or her employer.

Exam 27: Applied, Practicing, and Medical Anthropology

Describe the results of Gerald Murray's Haitian project.

Describe how cultural, social, and psychological barriers may hinder acceptance of beneficial projects by a society.

What do many researchers in anthropology and the other social sciences do about social problems?

Which term refers to the type of applied work required in connection with many programs funded by government or private agencies?

Of the following, which is not a difficulty in instituting planned change?

Which term refers to the system in which physicians are trained?

Which humoral medical system was dominant until it was replaced by the germ theory?

Who is the most important full-time practitioner in the biomedical field? How does this practitioner compare to a shaman?

Which illness is thought of as involving economic deprivation?

What factors do medical anthropologists think we need to consider if we are to reduce the suffering in human life?

What are the difficulties that anthropologists can encounter in trying to institute planned change?

The practitioners who deal with more than the body are sometimes referred to as __________ practitioners.

When Western doctors try to diagnose mental or emotional disorders in Western countries, it is difficult. It is more so for them to diagnose in other cultures because

Which humoral medical system contained six humors?

What did George Murdock discover in his survey of 139 societies about the cause of illness? How do you explain this?

In many parts of the world illnesses are attributed to supernatural forces. This reinforces what we know about

In deciding whether or not a proposed change to a culture would be of benefit, you need to look at

Which term refers to the health-related beliefs, knowledge, and practices of a cultural group?

According to the code of ethics adopted by the Society of Applied Anthropology in 1948,

The ethics of applied anthropologists requires that

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