Question 1

When incorporated into colonial territories or into countries, indigenous peoples usually become __________ and they are almost always __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  minorities; very poor 
B)  dominant; wealthy 
C)  more educated; middle class 
D)  a social class; poor 
A)  minorities; very poor 
B)  dominant; wealthy 
C)  more educated; middle class 
D)  a social class; poor

Question 2

How do medical anthropologists approach mental health in other cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  They believe that each society's concepts of mental health must be viewed in their own terms. 
B)  They apply biomedical models of brain chemistry to mental health cross-culturally. 
C)  They argue that there is no such thing as mental health disorder outside the West. 
D)  They suggest that mental health issues are directly caused by globalization. 
A)  They believe that each society's concepts of mental health must be viewed in their own terms. 
B)  They apply biomedical models of brain chemistry to mental health cross-culturally. 
C)  They argue that there is no such thing as mental health disorder outside the West. 
D)  They suggest that mental health issues are directly caused by globalization.

Question 3

Some researchers argue that, while the immediate cause of HIV infection is related to sexual intercourse, larger issues such as __________ increase the likelihood of such infection.

Accepted Answer

A)  poverty 
B)  ethnicity 
C)  age 
D)  sex 
A)  poverty 
B)  ethnicity 
C)  age 
D)  sex

Question 4

Which of these statements is true of the relationship between biomedicine and ethnomedicine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biomedicine is embedded in Western culture, and therefore is a form of ethnomedicine. 
B)  Biomedicine has been clinically proven to work, but ethnomedicine is based on superstition and folklore. 
C)  Biomedicine has replaced ethnomedicine in all but the most remote communities. 
D)  Biomedicine is relatively rare, and is found only in European and North American societies. 
A)  Biomedicine is embedded in Western culture, and therefore is a form of ethnomedicine. 
B)  Biomedicine has been clinically proven to work, but ethnomedicine is based on superstition and folklore. 
C)  Biomedicine has replaced ethnomedicine in all but the most remote communities. 
D)  Biomedicine is relatively rare, and is found only in European and North American societies.

Question 5

In addition to increasing the incidence of disease, what does post-colonial life do to indigenous communities?

Accepted Answer

A)  It leads to greater substance abuse, violence, and depression. 
B)  It provides better access to good diet and health care. 
C)  It improves scientific education and literacy rates. 
D)  It reduces access to biomedical treatment. 
A)  It leads to greater substance abuse, violence, and depression. 
B)  It provides better access to good diet and health care. 
C)  It improves scientific education and literacy rates. 
D)  It reduces access to biomedical treatment.

Question 6

Which humoral medical system contained six humors, in addition to a balance between yin and yang?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

In what region would one find the belief that soul loss can cause illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eurasia 
B)  the Mediterranean 
C)  South America 
D)  Africa 
A)  Eurasia 
B)  the Mediterranean 
C)  South America 
D)  Africa

Question 8

Outline the various reasons why poor societies, and poor individuals within societies, have higher incidence of illness.

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
 1. Mor

Question 9

In the Hokkien medical system of Taiwan, what is a suitable treatment for blood loss?

Accepted Answer

A)  "hot" remedies, such as baths and soups 
B)  "cold" remedies, such as iced drinks 
C)  ensuring a balance between phlegm and bile 
D)  ensuring a balance between yin and yang 
A)  "hot" remedies, such as baths and soups 
B)  "cold" remedies, such as iced drinks 
C)  ensuring a balance between phlegm and bile 
D)  ensuring a balance between yin and yang

Question 10

How long does it take, on average, after exposure to the HIV virus for symptoms to appear?

Accepted Answer

A)  four years 
B)  six months 
C)  three weeks 
D)  10 years 
A)  four years 
B)  six months 
C)  three weeks 
D)  10 years

Question 11

How does the Hausa ethnomedicine compare to biomedicine's treatment for malaria?

Accepted Answer

A)  Laboratory experiments support the biomedical efficacy of the Hausa treatments for malaria. 
B)  There is no evidence that the plants used to treat malaria have any effect. 
C)  Hausa botanical treatments are far more effective than biomedical treatments for malaria. 
D)  The Hausa treatment seems to be effective only when coupled with ritual and prayer. 
A)  Laboratory experiments support the biomedical efficacy of the Hausa treatments for malaria. 
B)  There is no evidence that the plants used to treat malaria have any effect. 
C)  Hausa botanical treatments are far more effective than biomedical treatments for malaria. 
D)  The Hausa treatment seems to be effective only when coupled with ritual and prayer.

Question 12

How do most cultures view body weight?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fatness is generally more desirable than thinness, because it is thought to be a marker of health and fertility. 
B)  Fatness is generally more desirable than thinness, because it is associated with a strong personality and willpower. 
C)  Thinness is generally more desirable than fatness, because it is thought to be a marker of youth and beauty. 
D)  Thinness is generally more desirable than fatness, because it is associated with education and high social status. 
A)  Fatness is generally more desirable than thinness, because it is thought to be a marker of health and fertility. 
B)  Fatness is generally more desirable than thinness, because it is associated with a strong personality and willpower. 
C)  Thinness is generally more desirable than fatness, because it is thought to be a marker of youth and beauty. 
D)  Thinness is generally more desirable than fatness, because it is associated with education and high social status.

Question 13

Before germ theory became dominant in Western medicine during the 1900s, medical systems in ancient Greece, Europe, and India believed that illness was caused by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  humors being out of balance 
B)  insect bites 
C)  angry ancestor spirits 
D)  witchcraft 
A)  humors being out of balance 
B)  insect bites 
C)  angry ancestor spirits 
D)  witchcraft

Question 14

Which of these would be an example of a personalistic practitioner within the biomedical model?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychiatrist 
B)  surgeon 
C)  cardiologist 
D)  dentist 
A)  psychiatrist 
B)  surgeon 
C)  cardiologist 
D)  dentist

Question 15

Which of these is a goal of ethnomedicine?

Accepted Answer

A)  discovering the health-related beliefs, knowledge, and practices of a cultural group 
B)  reducing the cost of health care to minority populations 
C)  understanding the risk factors and treatment strategies for infectious disease 
D)  developing new vaccines and medical strategies based on tribal medicine 
A)  discovering the health-related beliefs, knowledge, and practices of a cultural group 
B)  reducing the cost of health care to minority populations 
C)  understanding the risk factors and treatment strategies for infectious disease 
D)  developing new vaccines and medical strategies based on tribal medicine

Question 16

What may have an overall harmful effect on nutrition?

Accepted Answer

A)  commercial or cash crops 
B)  foraging 
C)  intensive agriculture 
D)  small village horticulture 
A)  commercial or cash crops 
B)  foraging 
C)  intensive agriculture 
D)  small village horticulture

Question 17

Which common food has been shown to have general antibacterial properties?

Accepted Answer

A)  garlic 
B)  tomatoes 
C)  cheese 
D)  strawberries 
A)  garlic 
B)  tomatoes 
C)  cheese 
D)  strawberries

Question 18

There is increasing evidence that the __________ of treatment may be as important as the __________ of treatment.

Accepted Answer

A)  form; content 
B)  delivery; form 
C)  evidence; delivery 
D)  content; evidence 
A)  form; content 
B)  delivery; form 
C)  evidence; delivery 
D)  content; evidence

Question 19

What is a culture-bound syndrome? Identify three illnesses common to your own culture that may be viewed as culture-bound syndromes. Explain why other cultures may not recognize these illnesses.

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
 1. Ant

Question 20

__________ anthropologists expect the conception and treatment of illness to be culturally unique, while __________ anthropologists see cross-cultural similarities in conception and treatment of illness.

Accepted Answer

A)  Relativistic; universalistic 
B)  Universalistic; fatalistic 
C)  Optimistic; relativistic 
D)  Fatalistic; optimistic 
A)  Relativistic; universalistic 
B)  Universalistic; fatalistic 
C)  Optimistic; relativistic 
D)  Fatalistic; optimistic

When incorporated into colonial territories or into countries, indigenous peoples usually become and they are almost always .

How do medical anthropologists approach mental health in other cultures?

Some researchers argue that, while the immediate cause of HIV infection is related to sexual intercourse, larger issues such as __________ increase the likelihood of such infection.

Which of these statements is true of the relationship between biomedicine and ethnomedicine?

In addition to increasing the incidence of disease, what does post-colonial life do to indigenous communities?

Which humoral medical system contained six humors, in addition to a balance between yin and yang?

In what region would one find the belief that soul loss can cause illness?

Outline the various reasons why poor societies, and poor individuals within societies, have higher incidence of illness.

In the Hokkien medical system of Taiwan, what is a suitable treatment for blood loss?

How long does it take, on average, after exposure to the HIV virus for symptoms to appear?

How does the Hausa ethnomedicine compare to biomedicine's treatment for malaria?

How do most cultures view body weight?

Before germ theory became dominant in Western medicine during the 1900s, medical systems in ancient Greece, Europe, and India believed that illness was caused by __________.

Which of these would be an example of a personalistic practitioner within the biomedical model?

Which of these is a goal of ethnomedicine?

What may have an overall harmful effect on nutrition?

Which common food has been shown to have general antibacterial properties?

There is increasing evidence that the of treatment may be as important as the of treatment.

What is a culture-bound syndrome? Identify three illnesses common to your own culture that may be viewed as culture-bound syndromes. Explain why other cultures may not recognize these illnesses.

anthropologists expect the conception and treatment of illness to be culturally unique, while anthropologists see cross-cultural similarities in conception and treatment of illness.

What Is Anthropology

Culture and Culture Change

Culture and the Individual

Understanding and Explaining Culture

Communication and Language

Getting Food

Economic Systems

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Sex and Gender

Marriage and the Family

Marital Residence and Kinship

Associations and Interest Groups

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Practicing and Applying Anthropology

Global Problems

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Exam 17: Health and Illness

When incorporated into colonial territories or into countries, indigenous peoples usually become __________ and they are almost always __________.

How do medical anthropologists approach mental health in other cultures?

Some researchers argue that, while the immediate cause of HIV infection is related to sexual intercourse, larger issues such as __________ increase the likelihood of such infection.

Which of these statements is true of the relationship between biomedicine and ethnomedicine?

In addition to increasing the incidence of disease, what does post-colonial life do to indigenous communities?

Which humoral medical system contained six humors, in addition to a balance between yin and yang?

In what region would one find the belief that soul loss can cause illness?

Outline the various reasons why poor societies, and poor individuals within societies, have higher incidence of illness.

In the Hokkien medical system of Taiwan, what is a suitable treatment for blood loss?

How long does it take, on average, after exposure to the HIV virus for symptoms to appear?

How does the Hausa ethnomedicine compare to biomedicine's treatment for malaria?

How do most cultures view body weight?

Before germ theory became dominant in Western medicine during the 1900s, medical systems in ancient Greece, Europe, and India believed that illness was caused by __________.

Which of these would be an example of a personalistic practitioner within the biomedical model?

Which of these is a goal of ethnomedicine?

What may have an overall harmful effect on nutrition?

Which common food has been shown to have general antibacterial properties?

There is increasing evidence that the __________ of treatment may be as important as the __________ of treatment.

What is a culture-bound syndrome? Identify three illnesses common to your own culture that may be viewed as culture-bound syndromes. Explain why other cultures may not recognize these illnesses.

__________ anthropologists expect the conception and treatment of illness to be culturally unique, while __________ anthropologists see cross-cultural similarities in conception and treatment of illness.

What Is Anthropology

Culture and Culture Change

Culture and the Individual

Understanding and Explaining Culture

Communication and Language

Getting Food

Economic Systems

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Sex and Gender

Marriage and the Family

Marital Residence and Kinship

Associations and Interest Groups

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Practicing and Applying Anthropology

Global Problems

Filters

When incorporated into colonial territories or into countries, indigenous peoples usually become and they are almost always .

There is increasing evidence that the of treatment may be as important as the of treatment.

anthropologists expect the conception and treatment of illness to be culturally unique, while anthropologists see cross-cultural similarities in conception and treatment of illness.