Question 1

Disability:

Accepted Answer

A)  is an embodied experience defined exclusively by impairment to a sense or limited mobility. 
B)  is physically, not socially defined. 
C)  interacts with other stratified systems of power to create additional vulnerabilities. 
D)  is something that most people will not experience in their lifetime. 
A)  is an embodied experience defined exclusively by impairment to a sense or limited mobility. 
B)  is physically, not socially defined. 
C)  interacts with other stratified systems of power to create additional vulnerabilities. 
D)  is something that most people will not experience in their lifetime. C

Question 2

How do anthropologists define biomedicine?

Accepted Answer

A)  the intersection of multiple cultural approaches to healing 
B)  a practice that seeks to apply the principles of the natural sciences 
C)  the documentation and description of the local use of natural substances in healing remedies and practices 
D)  the comparative study of local systems of health and healing 
A)  the intersection of multiple cultural approaches to healing 
B)  a practice that seeks to apply the principles of the natural sciences 
C)  the documentation and description of the local use of natural substances in healing remedies and practices 
D)  the comparative study of local systems of health and healing B

Question 3

Itzel explains to the school nurse that her son, Tlahco, who has been listless and withdrawn in class has also been restless all night long because he is suffering from susto, a sudden fright that he got from a traumatic experience, that caused his soul to depart. What best escribes Itzel's explanation?

Accepted Answer

A)  epidemiology 
B)  illness narrative 
C)  health census 
D)  cultural barriers 
A)  epidemiology 
B)  illness narrative 
C)  health census 
D)  cultural barriers B

Question 4

What diagnosis did the biomedical physicians first give Lia Lee of Merced, California, when her parents brought her to the hospital?

Accepted Answer

A)  qaug dab peg 
B)  soul loss 
C)  an infection 
D)  epilepsy 
A)  qaug dab peg 
B)  soul loss 
C)  an infection 
D)  epilepsy

Question 5

While conventional wisdom attributes good health to good nutrition, exercise, sleep, proper sanitation, and avoiding smoking, medical anthropologists consider many other factors when looking at health. What is one critical aspect of health that is often overlooked?

Accepted Answer

A)  farming methods 
B)  evolutionary shifts 
C)  inequality 
D)  genetic predisposition 
A)  farming methods 
B)  evolutionary shifts 
C)  inequality 
D)  genetic predisposition

Question 6

Which anthropological perspective is most likely to be used to study and improve health conditions in football players?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnopharmacology 
B)  ethnomedicine 
C)  illness narratives 
D)  medical anthropology 
A)  ethnopharmacology 
B)  ethnomedicine 
C)  illness narratives 
D)  medical anthropology

Question 7

From the perspective of a medical anthropologist, all medical systems are based in a particular local cultural reality and therefore constitute a form of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnomedicine 
B)  ethnopharamacology 
C)  biomedicine 
D)  medical pluralism 
A)  ethnomedicine 
B)  ethnopharamacology 
C)  biomedicine 
D)  medical pluralism

Question 8

The World Health Organization calls for a definition of health that includes the absence of infirmity and complete physical and mental health. What else is called for consideration in their definition?

Accepted Answer

A)  muscle strength 
B)  economic stability 
C)  religious affiliation 
D)  social well-being 
A)  muscle strength 
B)  economic stability 
C)  religious affiliation 
D)  social well-being

Question 9

Compare and contrast the typical attitudes toward and practices of childbirth in the United States with those that Brigitte Jordan and Robbie Davis-Floyd observed in Sweden, Holland, and Yucatán, Mexico.

Accepted Answer

Students should summarize the attitudes

Question 10

In the view of "technocratic birth," which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women are viewed as strong and capable actors in the birth process. 
B)  Expectant mothers are attended by midwives and family members. 
C)  Fathers are expected to hold the mothers while encouraging them. 
D)  Women are viewed as sick, helpless patients. 
A)  Women are viewed as strong and capable actors in the birth process. 
B)  Expectant mothers are attended by midwives and family members. 
C)  Fathers are expected to hold the mothers while encouraging them. 
D)  Women are viewed as sick, helpless patients.

Question 11

From the anthropological perspective, an individual patient's experience of sickness is considered to be what?

Accepted Answer

A)  universally defined 
B)  defined by a doctor 
C)  a matter of personal interpretation 
D)  culturally defined 
A)  universally defined 
B)  defined by a doctor 
C)  a matter of personal interpretation 
D)  culturally defined

Question 12

Anthropologists believe that culture plays a role in ways that health is perceived, experienced, and treated. Using the example of the Maya of Yucatán, Mexico, identify two specific aspects of the birth process that differ from the typical birth in the United States and explain how they reflect local cultural values and community conditions.
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Accepted Answer

Students should answer that among the Ma

Question 13

What is meant by the "health transition?"

Accepted Answer

A)  the significant, but uneven, improvements in human health made over the course of the twentieth century 
B)  the shift from Western-based medicine to other forms of healing practice 
C)  the change seen in how Western doctors are trained in other cultural practices 
D)  the shift from non-Western medical practices to Western models of medical treatment 
A)  the significant, but uneven, improvements in human health made over the course of the twentieth century 
B)  the shift from Western-based medicine to other forms of healing practice 
C)  the change seen in how Western doctors are trained in other cultural practices 
D)  the shift from non-Western medical practices to Western models of medical treatment

Question 14

According to the text, what is one consequence of the health transition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chronic diseases such as cancer have declined as a primary cause of death worldwide. 
B)  Infectious diseases have increased as the primary cause of death in the United States. 
C)  Overall human life expectancy has risen significantly in the past century. 
D)  There has been a decline in health inequality across the globe. 
A)  Chronic diseases such as cancer have declined as a primary cause of death worldwide. 
B)  Infectious diseases have increased as the primary cause of death in the United States. 
C)  Overall human life expectancy has risen significantly in the past century. 
D)  There has been a decline in health inequality across the globe.

Question 15

What has significantly changed in the Ladakh region of the Himalayas?

Accepted Answer

A)  the cash economy has been undermined, resulting in increased bartering 
B)  militarization in neighboring Kashmir has decreased, resulting in less stress 
C)  urbanization has fragmented community life 
D)  Western biomedicine is now widely available 
A)  the cash economy has been undermined, resulting in increased bartering 
B)  militarization in neighboring Kashmir has decreased, resulting in less stress 
C)  urbanization has fragmented community life 
D)  Western biomedicine is now widely available

Question 16

What do scientists now think the purpose of the human microbiome might be?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a breeding ground for disease. 
B)  It helps reduce the instance of certain genetically developed characteristics. 
C)  It is a personal ecosystem that helps combat disease. 
D)  It is an artifact from our ancient Homo sapiens ancestors that serves no real purpose. 
A)  It is a breeding ground for disease. 
B)  It helps reduce the instance of certain genetically developed characteristics. 
C)  It is a personal ecosystem that helps combat disease. 
D)  It is an artifact from our ancient Homo sapiens ancestors that serves no real purpose.

Question 17

The complete collection of microorganisms in the body's ecosystem is referred to as what?

Accepted Answer

A)  microsystem 
B)  human ecosystem 
C)  microbiome 
D)  biodome 
A)  microsystem 
B)  human ecosystem 
C)  microbiome 
D)  biodome

Question 18

Which analytical perspective would a medical anthropologist use to study how humans make sense of health and illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  critical medical anthropology 
B)  epidemiology 
C)  the interpretivist approach 
D)  medical ecology 
A)  critical medical anthropology 
B)  epidemiology 
C)  the interpretivist approach 
D)  medical ecology

Question 19

In Tibet, there are about 200 traditional healers known as amchi who provide health care. What is their system of health care based on?

Accepted Answer

A)  elimination of body and spirit as part of individual wellness 
B)  complete separation of body and spirit in the individual 
C)  achieving balance between body and spirit in the individual 
D)  elevation of the spirit over the body in the individual 
A)  elimination of body and spirit as part of individual wellness 
B)  complete separation of body and spirit in the individual 
C)  achieving balance between body and spirit in the individual 
D)  elevation of the spirit over the body in the individual

Question 20

Football, a popular sport in the United States, has been linked to brain injuries. Why might anthropologists be interested in the study of brain injuries in football players?

Accepted Answer

A)  to assist in documenting a major health scandal 
B)  to better understand the relationship between health and culture 
C)  to advance the field of sports medicine 
D)  to uncover hidden problems with football 
A)  to assist in documenting a major health scandal 
B)  to better understand the relationship between health and culture 
C)  to advance the field of sports medicine 
D)  to uncover hidden problems with football

Disability:

How do anthropologists define biomedicine?

What diagnosis did the biomedical physicians first give Lia Lee of Merced, California, when her parents brought her to the hospital?

While conventional wisdom attributes good health to good nutrition, exercise, sleep, proper sanitation, and avoiding smoking, medical anthropologists consider many other factors when looking at health. What is one critical aspect of health that is often overlooked?

Which anthropological perspective is most likely to be used to study and improve health conditions in football players?

From the perspective of a medical anthropologist, all medical systems are based in a particular local cultural reality and therefore constitute a form of what?

The World Health Organization calls for a definition of health that includes the absence of infirmity and complete physical and mental health. What else is called for consideration in their definition?

Compare and contrast the typical attitudes toward and practices of childbirth in the United States with those that Brigitte Jordan and Robbie Davis-Floyd observed in Sweden, Holland, and Yucatán, Mexico.

In the view of "technocratic birth," which of the following is true?

From the anthropological perspective, an individual patient's experience of sickness is considered to be what?

What is meant by the "health transition?"

According to the text, what is one consequence of the health transition?

What has significantly changed in the Ladakh region of the Himalayas?

What do scientists now think the purpose of the human microbiome might be?

The complete collection of microorganisms in the body's ecosystem is referred to as what?

Which analytical perspective would a medical anthropologist use to study how humans make sense of health and illness?

In Tibet, there are about 200 traditional healers known as amchi who provide health care. What is their system of health care based on?

Football, a popular sport in the United States, has been linked to brain injuries. Why might anthropologists be interested in the study of brain injuries in football players?

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Exam 14: Health, Illness, and the Body

Disability:

How do anthropologists define biomedicine?

What diagnosis did the biomedical physicians first give Lia Lee of Merced, California, when her parents brought her to the hospital?

While conventional wisdom attributes good health to good nutrition, exercise, sleep, proper sanitation, and avoiding smoking, medical anthropologists consider many other factors when looking at health. What is one critical aspect of health that is often overlooked?

Which anthropological perspective is most likely to be used to study and improve health conditions in football players?

From the perspective of a medical anthropologist, all medical systems are based in a particular local cultural reality and therefore constitute a form of what?

The World Health Organization calls for a definition of health that includes the absence of infirmity and complete physical and mental health. What else is called for consideration in their definition?

Compare and contrast the typical attitudes toward and practices of childbirth in the United States with those that Brigitte Jordan and Robbie Davis-Floyd observed in Sweden, Holland, and Yucatán, Mexico.

In the view of "technocratic birth," which of the following is true?

From the anthropological perspective, an individual patient's experience of sickness is considered to be what?

What is meant by the "health transition?"

According to the text, what is one consequence of the health transition?

What has significantly changed in the Ladakh region of the Himalayas?

What do scientists now think the purpose of the human microbiome might be?

The complete collection of microorganisms in the body's ecosystem is referred to as what?

Which analytical perspective would a medical anthropologist use to study how humans make sense of health and illness?

In Tibet, there are about 200 traditional healers known as amchi who provide health care. What is their system of health care based on?

Football, a popular sport in the United States, has been linked to brain injuries. Why might anthropologists be interested in the study of brain injuries in football players?

Anthropology in a Global Age

Culture

Fieldwork and Ethnography

Language

Race and Racism

Ethnicity and Nationalism

Gender

Sexuality

Kinship, Family, and Marriage

Class and Inequality

The Global Economy

Politics and Power

Religion

Art and Media

Filters