Exam 7: Health, Illness, and Healing

Surveys conducted by medical anthropologists in several developing countries reveal that most parents have a clear and thorough understanding of vaccines and eagerly seek inoculations for their children.

Ethno-etiology refers to culture-specific explanations for health problems and suffering.

How is globalization changing health, illness, and healing? Provide a specific cultural example.

Define and give an example of the interpretivist approach in medical anthropology.

Define phytotherapy and discuss its role among the Tsimané people of Bolivia.

World famous chef Jamie Oliver spent time in a town in West Virginia in order to help improve people's food habits.

Humoral healing systems are based on __________.

Heavy reliance on the use of technology in diagnosis and treatment is a characteristic of the __________ healing system.

A healing system that concentrates on maintaining balance in the body among various substances and factors judged to be "heating" or "cooling" is called a __________ system.

Retired Husband Syndrome and awas are examples of __________.

According to critical medical anthropology, a prominent feature of Western medical school training is __________.

People in northern Thailand hung wooden penises on their houses in order to __________.

The role of European diseases in the depopulation of the "New World" was __________.

An example of the interpretivist approach in medical anthropology is __________.

A major category of affliction among the Subanun people of the Philippines is __________.

Among the Tsimané people of Bolivia, the health status of children is strongly related to __________.

Charms, spells, sacred strings and hanging up wooden phalluses against widow ghosts are examples of __________ .

Explain the concept of a culture-specific syndrome and discuss one example of a culture-specific syndrome including attention to symptoms, social distribution, and possible cause

Health problems caused by powerful forces such as poverty, war, famine, and forced migration are referred to as __________.

Ethnomedicine refers to __________.