Question 1

The use of anthropological research to help improve health care delivery is __________.

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Question 2

What are the primary criteria for becoming a healer? Compare what you know about shamans/shamankas with Western biomedical healers in terms of the criteria.

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Question 3

Smallpox, typhus fever, and measles were a prominent cause of death of __________during early contact with European colonizers.

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Question 4

The "retired husband syndrome" affects women in the country of __________.

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The answer of The "retired husband syndrome" affects women in...

Question 5

Surgery, or treating an illness through cutting into the body, is a universally valued approach to healing in all cultures.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

An increasing prevalence of the disease __________ is attributed to the construction of high dams and irrigation in many parts of the world.

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A)  arthritis
B)  measles
C)  high blood pressure
D)  schistosomiasis
E)  influenzaF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Some forms of alternative healing include the use of radon.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the goal of applied medical anthropology and what is one example of it?

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The goal of applied medical anthropology...

Question 9

XMDRTB is an example of __________.

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A)  a new strain of an infectious disease
B)  a culture-specific syndrome
C)  medical pluralism
D)  the spread of a disease from Asia to the West through trade
E)  a disease that affects the rich more than the poorF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 10

The ecological/epidemiological approach in medical anthropology involves __________.

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A)  attention to how certain diseases function to control population growth
B)  study of the interaction between politics, religion, and health
C)  a major focus on how genetics influences death and disease
D)  close attention to the symbols which different use to represent natural causes of death
E)  study of how the natural environment interacts with culture to cause diseaseF) A) and D)
G) A) and B) E

Question 11

In the country of __________, as a whole, nearly one-third of the population has inadequate access to water.

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The answer of In the country of __________, as a...

Question 12

Schistosomiasis, obesity, and childhood obesity are examples of a disease of __________.

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The answer of Schistosomiasis, obesity, and childhood obesity are examples...

Question 13

To what does the term medicalization refer and provide an example of it.

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The term "medicalization" refers to the ...

Question 14

Historical trauma as a result of European colonialism is closely associated with substance abuse among indigenous peoples of North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 15

An increasingly common culture-specific syndrome among Japanese male adolescents is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  koro
B)  kuru
C)  kula
D)  hikikomuri
E)  sustoF) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

A prominent value in Japan is gotai, or the belief that a person's body should never be cut into.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to critical medical anthropologists, one significant feature of the training of Western biomedical healers is called cognitive retrogression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 18

Medical anthropologists study healing practices only in non-Western cultures.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Forced migration that causes mental and physical stress is an example of structural suffering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

An example of a traditional practice to prevent health problems is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  tying ritually protective strings around parts of the body
B)  hanging wooden phalluses on one's house to trick the widow ghosts
C)  feeding pregnant women what they want
D)  all of the above
E)  none of the above: non-biomedical cultures do not focus on prevention at allF) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Exam 7: Health, Illness, and Healing

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What are the primary criteria for becoming a healer? Compare what you know about shamans/shamankas with Western biomedical healers in terms of the criteria.

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Smallpox, typhus fever, and measles were a prominent cause of death of __________during early contact with European colonizers.

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The "retired husband syndrome" affects women in the country of __________.

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Surgery, or treating an illness through cutting into the body, is a universally valued approach to healing in all cultures.

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An increasing prevalence of the disease __________ is attributed to the construction of high dams and irrigation in many parts of the world.

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Some forms of alternative healing include the use of radon.

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What is the goal of applied medical anthropology and what is one example of it?

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XMDRTB is an example of __________.

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The ecological/epidemiological approach in medical anthropology involves __________.

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In the country of __________, as a whole, nearly one-third of the population has inadequate access to water.

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Schistosomiasis, obesity, and childhood obesity are examples of a disease of __________.

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To what does the term medicalization refer and provide an example of it.

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Historical trauma as a result of European colonialism is closely associated with substance abuse among indigenous peoples of North America.

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Medical anthropologists study healing practices only in non-Western cultures.

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