Question 1

KFD is an example of a new disease of development that appeared in India in the 1950s as a consequence of deforestation and the introduction of large-scale cattle ranching.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Provide three examples of humoral healing systems.

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Indian,Chinese and Arab-Islamic definitions of health as the balance of opposing elements in the body;Orang Asli,Aboriginal peoples of Malaysia,conceptual system of hot-cold opposition;Euro-American concepts such as "feed a cold,starve a fever."

Question 3

How is health and illness understood in humoral healing systems? Provide ethnographic examples.

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Humoral healing systems will s...

Question 4

Discuss the British Columbia Medical Association's report published in 1974 on Native Health in Alert Bay,British Columbia and its implications.

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The report stressed that Natives failed ...

Question 5

The Cree word miyupimaatisiiu translates as "being alive well" and encompasses practices of Cree daily living such as

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A)  tying ritually protective strings around a baby's wrists.
B)  praying at a temple or church for good health.
C)  feeding pregnant women whatever they want.
D)  hanging wooden phalluses on one's house to trick the widow ghosts.
E)  hunting,eating the right foods,keeping warm,and balancing human relationships.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

The term ________ encompasses practices of Cree daily living such as hunting,eating the right foods,keeping warm,and balancing human relationships.

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A)  sukhwan
B)  miyupimaatisiiu
C)  mal ojo
D)  Kyasanur
E)  AnfechtungF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

Define ethnobotany.

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The study of cultura...

Question 8

Discuss a case in which the healing system and the afflicted people had different "explanatory models."

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Humoral healing systems will see health ...

Question 9

Culturally specific causal explanations for health problems and suffering is called

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A)  ethno-symptomatics
B)  ethno-diagnostics
C)  ethno-epidemiology
D)  ethno-etiologies
E)  ethno-biomedicineF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

What diseases of colonialism decimated the Americas following the arrival of European colonizers?

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Latin America: smallpox,measles,malaria,...

Question 11

________ is a biological health problem that is objective and universal,while ________ is a culturally specific perception and experiences of a health problem.

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The answer of ________ is a biological health problem that...

Question 12

In Thailand,a widow ghost is a feared spirit,and to protect themselves from this source of illness

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A)  protective wrist strings are worn by men
B)  men are careful not to insult elderly women for fear of insulting widow ghosts
C)  phallus symbols are painted on the walls where men sleep
D)  vaginal symbols are painted on doors to keep widow ghosts from entering
E)  wooden phalluses are hung from houses to protect the men insideF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

Research on HIV infection among intravenous cocaine users in Montreal and Vancouver demonstrated that needle exchange programs alone can stem the spread of HIV.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 14

Discuss the various examples of culture-specific syndromes in Canada.What are the problems with these static categorizations?

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Old Hag in Newfoundland;Pibloktoq among ...

Question 15

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

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Culture-specific syndrome is a collectio...

Question 16

Windigo psychosis long identified as a ________ culture-specific syndrome among the ________.

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A)  detrimental;Inuit
B)  infectious;Hispanic groups
C)  curable;Sicilian immigrants in Ontario
D)  classic;Cree and Ojibwa
E)  preventable;Hutterites in ManitobaF) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

Susto is an example of culture-specific syndrome.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Disease refers to culturally specific perceptions and experiences of health problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 19

Many First Nations groups in Canada make use of ________ to restore balance in their lives.

Accepted Answer

A)  healing circles
B)  humoral systems
C)  ethnomedicine
D)  Susto
E)  awasF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

The high rate of Caesarean birth in Brazil in an example of how culture can influence medical practices in that

Accepted Answer

A)  doctors will encourage Caesarean birth as they see vaginal birth as "primitive"
B)  husbands will encourage Caesarean birth as they fear that their sons are "polluted" in vaginal childbirth
C)  ideals about the female body portray vaginal childbirth as destructive of a woman's sexuality
D)  vaginal childbirth is seen a sign of being of low class as only the women in shantytowns give birth in painful vaginal deliveries
E)  ideals about the female body encourage natural childbirth,but their husbands and doctors push women to have Caesarean births against their wishesF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Exam 7: Disease, Illness, and Healing

KFD is an example of a new disease of development that appeared in India in the 1950s as a consequence of deforestation and the introduction of large-scale cattle ranching.

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Provide three examples of humoral healing systems.

Correct AnswerverifiedIndian,Chinese and Arab-Islamic definitions of health as the balance of opposing elements in the body;Orang Asli,Aboriginal peoples of Malaysia,conceptual system of hot-cold opposition;Euro-American concepts such as "feed a cold,starve a fever."

How is health and illness understood in humoral healing systems? Provide ethnographic examples.

Correct AnswerverifiedHumoral healing systems will s...View AnswerShow Answer

Discuss the British Columbia Medical Association's report published in 1974 on Native Health in Alert Bay,British Columbia and its implications.

Correct AnswerverifiedThe report stressed that Natives failed ...View AnswerShow Answer

The Cree word miyupimaatisiiu translates as "being alive well" and encompasses practices of Cree daily living such as

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The term ________ encompasses practices of Cree daily living such as hunting,eating the right foods,keeping warm,and balancing human relationships.

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Define ethnobotany.

Correct AnswerverifiedThe study of cultura...View AnswerShow Answer

Discuss a case in which the healing system and the afflicted people had different "explanatory models."

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Culturally specific causal explanations for health problems and suffering is called

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What diseases of colonialism decimated the Americas following the arrival of European colonizers?

Correct AnswerverifiedLatin America: smallpox,measles,malaria,...View AnswerShow Answer

________ is a biological health problem that is objective and universal,while ________ is a culturally specific perception and experiences of a health problem.

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In Thailand,a widow ghost is a feared spirit,and to protect themselves from this source of illness

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Research on HIV infection among intravenous cocaine users in Montreal and Vancouver demonstrated that needle exchange programs alone can stem the spread of HIV.

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Discuss the various examples of culture-specific syndromes in Canada.What are the problems with these static categorizations?

Correct AnswerverifiedOld Hag in Newfoundland;Pibloktoq among ...View AnswerShow Answer

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

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Windigo psychosis long identified as a ________ culture-specific syndrome among the ________.

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Susto is an example of culture-specific syndrome.

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Disease refers to culturally specific perceptions and experiences of health problems.

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Many First Nations groups in Canada make use of ________ to restore balance in their lives.

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The high rate of Caesarean birth in Brazil in an example of how culture can influence medical practices in that

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Indian,Chinese and Arab-Islamic definitions of health as the balance of opposing elements in the body;Orang Asli,Aboriginal peoples of Malaysia,conceptual system of hot-cold opposition;Euro-American concepts such as "feed a cold,starve a fever."

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