Chapter 17

Sickle cell anemia

________- Inheriting a single copy of the gene protects agaisnts malaria.

Maladaptive

________- Traits that decrease the capacity of individuals to survive and reproduce.

Human lifestyles

________ are biocultural- Products of interactions between biology and culture.

Epidemiological transition

________- The sharp drop in mortality rates, particularly among children, that occurs in a society as a result of improved sanitation and access to healthcare.

Zoonotic

________- Diseases that have origins in animals and are transmitted to humans.

Adaptive

________- Traits that increase the capacity of individuals to survive and reproduce.

Ethnomedicine

________- Comparative study of cultural ideas about wellness, illness, and healing.

Disease

________- medical condition that can be objectively identifies.

Biomedical

________- An approach to medicine that is based on the application of insights from science, particularly biology and chemistry.

Somatic

________- Symptoms that are physical manifestations of emotional pain.

Obesity

________ epidemic- Linked ability of our ancestors to retain body fat.

Faith

________ and the placebo effect- A response to treatment that occurs because the person receiving the treatment believes it will work, not because the treatment itself is effective.

Shaman

________- A person who specializes in contacting the world of the spirits.

Medical Anthropology

________- Investigates human health and health care systems in comparative perspective.

Stigma

________- Makes a person experience of their illness worse.

Ethno

________- etiology- Cultural explanations about the underlying causes of health problem.

Personalistic

________- disease results from aggressive and purposeful supernatural acts.

Illness

________- subjective or personal experience of being unwell and given meaning by the person and their community.

Emotionalistic

________- Suggests that illnesses are caused by strong emotions such as fright, anger, or grief; this is an example of a naturalistic ethno- etiology.

psychological distress

Mental health- express ________ through a variety of physical and emotional symptoms.

Cultural bond syndromes

________- Illness recognized only within a specific culture.

Naturalistic

________- Disease results from natural forces and an upset in the balance of body elements.

Biocultural evolution

________- Describes the interactions between biology and culture that have influenced human evolution.

Culture

________- bound syndrome- An illness recognized only within a specific culture.

Ethno-etiology

Cultural explanations about the underlying causes of health problem

Humoral healing

An approach to healing that seeks to treat medical ailments by achieving a balance between the forces, or elements, of the body

Communal healing

An approach to healing that directs the combined efforts of the community toward treating illness

Faith and the placebo effect

A response to treatment that occurs because the person receiving the treatment believes it will work, not because the treatment itself is effective

Mental health

express psychological distress through a variety of physical and emotional symptoms

Disease

medical condition that can be objectively identifies

Illness

subjective or personal experience of being unwell and given meaning by the person and their community

Stigma

Makes a person experience of their illness worse

Antibiotics

Began with Penicillin

Somatic

Symptoms that are physical manifestations of emotional pain