Social Problems - Chapter 9

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Health
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.
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Infant mortality rate
The number of babies, of every 1,000 born, who die before their first birthday.
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Life expectancy at birth
The number of years, on average, people in a society can expect to live.
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Chronic disease
An illness that has a long-term development.
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Acute disease
An illness that strikes suddenly.
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Social epidemiology
The study of how health and disease are distributed throughout a society's population.
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Epidemic
The rapid spreading of disease through a society's population.
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Socialized medicine
A medical care system in which the government owns and operates most medical facilities and employs most physicians.
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Direct-fee system
A medical system in which patients or their insurers pay directly for the services of physicians and hospitals.
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Health maintenance organizations
Private insurance organizations that provide medical care to subscribers for a fixed fee.
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Prenatal care
Healthcare for women during pregnancy.
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Disability
A physical or mental condition that limits everyday activities.
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Mental disorder
A condition involving thinking, mood, or behavior that causes distress and reduces a person's ability to function in everyday life.
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Psychotherapy
An approach to mental health in which patients talk with trained professionals to gain insight into the causes of their problems.
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Deinstitutionalization
The release of people from mental institutions into local communities.
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Dorthea Dix (1802-1887)
Advocated that people with mental illness should be cared for in an asylum.
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Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)
Pioneer in the study of psychoanalysis and mental health.
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1981

The year when AIDS was first identified as a medical condition.
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2010

Affordable Care Act - Obama’s Health Care Law that extended healthcare coverage to everyone.

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2019

Republican tax reform, Removed penalty for not having health care.

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1990

National Institutes of Health created the Office of Research on Women's Health.

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1990

Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against those with disabilities.

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1964

Civil Rights Act legislation that sought to end discrimination.

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1997

Definition of disability expanded to include physical and mental disabilities in the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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2010

Congress increased protections for those with disabilities.
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2019

COVID-19 is recognized as a significant health issue.
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2020

COVID-19 global pandemic declaration

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1963

Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act - Legislation aimed at building community mental health facilities.

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