Lecture Study Guide on Social Relationships and Health Care

This set of flashcards covers key concepts from the lecture notes on social relationships and the healthcare system, focusing on models of interaction, professionalization, healthcare policies, and health disparities.

What are the three models of doctor-patient interaction identified by Szasz and Hollender?

Activity-passivity, Guidance-cooperation, Mutual participation.

What is the definition of professionalization in the context of physicians?

Professionalization refers to the process of establishing and maintaining the standards and ethics of a profession.

What factors contribute to the professionalization of physicians in the U.S.?

Two major factors contributing to the professionalization of the physician are educational standards and the establishment of professional associations.

What are the three major types of hospital ownership?

Public, private non-profit, and private for-profit.

What is deprofessionalization?

Deprofessionalization is the process through which the autonomy and professional status of healthcare providers decline.

What is managed care?

Managed care is a health care delivery system designed to manage cost, utilization, and quality of care.

What is Medicare and Medicaid?

Medicare is a federal program that provides health coverage for individuals aged 65 and older, while Medicaid is a state and federal program that provides health coverage for low-income individuals.

What is the primary debate regarding health care in the U.S.?

The debate centers around whether health care is a right or a privilege.

What is 'deaths of despair'?

Deaths of despair refers to increases in mortality rates among certain populations due to drugs, alcohol, and suicide, noted particularly since the 1990s.

What are five key principles of the life course theory?

1. Life-span development 2. The role of timing of life events 3. The importance of historical and social contexts 4. The interconnected nature of lives 5. The impact of human agency.

What are the three types of healthcare systems?

Socialized Medicine, Decentralized National Health Programs, and Socialist Medicine.

What is the 'New Jim Code' in health care?

The concept discusses the ways in which algorithms and AI can perpetuate racial inequalities in health care, identified by Ruha Benjamin.

What are some strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. healthcare system?

Strengths include advanced technology and quality care for those who can access it; weaknesses include high costs and inequities in access to care.