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Adaptive
Traits that increase the capacity of individuals to survive and reproduce.
Biocultural evolution
Describes the interactions between biology and culture that have influenced human evolution.
Biomedical
An approach to medicine that is based on the application of insights from science, particularly biology and chemistry.
Communal healing
An approach to healing that directs the combined efforts of the community toward treating illness.
Culture-bound syndrome
An illness recognized only within a specific culture.
Ethnomedicine
The comparative study of cultural ideas about wellness, illness, and healing.
Maladaptive
Traits that decrease the capacity of individuals to survive and reproduce.
Naturalistic ethno-etiology
Views disease as the result of natural forces such as cold, heat, winds, or an upset in the balance of the basic body elements.
Personalistic ethno-etiology
Views disease as the result of the actions of human or supernatural beings.
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.
Somatic
Symptoms that are physical manifestations of emotional pain.
Zoonotic
Diseases that have origins in animals and are transmitted to humans