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Which of the following best describes the objective of understanding health and illness?
Which of the following best describes the objective of understanding health and illness?
- Focusing solely on the biological causes of diseases.
- Ignoring the cultural context of illness. (correct)
- Memorizing the scientific definitions of diseases.
- Identifying basic concepts of health and illness.
What does 'truth' imply in the context of health and societal beliefs?
What does 'truth' imply in the context of health and societal beliefs?
- A statistical measure of disease prevalence. (correct)
- A personal feeling about medical treatment.
- A widely accepted fabrication agreed upon by a community.
- A concept denoting conformity of belief with objective reality.
According to the presented definition, what constitutes health?
According to the presented definition, what constitutes health?
- A state of physical fitness determined by genetics.
- Solely the absence of disease or infirmity
- The economic status and social class of an individual. (correct)
- A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.
Why is understanding sociocultural characteristics important in the context of health and illness?
Why is understanding sociocultural characteristics important in the context of health and illness?
What crucial element is essential to comprehend regarding a population's health-illness status?
What crucial element is essential to comprehend regarding a population's health-illness status?
How do different ethnic and socioeconomic groups vary in their experience of illness?
How do different ethnic and socioeconomic groups vary in their experience of illness?
In addition to official languages, what other factors influence perceptions of health and illness?
In addition to official languages, what other factors influence perceptions of health and illness?
Which definition aligns with the description of Indigenous Medicine, Folk Medicine, Traditional Medicine, and Popular Medicine?
Which definition aligns with the description of Indigenous Medicine, Folk Medicine, Traditional Medicine, and Popular Medicine?
In the context of 'magical causes' of disease, what was believed to be the origin of suffering or death?
In the context of 'magical causes' of disease, what was believed to be the origin of suffering or death?
According to indigenous medical beliefs, what are 'Aires' and how do they cause illness?
According to indigenous medical beliefs, what are 'Aires' and how do they cause illness?
According to the Codex of the Cruz-Badiano, what ingredients are used to treat hair loss?
According to the Codex of the Cruz-Badiano, what ingredients are used to treat hair loss?
Which statement correctly describes the use of traditional medical knowledge?
Which statement correctly describes the use of traditional medical knowledge?
What has been the effect of indigenous cultures incorporating scientific principles?
What has been the effect of indigenous cultures incorporating scientific principles?
What can be observed in the conceptual models used by communities to explain illnesses?
What can be observed in the conceptual models used by communities to explain illnesses?
How has scientific medicine historically regarded traditional medicine?
How has scientific medicine historically regarded traditional medicine?
Alongside empirical and rational elements, what other factors heavily influence particular groups and can be incorporated into Western medical practice?
Alongside empirical and rational elements, what other factors heavily influence particular groups and can be incorporated into Western medical practice?
Why is it important for a healthcare team to consider sociocultural factors?
Why is it important for a healthcare team to consider sociocultural factors?
What are the three types of medicine mentioned?
What are the three types of medicine mentioned?
What elements are found within informal medicine?
What elements are found within informal medicine?
How is the role of a 'curandero' defined within a community?
How is the role of a 'curandero' defined within a community?
What resources are typically employed by a 'curandero' in their practices?
What resources are typically employed by a 'curandero' in their practices?
How does the term 'curandero' vary across different regions?
How does the term 'curandero' vary across different regions?
What characterizes 'Enfermedad Folk' in Latin America?
What characterizes 'Enfermedad Folk' in Latin America?
Why might some health conditions seem relatively rare to healthcare services?
Why might some health conditions seem relatively rare to healthcare services?
What limitations exist in epidemiological studies regarding classifications of illnesses?
What limitations exist in epidemiological studies regarding classifications of illnesses?
How is the term “Anemia” used in local terms?
How is the term “Anemia” used in local terms?
How is the term "Reuma" used in certain areas?
How is the term "Reuma" used in certain areas?
In vernacular terms, what condition is known as “Empacho”?
In vernacular terms, what condition is known as “Empacho”?
What is the common language term for shingles?
What is the common language term for shingles?
What condition is commonly referred to as “Píspelo”?
What condition is commonly referred to as “Píspelo”?
What is a misconception about the curandero?
What is a misconception about the curandero?
What describes that there is a mutual exchange between the health system?
What describes that there is a mutual exchange between the health system?
In the trend of the visitors, what might they offer to curanderos’ that are traditional?
In the trend of the visitors, what might they offer to curanderos’ that are traditional?
Even though trends depict people from low income are at the curandero, what else is known?
Even though trends depict people from low income are at the curandero, what else is known?
What is something that has created a constant and absorbed a series of effects from practice?
What is something that has created a constant and absorbed a series of effects from practice?
Finish this statement: The presence of supernatural is...
Finish this statement: The presence of supernatural is...
¿Cuál es el principal objetivo al identificar los conceptos básicos de salud y enfermedad, según el texto?
¿Cuál es el principal objetivo al identificar los conceptos básicos de salud y enfermedad, según el texto?
¿Cómo se define la 'verdad' en el contexto de la salud y las creencias sociales?
¿Cómo se define la 'verdad' en el contexto de la salud y las creencias sociales?
De acuerdo con la definición proporcionada, ¿qué implica el concepto de salud?
De acuerdo con la definición proporcionada, ¿qué implica el concepto de salud?
¿Por qué es fundamental identificar las características socioculturales al abordar la salud y la enfermedad?
¿Por qué es fundamental identificar las características socioculturales al abordar la salud y la enfermedad?
¿Cuál es la importancia de comprender los procesos sociales, económicos y culturales en relación con la salud y la enfermedad?
¿Cuál es la importancia de comprender los procesos sociales, económicos y culturales en relación con la salud y la enfermedad?
¿Qué se ha demostrado sobre los grupos étnicos y socioeconómicos en relación con la salud?
¿Qué se ha demostrado sobre los grupos étnicos y socioeconómicos en relación con la salud?
Además de los idiomas oficiales, ¿qué otros factores influyen en la percepción de la salud y la enfermedad?
Además de los idiomas oficiales, ¿qué otros factores influyen en la percepción de la salud y la enfermedad?
¿Cuál es la definición más precisa de Medicina Indígena, Folklórica, Tradicional y Popular?
¿Cuál es la definición más precisa de Medicina Indígena, Folklórica, Tradicional y Popular?
En el contexto de las 'causas mágicas' de enfermedades, ¿qué se creía que provocaba el sufrimiento o la muerte?
En el contexto de las 'causas mágicas' de enfermedades, ¿qué se creía que provocaba el sufrimiento o la muerte?
Según las creencias médicas indígenas, ¿qué son los 'Aires' y cómo causan enfermedad?
Según las creencias médicas indígenas, ¿qué son los 'Aires' y cómo causan enfermedad?
Según el Códice de la Cruz-Badiano, ¿qué ingredientes se utilizan en el tratamiento para la caída del cabello?
Según el Códice de la Cruz-Badiano, ¿qué ingredientes se utilizan en el tratamiento para la caída del cabello?
¿Cuál de las siguientes afirmaciones describe correctamente el uso del conocimiento médico tradicional?
¿Cuál de las siguientes afirmaciones describe correctamente el uso del conocimiento médico tradicional?
¿Cuál ha sido el efecto de la incorporación de principios científicos por parte de las culturas indígenas?
¿Cuál ha sido el efecto de la incorporación de principios científicos por parte de las culturas indígenas?
¿Qué se puede observar al analizar los modelos conceptuales que utilizan las comunidades para explicar las enfermedades?
¿Qué se puede observar al analizar los modelos conceptuales que utilizan las comunidades para explicar las enfermedades?
¿Cuál ha sido la actitud histórica de la medicina científica hacia la medicina tradicional?
¿Cuál ha sido la actitud histórica de la medicina científica hacia la medicina tradicional?
Además de los elementos empíricos y racionales, ¿qué otros factores influyen en ciertos grupos y pueden ser incorporados a la práctica médica occidental?
Además de los elementos empíricos y racionales, ¿qué otros factores influyen en ciertos grupos y pueden ser incorporados a la práctica médica occidental?
¿Qué se pierde si el equipo de salud ignora o no considera los factores socioculturales?
¿Qué se pierde si el equipo de salud ignora o no considera los factores socioculturales?
¿Qué tipos de medicina se mencionan en el texto?
¿Qué tipos de medicina se mencionan en el texto?
¿Qué elementos se encuentran dentro de la medicina informal?
¿Qué elementos se encuentran dentro de la medicina informal?
¿Cómo se define el rol de un 'curandero' dentro de una comunidad?
¿Cómo se define el rol de un 'curandero' dentro de una comunidad?
¿Qué recursos suelen emplear los curanderos en sus prácticas?
¿Qué recursos suelen emplear los curanderos en sus prácticas?
¿Qué factores influyen en la variación del término 'curandero' en diferentes regiones?
¿Qué factores influyen en la variación del término 'curandero' en diferentes regiones?
¿Qué caracteriza a la 'Enfermedad Folk' en América Latina?
¿Qué caracteriza a la 'Enfermedad Folk' en América Latina?
¿Por qué algunas condiciones de salud pueden parecer relativamente raras para los servicios de salud convencionales?
¿Por qué algunas condiciones de salud pueden parecer relativamente raras para los servicios de salud convencionales?
¿Cuál es una limitación de los estudios epidemiológicos en relación con las clasificaciones de enfermedades?
¿Cuál es una limitación de los estudios epidemiológicos en relación con las clasificaciones de enfermedades?
¿Cómo se utiliza el término 'Anemia' en el lenguaje común?
¿Cómo se utiliza el término 'Anemia' en el lenguaje común?
¿Cómo se utiliza el término 'Reuma' en ciertas áreas?
¿Cómo se utiliza el término 'Reuma' en ciertas áreas?
En términos vernáculos, ¿a qué condición se le conoce como 'Empacho'?
En términos vernáculos, ¿a qué condición se le conoce como 'Empacho'?
¿Cuál es el término común en español para referirse al herpes zóster?
¿Cuál es el término común en español para referirse al herpes zóster?
¿A qué condición se refiere comúnmente el término 'Píspelo'?
¿A qué condición se refiere comúnmente el término 'Píspelo'?
¿Cuál es una idea errónea común sobre los curanderos?
¿Cuál es una idea errónea común sobre los curanderos?
¿Qué caracteriza la relación entre los sistemas de salud formal e informal?
¿Qué caracteriza la relación entre los sistemas de salud formal e informal?
En la tendencia de los visitadores médicos, ¿qué suelen ofrecer a los curanderos tradicionales?
En la tendencia de los visitadores médicos, ¿qué suelen ofrecer a los curanderos tradicionales?
Aunque se tiende a pensar que las personas de bajos ingresos acuden más a los curanderos, ¿qué más se sabe?
Aunque se tiende a pensar que las personas de bajos ingresos acuden más a los curanderos, ¿qué más se sabe?
¿Qué ha absorbido el sistema informal a lo largo del tiempo?
¿Qué ha absorbido el sistema informal a lo largo del tiempo?
¿Qué se afirma sobre la presencia de lo sobrenatural?
¿Qué se afirma sobre la presencia de lo sobrenatural?
Flashcards
¿What is Truth?
¿What is Truth?
Conformity of a statement or belief to facts and objective reality.
¿What is Health?
¿What is Health?
State of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease.
Sociocultural characteristics significance
Sociocultural characteristics significance
Understanding how sociocultural factors influence actions is crucial for improving the understanding of health and illness.
Variations in groups
Variations in groups
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Cultural factors
Cultural factors
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¿What is Traditional Medicine?
¿What is Traditional Medicine?
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Magical causes of illness
Magical causes of illness
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"Aires" folk cause
"Aires" folk cause
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Medical terminologies
Medical terminologies
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¿Who is the Curandero?
¿Who is the Curandero?
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Curanderismo Treatments
Curanderismo Treatments
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Disease conceptions
Disease conceptions
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"Anemia" in folk medicine
"Anemia" in folk medicine
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"Reuma"
"Reuma"
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"Empacho"
"Empacho"
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"Culebrilla"
"Culebrilla"
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"Píspelo"
"Píspelo"
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Curanderos socioeconomic standing
Curanderos socioeconomic standing
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Curanderos migration
Curanderos migration
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Respect for supernatural
Respect for supernatural
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¿Qué es la verdad?
¿Qué es la verdad?
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Objetivo del estudio
Objetivo del estudio
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Importancia cultural
Importancia cultural
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Variedad lingüística
Variedad lingüística
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Medicina Folklórica
Medicina Folklórica
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Medicina informal
Medicina informal
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Ignorar factores sociales
Ignorar factores sociales
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Medicina científica vs tradicional
Medicina científica vs tradicional
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Elementos mágicos-místicos-religiosos
Elementos mágicos-místicos-religiosos
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Curandero definición
Curandero definición
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Medicina doméstica
Medicina doméstica
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Barreras de entendimiento
Barreras de entendimiento
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Estudios de epidemiología
Estudios de epidemiología
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Study Notes
- Identifying the basic concepts of health and disease is essential
- Understanding their reciprocal relationship is also essential
- Understanding the factors that interrelate with them is also essential
Truth
- The concept of truth denotes the conformity of a statement or belief with facts or objective reality
- The search for truth in philosophy involves exploring the correspondence between perceptions and independent existence
Health Defined
- Health constitutes an individual's complete physical, mental, and social well-being
- Health extends beyond the mere absence of affections or diseases
Introduction to Health and Illness
- Identifying the sociocultural characteristics inherent in the concept of health-disease is important for comprehension
- Understanding the social, economic, and cultural processes underlying a population determines their state of health and illness, and therefore impacts its interpretation
Sociocultural Patterns
- Distinct ethnic and socioeconomic groups present different pathological patterns
- They perceive and react to sickness in unique ways
Traditional Medicine and Cultural Factors
- Many countries in Latin America possess a large native population
- This population integrates only partially into the general development of society
- Beyond official languages, a variety of languages and dialects exist
- Cultural elements establishing a special perception of health and illness processes includes; ways of life, worldviews, customs, and beliefs
Concepts of Indigenous Medicine
- Indigenous medicine is the total sum of knowledge
- It covers; capacities, and practices based on theories, beliefs, and experiences unique to different cultures
- Indigenous medicine can or cannot be explainable
- Indigenous medicine is used to maintain health and to prevent, diagnose, improve, or treat both physical and mental illnesses
Traditional Causes of Illness
- Magical causes of disease were provoked by ill-intentioned people
- These people could inflict harm or death on a person's "nahual" (spirit animal) through thoughts or glances which causes suffering
- Illnesses were often associated with the "evil eye"
- "Aires" are negative influences that can be introduced into the body through magic, causing illness through objects like stones or paper
Traditional Beliefs
- The evil eye and aires affected children
- Pregnant women were thought to be affected by the moon
Traditional Treatments for Hair Loss (Cruz-Badiano Codex)
- Hair loss can be treated by washing the head and applying herbs
- A herb called xiuhamolli (herb soap or green soap) must be ground and cooked in the urine of a dog or deer, along with ahuatecolotl (oak owl) tadpoles
Understanding folk medicine
- Traditional knowledge shapes genuine body of doctrine on disease origins and its classifications
- Traditional knowledge is widely used today, especially in rural zones or urban communities
Integration of Cultural Principles
- Various indigenous cultures and national subcultures now incorporate principles of scientific medicine to explain illness etiology
- Despite scientific advancements, folk concepts that focus on human imbalances in social relations remain very strong
- These imbalances found in the physical and supernatural realms influence how people explain illness in conceptual models
Scientific Perspectives on Traditional Medicine
- Scientific medicine has often denied the value of traditional medicine
- There has been acknowledgement and greater openness towards these practices more recently
- Magic-mystical-religious elements is attributable to social and cultural contexts
- Many empirical and rational components from traditional practices can be incorporated/adapted as viable elements in Western medical approaches
Shortcomings of health teams overlooking sociocultural factors
- A lack of rational understanding on patient behaviour
- Decrease in the quality and acceptability of services, as well as a lack of self-awareness
- Suboptimal levels of patient collaboration, especially during prolonged treatments
- A lack of understanding in the existing informal system including a failure to optimize helpful elements for medical practice
Medical Terminology
- Modern (formal) medicine
- Traditional (informal) medicine
- Curanderismo
Perspectives on modern medicine
- Awareness of the coexistence of two major medical streams is important: traditional medicine that is considered official (or standard)
- Informal medicine includes traditional medicine, new occult sciences like spiritualism and parapsychology, and folk healing concepts
"Curandero" Defined
- A "curandero" is a traditional therapist
- Local communities recognize them as competent figures for providing health care
Curanderos utilize traditional methods
- Curanderos often use plant based products
- They also use animal byproducts and minerals
- The process often requires implementing social practices and religious practices
Curanderos in Practice
- The term "curandero" describes a variety of health agents in the informal health system and/or domestic medicine
- Domestic medicine is a third aspect to consider
Understanding Concepts of Folk Illness
- Many folk concepts of illness origins exist in Latin America
- Folk illnesses provide specific ways to classify common ailments that include ailments like susto, empacho, evil eye, and damage/harm
- Certain ailments sound bizarre and are rarely presented with such terminology when approaching formal clinics or healthcare providers
Prevalence of Folk Illness
- Common ailments and issues can neatly fit into traditional or domestic medicine schema
- Varying sub-classifications might not align or connect with those in current medicine
- A lack of epidemiological studies exist, combining both scientific medicine with commonplace classifications when examining overall conditions of disease
Common Folk Names
- "Anemia" to express exhaustion and decline in health
- "Reuma" for muscular or bone pain
- "Empacho” as opposed to dyspepsia
- “Culebrilla” as an alternative name for herpes zoster
- “Píspelo” used as an analogue for stye
Perception of Curanderos
- The belief that curanderos exist solely a rural setting and among the socioeconomically depressed is false
- A mutual, continuous exchange exists between systems of health in urban compared to rural environments that include:
- An increase in curanderos that are migrating from rural areas to more urban clinics trying get more clients
Folk medicine in practice
- Students will commute temporarily from formal settings to the countryside in order to study traditional medical beliefs and practices
- Many formal medical vendors will try to sell pharmaceutics with the curanderos
- Patients in low income areas are more likely to seek out curanderos' medical advice
Informal medicine
- The informal system is dynamic and absorbs popular diagnostic-therapeutic practices from other areas and modern medicine
- The presence of the supernatural is natural in the mind and should not be ignored in medicine, and must be treated with respect
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Explore fundamental concepts of health and disease, their interconnectedness, and influencing factors. This includes understanding truth as conformity to facts and the multi-dimensional nature of health beyond just the absence of disease. Also learn sociocultural influences on health and illness.
