Medicalization and Biomedical Paradigms Quiz

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What term is used to describe the process by which non-medical problems are defined and treated as medical problems?

Pathologization (correct)

Biomedicalization

Pharmaceuticalization

Disease mongering

How is pharmaceuticalization related to medicalization?

It is a subset of medicalization (correct)

It supersedes the concept of medicalization

It is unrelated to medicalization

It is a separate process from medicalization

In the context of medicalization, what is 'disease mongering' often considered as?

A neutral term with no negative connotations

A synonym for pharmaceuticalization

A positive development in healthcare

A pejorative term for over medicalization (correct)

How can pharmaceutical companies contribute to pharmaceuticalization?

By engaging in effective marketing to increase drug sales Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary benefit of identifying a condition as a disease in the context of medicalization?

To improve overall quality of life through treatment Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used to describe the process of treating social, behavioral, or bodily discomforts with pharmaceuticals?

Pharmaceuticalization Signup and view all the answers

What is the term 'medicalization' primarily defined as in the provided text?

The process by which non-medical problems are treated as medical problems Signup and view all the answers

According to Conrad (2000), what does 'medicalization' involve?

Recognizing deviant behavior as a medical cause beyond individual's control Signup and view all the answers

Which term best describes the process of 'medicalization' according to Rafalovich?

Treating deviant acts as treatable through medical knowledge Signup and view all the answers

How does Calnan view the role of the medical profession in relation to medicalization?

As creating a dependence through the medicalization of life Signup and view all the answers

According to Hislop and Arber, what is one aspect of medicalization?

Placing natural life events under the jurisdiction of the medical profession Signup and view all the answers

How is 'medicalization' related to recognizing non-medical problems as medical ones?

By treating natural life events as disorders and illnesses Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of medicalization provided by Williams et al?

The process of 'making medical' Signup and view all the answers

According to Barker, what is medicalization about?

Treating an ever-wider range of human experiences as medical conditions Signup and view all the answers

What is the distinctive definition of medicalization mentioned in the text?

'Describing normal behaviors as medical problems' Signup and view all the answers

How does Elston et al define medicalization?

Using medical language to describe a problem Signup and view all the answers

According to Moloney et al, what is the process of medicalization?

Describing normal biological processes as medical problems Signup and view all the answers

Which definition of medicalization involves 'using a medical intervention to treat a problem'?

'Describing normal behaviors as medical problems' by distinctive definition Signup and view all the answers