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True or false: ADHD is over-diagnosed in children and adolescents.
True or false: ADHD is over-diagnosed in children and adolescents.
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True or false: Kids with ADHD need both medication and behavior therapies.
True or false: Kids with ADHD need both medication and behavior therapies.
True
True or false: Medicalization is a form of social control.
True or false: Medicalization is a form of social control.
True
True or false: Medicalization is a form of social control.
True or false: Medicalization is a form of social control.
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True or false: Medicalization leads to individualizing and de-contextualizing behavioral problems.
True or false: Medicalization leads to individualizing and de-contextualizing behavioral problems.
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True or false: Medicalization can bring about powerful biomedical solutions.
True or false: Medicalization can bring about powerful biomedical solutions.
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True or false: Medicalization does not have any potential dangers.
True or false: Medicalization does not have any potential dangers.
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True or false: Medicalization refers to the process by which a medical problem becomes defined and/or treated as a nonmedical problem.
True or false: Medicalization refers to the process by which a medical problem becomes defined and/or treated as a nonmedical problem.
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True or false: The expansion of medical jurisdiction includes realms of social, cultural, and behavioral issues.
True or false: The expansion of medical jurisdiction includes realms of social, cultural, and behavioral issues.
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True or false: ADHD was initially defined as 'Minimal brain damage' and later expanded to include symptoms like 'difficulty concentrating on schoolwork' and 'acts before thinking'.
True or false: ADHD was initially defined as 'Minimal brain damage' and later expanded to include symptoms like 'difficulty concentrating on schoolwork' and 'acts before thinking'.
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True or false: The number of children diagnosed with ADHD has decreased over the years.
True or false: The number of children diagnosed with ADHD has decreased over the years.
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True or false: Over-medication is a concern for kids with ADHD.
True or false: Over-medication is a concern for kids with ADHD.
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True or false: Medicalization can lead to the individualization of behavioral problems.
True or false: Medicalization can lead to the individualization of behavioral problems.
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True or false: Medicalization is always beneficial for patients.
True or false: Medicalization is always beneficial for patients.
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True or false: Medicalization can lead to de-contextualizing behavioral problems.
True or false: Medicalization can lead to de-contextualizing behavioral problems.
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True or false: Medicalization can be a form of social control.
True or false: Medicalization can be a form of social control.
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True or false: Medicalization can provide cultural and material resources for patients.
True or false: Medicalization can provide cultural and material resources for patients.
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True or false: The concept of medicalization refers to the process by which a nonmedical problem becomes defined and/or treated as a medical problem?
True or false: The concept of medicalization refers to the process by which a nonmedical problem becomes defined and/or treated as a medical problem?
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True or false: The expansion of the medical category of ADHD from 'Minimal brain damage' to ADD and ADHD was driven by the expansion of medical jurisdiction into social, cultural, and behavioral issues?
True or false: The expansion of the medical category of ADHD from 'Minimal brain damage' to ADD and ADHD was driven by the expansion of medical jurisdiction into social, cultural, and behavioral issues?
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True or false: Medicalization can lead to the individualizing and de-contextualizing of behavioral problems?
True or false: Medicalization can lead to the individualizing and de-contextualizing of behavioral problems?
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True or false: The number of children diagnosed with ADHD has increased over the years.
True or false: The number of children diagnosed with ADHD has increased over the years.
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True or false: Medicalization can lead to the individualization of behavioral problems.
True or false: Medicalization can lead to the individualization of behavioral problems.
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True or false: Medicalization is always beneficial for patients.
True or false: Medicalization is always beneficial for patients.
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True or false: Medicalization refers to the process by which a nonmedical problem becomes defined and/or treated as a medical problem?
True or false: Medicalization refers to the process by which a nonmedical problem becomes defined and/or treated as a medical problem?
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True or false: The expansion of the medical category of ADHD from 'Minimal brain damage' to ADD and ADHD was driven by the expansion of medical jurisdiction into social, cultural, and behavioral issues?
True or false: The expansion of the medical category of ADHD from 'Minimal brain damage' to ADD and ADHD was driven by the expansion of medical jurisdiction into social, cultural, and behavioral issues?
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True or false: The concept of medicalization refers to the process by which a medical problem becomes defined and/or treated as a nonmedical problem?
True or false: The concept of medicalization refers to the process by which a medical problem becomes defined and/or treated as a nonmedical problem?
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True or false: Medicalization can lead to the over-medication of children with ADHD?
True or false: Medicalization can lead to the over-medication of children with ADHD?
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True or false: Medicalization refers to the process by which a nonmedical problem becomes defined and/or treated as a medical problem?
True or false: Medicalization refers to the process by which a nonmedical problem becomes defined and/or treated as a medical problem?
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True or false: Medicalization can provide cultural and material resources for patients?
True or false: Medicalization can provide cultural and material resources for patients?
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True or false: Medicalization is always beneficial for patients?
True or false: Medicalization is always beneficial for patients?
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Which of the following best describes medicalization?
Which of the following best describes medicalization?
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What drove the expansion of the medical category of ADHD from 'Minimal brain damage' to ADD and ADHD?
What drove the expansion of the medical category of ADHD from 'Minimal brain damage' to ADD and ADHD?
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What are the potential positive and negative consequences of medicalization?
What are the potential positive and negative consequences of medicalization?
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According to recent studies, what is the trend in the number of children diagnosed with ADHD from 1997 to 2018?
According to recent studies, what is the trend in the number of children diagnosed with ADHD from 1997 to 2018?
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What percentage of children with ADHD received both medication and behavioral interventions according to a CDC study?
What percentage of children with ADHD received both medication and behavioral interventions according to a CDC study?
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What did a 2017 U of Florida study find about the likelihood of young kids with ADHD taking multiple mental health drugs?
What did a 2017 U of Florida study find about the likelihood of young kids with ADHD taking multiple mental health drugs?
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Which of the following is NOT a potential problem of medicalization, according to Conrad?
Which of the following is NOT a potential problem of medicalization, according to Conrad?
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What is the broader context that needs to be addressed in the case of obesity, according to the text?
What is the broader context that needs to be addressed in the case of obesity, according to the text?
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What is the broader context that needs to be addressed in the case of addiction, according to the text?
What is the broader context that needs to be addressed in the case of addiction, according to the text?
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What does Foucault argue about medicalization?
What does Foucault argue about medicalization?
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