The Expanding Medical Gaze
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Which of the following best defines medicalization?

  • The public awareness of medical conditions such as ADHD.
  • The process by which a nonmedical problem becomes defined and/or treated as a medical problem. (correct)
  • The self-diagnosis of medical conditions by individuals.
  • The expansion of medical jurisdiction into realms of social, cultural, and behavioral issues.

    • What is one example of a medical condition that has undergone medicalization?

  • Shyness
  • ADHD (correct)
  • PMS
  • Baldness

    • What is the main driving force behind medicalization?

  • The self-diagnosis of medical conditions by individuals.
  • The expansion of medical jurisdiction into realms of social, cultural, and behavioral issues. (correct)
  • The public awareness of medical conditions.
  • The push for medical treatments by pharmaceutical companies.

    • According to the text, what is one potential problem of medicalization according to Foucault?

    <p>Doctors telling us what's normal/abnormal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Based on the text, what is one example of medicalization in the context of addiction?

    <p>Patient needs to go through rehab to manage the process.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, what is one example of medicalization in the context of obesity?

    <p>Patient needs education about diet and exercise.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, which group is NOT mentioned as pushing for the medicalization of attention deficit or hyperactivity?

    <p>Psychiatrists</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to recent studies, what percentage of children (3-17) were diagnosed with ADHD in 2018?

    <p>9.8%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the CDC study, what percentage of children with ADHD received both medication and behavioral interventions?

    <p>32%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, what does Foucault argue about medicalization?

    <p>It is a form of social control</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, what is the definition of medicalization?

    <p>The process by which a nonmedical problem becomes defined and/or treated as a medical problem.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is pushing for medicalization according to the text?

    <p>Doctors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some examples of problems that have undergone medicalization according to the text?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, what is one example of medicalization in the context of addiction?

    <p>Patients needing to go through rehab to manage the process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, what is one example of medicalization in the context of obesity?

    <p>Patients needing education about diet and exercise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, what does Foucault argue about medicalization?

    <p>Medicalization is a form of social control</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to recent studies, what percentage of children (3-17) were diagnosed with ADHD in 2018?

    <p>9.8%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of children with ADHD received no treatment according to the CDC study?

    <p>23%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one potential problem of medicalization according to Foucault?

    <p>We internalize the claim as truth when there should be more room for debate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one example of medicalization in the context of attention deficit or hyperactivity?

    <p>Teachers</p> Signup and view all the answers

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