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The Expanding Medical Gaze

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According to the text, what is medicalization?

A process by which a nonmedical problem becomes defined and/or treated as a medical problem. (correct)

A process by which a medical problem is completely eliminated.

A process by which a medical problem becomes defined and/or treated as a nonmedical problem.

A process by which a nonmedical problem is completely eliminated.

What is an example of a medical problem that has been subject to medicalization?

ADHD (correct)

Asthma

Cancer

Diabetes

What are some possible topics for the essay question on medicalization?

Social construction of medicine

Medicalization of cultural brokerage

Positive and negative consequences of medicalization

All of the above (correct)

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

Medicalization leads to individualizing and de-contextualizing behavioral problems. Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is one broader example of addiction being understood in social contexts?

Substance abuse is a coping strategy for some people living in chronic poverty. Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is one broader example of obesity being understood in social contexts?

When people live in unsafe neighborhoods, it's difficult to exercise. Signup and view all the answers

According to recent studies, is ADHD over-diagnosed?

Yes Signup and view all the answers

Who are the main groups pushing for the medicalization of attention deficit or hyperactivity?

Adult patients Signup and view all the answers

What are some potential dangers of medicalization according to Foucault?

Doctors telling us what's normal/abnormal Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of children with ADHD receive both medication and behavioral interventions according to a CDC study?

32% Signup and view all the answers

The Expanding Medical Gaze

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Questions and Answers

According to the text, what is medicalization?

What is an example of a medical problem that has been subject to medicalization?

What are some possible topics for the essay question on medicalization?

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

According to the text, what is one broader example of addiction being understood in social contexts?

According to the text, what is one broader example of obesity being understood in social contexts?

According to recent studies, is ADHD over-diagnosed?

Who are the main groups pushing for the medicalization of attention deficit or hyperactivity?

What are some potential dangers of medicalization according to Foucault?

What percentage of children with ADHD receive both medication and behavioral interventions according to a CDC study?

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