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According to the text, what is medicalization?

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

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

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

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

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

Asthma

ADHD (correct)

Cancer

Diabetes

What are some possible topics for the essay question mentioned in the text?

Psychological disorders, therapy techniques, psychiatric medications

Biomedical research, healthcare policies, medical ethics

Social construction of medicine, medicalization, cultural brokerage (correct)

Public health, epidemiology, healthcare disparities

Which group is NOT mentioned as pushing for the medicalization of attention deficit or hyperactivity?

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According to recent studies, is ADHD over-diagnosed?

There is no consensus on whether ADHD is over-diagnosed. Signup and view all the answers

Why is ADHD over-diagnosed?

Because of over-sensitivity to mild cases of ADHD. Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of children with ADHD receive both medication and behavioral interventions?

32% Signup and view all the answers

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

Medicalization leads to doctors telling us what's normal/abnormal. Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

Medicalization brings about cultural and material resources for patients. Signup and view all the answers

The Expanding Medical Gaze Quiz

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Questions and Answers

According to the text, what is medicalization?

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

What are some possible topics for the essay question mentioned in the text?

Which group is NOT mentioned as pushing for the medicalization of attention deficit or hyperactivity?

According to recent studies, is ADHD over-diagnosed?

Why is ADHD over-diagnosed?

What percentage of children with ADHD receive both medication and behavioral interventions?

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

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

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

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