The Medicalization of Disability
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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 medical problem.
  • A process by which a medical problem becomes defined and/or treated as a nonmedical 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 nonmedical problem.

    • According to the text, what are the two prevailing models of disability?

  • Biomedical model and social model (correct)
  • Medical model and social model
  • Psychological model and social model
  • Biomedical model and psychological model

    • What is the biomedical model of disability?

  • A model that sees disability as an individual pathology to be fixed or treated. (correct)
  • A model that sees disability as a social construct.
  • A model that sees disability as a medical issue requiring medical intervention.
  • A model that sees disability as a result of capitalism and wage labor.

    • What is the social model of disability?

    <p>A model that sees disability as a social construct.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, what is the role of medicine in creating and maintaining disability as a category?

    <p>Medicine plays a significant role in creating and maintaining disability as a category.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, what is 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

    According to the text, what is the role of medicine in creating and maintaining disability as a category?

    <p>Medicine plays a significant role in creating and maintaining disability as a category.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, what are the two prevailing models of disability?

    <p>The biomedical model of disability and the social model of disability.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the social model of disability?

    <p>The social model of disability emphasizes that disability is a result of societal barriers and discrimination.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the biomedical model of disability?

    <p>The biomedical model of disability views disability as an individual pathology to be fixed or treated.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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