Chapter 19 Flashcards
Contested illnesses
Questionable may just be in the head of the patients
Stigmatized illness
Has greatest effect on the kind of care a patient receives. Discrimination for mental illnesses and Aids
Social epidemiology
Study of causes and distributions of diseases. Health of high income and low income nations are different. Cancer is universal. High income have diabetes and depression
Medicalization
Previously normal aspects of life are redefined as deviant and needing medical attention to remedy. Pms, pregnancy
Disability
Reductions in ones ability to perform daily tasks
Stigmatization
Identity is spoiled. Labelled as different and discriminated against. “Blind girl” as opposed to a full identity
Impairment
Physical limitations
Chronic fatigue is a
Contested illness
The RPE
A social construction of health
Core nations are
High income nations
Most frequent cause of death for children in low income countries
Pneumonia and diarrheal diseases
Most common mental disorder
Anxiety
Which health care system offers insurance to people over 65?
Medicare
Example of socialized medicine?
The US veterans health administration
What will the individual mandate provision of the 2010 US health care form do?
Require everyone to have insurance or pay a penalty
