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sex, gender and health Flashcards

1
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what is sex

A

a biological characterization, male/female, variants(XXY)

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2
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gender is a ___________ definition

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socially constructed

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3
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what is gender

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it is not something we are born with or we have but something we do or perform.

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4
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_______ define gender at birth.

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physical characteristics

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5
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define gender identity

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how a person feels about themselves, biological traits, developmental influences and environmental conditions, develops over time

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6
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how was woman created according to genesis(bible) in history

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from a rib taken from Adam

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7
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what were women’s reproductive organs considered as by medical authors in history?

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imperfect male genitalia that had yet to mature.

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8
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woman was considered an ______ and _______ version of man in history?

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inferior, immature

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9
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according to Hippocrates, women were disposed to excessive fluid because of the ________ of their body.there fore they collected high quantities of ________ in their breasts.

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porosity
blood

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10
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_______ and a ______ drove women to hysteria according to Hippocrates

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high blood in breasts due to porosity and a wandering uterus

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11
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according to Hippocrates women were more inclined to _________ than men.

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overwhelming emotions

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12
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who was the first to perform human dissections?

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herophilus of Chalcedon(greek physician)
330-260BC

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what were some beliefs of herophlius than went against those of Hippocrates?

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1.uterus doesn’t wander
2.female body was a replica of males except “conceiving, nourishing, giving birth, ripening of milk”
Hence female body could not be considered inferior

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14
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herophilus linked hysteria to ____________.

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postpartum fatigue

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15
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what was hysteria identified as in Middle Ages and what was the response?

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as signs of witchcraft
allowing for the ill treatment(persecution) of women

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16
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what is hysteria

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episode of loss of consciousness, collapse from weakness and breathing difficulties

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17
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who was the first female surgeon in Florence?

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Maria Petroncini Ferretti-1788

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18
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founder of modern nursing?

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Florence nightingale(1820-1910)

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19
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who was the first woman to receive MD degree from and American medical school

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Elizabeth Blackwell(1821-1910)

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20
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___________ had their place throughout history in medical practice.

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midwives

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21
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women are _______%more likely to experience depression than men. and are misdiagnosed _____ to ______%.

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70%
30-50%

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22
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what symptoms of depression are often overlooked in women compared with men?

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fatigue, sleep disturbance, pain and anxiety

23
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what does every cell has sex means

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men and women are diff down to the cellular and molecular levels, diff across all organs, brain, heart, joints

24
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what act was signed into law for mandating of women and minorities to be included in clinical trials that were funded by national institute of health?

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NIH Revitalization act 1993

25
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how are we leaving women’s health at chance?

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1.so much more to learn, not making investment to understand these sex diff
2. not applying the knowledge gained routinely in clinical care.

26
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which is the number 1 killer of women in us ?

A

heart disease

27
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how does intracoronory ultrasound works?

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use of sound waves to look at the artery from the inside out

28
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________ is the number 1 cause of disability in women in the world.

A

Depression

29
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what is the no 1 cancer killer in us today?

A

lung cancer

30
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non smoker women are ______ times more likely to be diagnosed with men who never smoked.

A

3x

31
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what proportion of brain research that begins in animals is either done on male animals or in those whose sex is not identified.

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66%

32
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what was the main focus of Dr Paula Johnson(cardiologist) in her ted talk-“his/her health care”?

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sex difference

33
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women in history had ________ life expectencies

A

shorter

34
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now, average life expectancies are much ______ and women _______ men>

A

longer, outlive

35
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what was the life expectancy of men and women at birth in Canada during 1950-52 and 2002?

A

1950-52
MEN-66.3
WOMEN-70.8

2002
MEN-77.2
WOMEN-82.1

36
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What are the diff chronic illness and disability that women suffer with more than men?

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allergies, arthritis, rheumatism, asthma, high bp, emphysema, depression

37
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what were the reasons of women’s early death in history?

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lower status
maternal death
poor nutrition

38
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what are the two major reasons of women being hospitalized?

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childbirth and pregnancy 🤰

39
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on average men die ______ years younger, cuts across _____ and _____.

A

5
ses and ethinicity

40
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name the 10 leading cause of death and who are more at risk by these?

A

male>female
70.7%deaths from:
cardiovascular disease, tumors, chronic obstructive pulomnary disease, accidents, pneumonia/influenza, suicide, kidney disease, liver/cirrhosis

41
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what are the biological theories due to which women outlive men?

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1.coronary heart disease
higher bp, cholestrol, low level of HDL
2.sex linked diorders
3.estrogen levels

42
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what are the behaviroal theories of men that lead to women outliving men?

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obesity
smoking🚬
risky behavior-accident and suicide
excessive 🥃
Food consuption:overeating, unhealthy diet , fat distribution
Job strain-health damaging behaviors

43
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why do female outlive males?

A

males have higher suspectibility to infectious diseases such as coronary heart disease due to high BP, Cholestrol and lower leveles of HDL(high density lipoprotein)

44
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what are the genetic theories that affect men and lessen their life expectency

A

sex linked diorders
estrogen levels

45
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males are more likely to die in first year of life from _________ and ___________.

A

congenital malformation and genetically linked disease

46
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what are the psychosocial theories that leads to women outliving men

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social support
coping stratergies
men less likely to seek medical health

47
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what can be a reason for physicians and family to dismiss women’s health concern?

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women seeking medical health unlike men

48
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what were the color for boys and girls until 1920 in western culutre

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pink-boys(lighter version of masculine red for blood and war)
light blue-girls-mantel of virgin mary

49
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what switched the color code of men from pink to blue?

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Marketing and consumerism
20s blue jeans associated with men and masculinity

50
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what are the stereotypes typically asociated with health for masculinity and femininity?

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male-strong, tough, invulnerable
female-weak, delicate, vulnerable

51
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what diseases were considered sympathatic reaction to diorders of te womb?

A

disease of stomach, liver and lungs

52
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___________ was considered environmemntal in males and _________ in females.

A

tuberculosis
menstrual malfunction

53
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hysteria=”________”

A

UTERUS

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