UCSP, 08 Handout 2 Flashcards
attributed to as effects of these entities invading the body and making
the body weak and defenseless.
Bacterial/ viral causes
Socialization
Transmission of Culture, skills, and values
Manifest (Primary/ Intended Functions)
seen as the general practitioner; knowledgeable about folkloric modalities and is usually especially versed in the use of medicinal herbs.
Albularyo
a hybrid, sort of crossover specialization; merges age-old folkloric modalities with
ingredients of western medicine such as prescriptions, medications, acupuncture, etc.
Medico
Venues for expanding people’s network
Ability to work in groups (Leader or Member)
Latent (Secondary/ Unintended Functions)
Within the context of culture, health and illness are not biological and medical. The culture around the world
has manifold ways of taxonomizing various levels of health and an equally esoteric classification of illness.
Cultural Constructs of Health and the Filipino Attributions of Illness
may be attributed to social punishment or retribution by supernatural beings
such as evil spirits, witches, or mangkukulam
. Personalistic causes
any organized educational activity that takes place outside a formal setup.
Nonformal education
Everyone has the right to the health care they need and to living conditions that enable them to be
healthy, such as adequate food, housing, and a healthy environment.
Health as Human Right
specializes in diagnostic techniques, usually referring to the patients after diagnosis
to the albularyo, medico, or manghihilot for definitive treatments
Mangluluop
a social institution that formally socializes members of society. It remains a very important
support pillar in society.
Education
Physical and mental health and illness are viewed holistically as an equilibrium model
Filipino Theories of Illness
refers both the manghihilot or nagpapaanak; manghihilot specializes techniques and
treatments applicable to sprains, fractures, and musculoskeletal conditions; nagpapaanak besides
giving prenatal visits and delivering babies, often perform the suob rituals
Hilot
Just like in the biomedical world, the hierarchy of healers and specialist in Philippine folk medicine can be
categorized as some sort of specialist in their own right
Cultural Health Actors
often associated with experiences or behaviors such as retribution from
ancestors for unfulfilled obligations.
Mystical causes
include a range of factors from nature events, excessive stress, incompatible
foods and drugs, infection, or familial susceptibility
Naturalistic causes
based in the classroom and provided by trained teaching and non-teaching personnel. It has an approved curriculum, which includes the course outline
Formal Education
include a range of factors from nature events, excessive stress, incompatible
foods and drugs, infection, or familial susceptibility
Personalistic causes
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everyone has the right to education.
Primary Education as a Human Right
