ANTH 2301 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Traditional Chinese Medicine, Moxibustion, Medical Anthropology
22 Dec 2020
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Chapter 11: illness and healing (week 11) key terms. Ayurveda: a system of healing used in india that focuses on the restoration of balance to the body"s system. Biomedicine: the field of medical care in which the scientific principles of biology, biochemistry, and physiology are applied to patient diagnosis and treatment. Critical medical anthropology: a subfield of medical anthropology that examines health and its relation to power. Explanatory model: a way of understanding the world; a description of how something functions. Homeostasis: stability or equilibrium, especially among bodily processes. Humoral theory: the ancient greek idea that health was achieved by a balance of elements within the body. Illness narrative: the explanation of how a person understands and experiences an illness. Medical anthropology: a subfield of cultural anthropology that examines ideas about health, illness, and healing. Medicalization: the process by which a normal human condition comes to be seen as a medical condition needing treatment.
