KINE 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Organismic Theory, Medicalization, Syphilis
29 Jun 2018
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The disease game: An introduction to the concepts and construction of
disease. (Duffin)
Disease vs Illness
Diseases are ideas influenced by the tastes and preoccupations of society.
The history of disease is an exercise in intellectual history, related to culture and philosophy of
knowledge in any time or place.
Old Disease: Lovesickness ; New Disease: Hepatitis C (example)
“The disease game”: people jot down the first word/phrase that comes to mind when hearing
each disease.
Illness: The subjective aspects of suffering, experienced by patients. (Changes slowly)
Disease: represents our idea about illness.
In different time, place and culture, how people TALK about illnesses.
The SUFFERER is also a part of disease idea.
A little THEORY about illness.
In the disease game, illness aspect is evident in the responses that emphasize SYMPTOMS.
Diagnostic
Diagnosis provides a label, identity for further disscussions.
Name can reveal symptoms, causes, discoverers, patients (French disease, great pox, AIDs, or
GayRelatedID)
Name changes in time, can be changed often.
Prognosis
Prognosis: an estimation of chances.
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Document Summary
The disease game: an introduction to the concepts and construction of disease. (duffin) Diseases are ideas influenced by the tastes and preoccupations of society. The history of disease is an exercise in intellectual history, related to culture and philosophy of knowledge in any time or place. Old disease: lovesickness ; new disease: hepatitis c (example) The disease game : people jot down the first word/phrase that comes to mind when hearing each disease. Illness: the subjective aspects of suffering, experienced by patients. (changes slowly) In different time, place and culture, how people talk about illnesses. The sufferer is also a part of disease idea. In the disease game, illness aspect is evident in the responses that emphasize symptoms. Diagnosis provides a label, identity for further disscussions. Name can reveal symptoms, causes, discoverers, patients (french disease, great pox, aids, or. Name changes in time, can be changed often. Prognosis was more important that diagnosis at a certain time.
