The process whereby human conditions and problems come to be seen as medical conditions requiring medical intervention
The process whereby a human condition or life process is no longer considered a medical problem requiring medical intervention
7. What's the point of narrative reconstruction?
To bring coherence and meaning to our stories
To bring laughter and joy to the world
To prove that sociology is a real science
8. What is narrative reconstruction in relation to medicine?
The changing of narratives following a disruptive event such as an accident or illness
The ways in which a person's life becomes profoundly disrupted by trauma, chronic illness or injury
9. How does Normativism suggest normality can be defined?
Interpretatively
Objectively
Statistically
10. How does Naturalism suggest normality can be defined?
Statistically
Subjectively
Interpretatively
11. True or false: biographical disruption and narrative reconstruction are profoundly influenced by physical, social, cultural, financial and cognitive factors?
True
False
Pass
12. Which of the following is a reason why the social model of disability may be helpful to a doctor?
Can be seen by doctors to limit the effectiveness of treatment
Improved doctor-patient relationship
Can be seen to 'de-skill' a doctor
13. What is demedicalisation?
The process whereby a human condition or life process is no longer considered a medical problem requiring medical intervention
The process whereby human conditions and problems come to be seen as medical conditions requiring medical intervention
14. Which of the following most accurately describes the medical model of disability?
The problem is the disabled person
The problem is the disabling world
The problem is the disabled person's social group
15. What is biographical disruption in relation to medicine?
The ways in which a person's life becomes profoundly disrupted by trauma, chronic illness or injury
The changing of narratives following a disruptive event such as an accident or illness
16. Which of the following is the WHO definition of health?
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being
Health is a state whereby the body is free from all abnormalities and disorders