Match the Term with the Definition

question 98

Short Answer

Match the term with the definition.
1) shaman
2) health
3) sick role
4) epidemiology
5) defensive medicine
6) adverse event
7) depersonalization
8) medicalization
9) active euthanasia
10) passive euthanasia
11) dumping
12) group care
13) disabling environment
14) greenhouse effect
15) alternative medicine
-A) a human condition measured by four components: physical, mental, social, and spiritual
B) the study of disease and disability patterns in a population
C) the transformation of a human condition into a matter to be treated by physicians
D) an environment that is harmful to health
E) the practice of sending unprofitable patients to public hospitals
F) intentionally ending a patient's life, usually through the injection of a lethal overdose of drugs
G) a method of medical practice where physicians meet with several patients at the same time with similar medical conditions
H) a spiritual intermediary or a healing specialist in some tribal societies
I) medical practices not done for the patient's benefit but in order to protect a physician from a malpractice suit
J) a warming of the earth that may change the globe's climate directly contributing to a disabling environment
K) ending a patient's life through the removal of life support systems
L) dealing with people as though they were objects
M) a social role that excuses people from normal obligations because they are sick or injured while at the same time expecting them to seek competent help and cooperate in getting well
N) an innocuous term for needless deaths caused by medical incompetence
O) medical treatment other than that of standard Western medicine

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Definitions:

Sumerian City

Ancient urban centers in the region of Sumer, in southern Mesopotamia, notable for their ziggurats, early forms of writing, and as centers of early civilization.

Consumer Price Index

A measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, such as transportation, food, and medical care.

Inflation Rate

The escalation in the average price level of goods and services within an economy over a given period.

Base Year

A specific year against which economic growth is measured, serving as a standard point of reference for real value comparisons.