What Is the Definition of Medicalization

question 68

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of medicalization?

• A)the assumption that deviance is socially created by collective human judgments and ideas
• B)the assumption that all human behavior can be considered either inherently good or inherently bad
• C)the belief that people weigh costs and benefits before acting
• D)defining problematic behaviors as medical problems that require treatment

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Definitions:

Military Coup

The sudden overthrow of a government by a part of the state establishment – often the military – to replace the removed government with another, either civil or military.

Constitutional Monarchy

A form of government where a monarch acts as the head of state within the parameters of a constitution.

Authority

The legitimate right to wield power.

Totalitarianism

A political system in which the state holds total authority over society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life wherever possible.