Medicalization May Occur on Three Levels

question 81

Multiple Choice

Medicalization may occur on three levels.Which of the following is NOT one of these levels?

• A)the conceptual level (the use of medical terminology to define the problem)
• B)the institutional level (physicians are supervisors of treatment and gatekeepers to applying for benefits)
• C)the biological level (seeking to redefine childbirth and menopause as natural processes rather than as illnesses)
• D)the interactional level (when physicians treat patients' conditions as medical problems)

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