How Could a Physician Incorporate the Culture's Ethnomedicine into an Ojibwan

question 53

Multiple Choice

How could a physician incorporate the culture's ethnomedicine into an Ojibwan patient's treatment?

• A) The Ojibwa believe that serious illness is retribution for wrongdoing, so the patient should be given an opportunity to make amends along with his or her biomedical treatment.
• B) Because the Ojibwa emphasize ritual in their healing practices, the physician should bring a traditional healer to work alongside him or her in the hospital.
• C) The Ojibwa have no concept of germ theory, so the patient should be taught from biology textbooks so he or she will understand the principles of the treatment.
• D) Because the Ojibwa believe in humors, the doctor should emphasize "hot" or "cold" forms of treatment as appropriate.

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