Nancy Scheper-Hughes and Margaret Lock Reported a Case Where, After

question 58

Multiple Choice

Nancy Scheper-Hughes and Margaret Lock reported a case where, after hearing the story of a woman under tremendous personal stress, medical students:

• A) advised her to take an aspirin.
• B) suggested she take a vacation.
• C) diagnosed a brain tumor.
• D) asked what the real causes of her pain were.
• E) attempted to analyze her illness narrative.

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