Medicalization Refers to

question 5

Multiple Choice

Medicalization refers to

• A) the process of developing new drugs to treat a given illness.
• B) treatment offered by medical doctors.
• C) the process of defining a condition or behavior as an illness.
• D) the growing number of doctors in the United States.
• E) the idea that the body is more than a mere machine or factory.

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