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Chap 20

Health and Health care

TermDefinition
Anabolic Steroids Muscle mass enhancing drugs
Anorexia Nervosa a condition characterized by compulsive dieting resulting in self starvation
Bulimia an eating disorder characterized by alternate binge-eating followed by purging or induced vomiting
Defense Medicine practiced by physicians who order extra precautionary test on a patient in an effort to fend off a law suit by the patient
Epidemiology the study of all factors-biological, social, economic and cultural-that are associated with disease and health
Euthanasia the act of killing a severely ill person or allowing the the person to die, as an act of mercy
Health maintenance organization (HMO) a cooperative of doctors and other medical personnel who provide medical services in exchange for a set membership fee
Holistic Medicine medical treatment directed toward towards a persons entire mental and physical state
Managed Care a health care system wherein all individuals are members of an HMO with the intent of reducing fees and insurance cost
Medicaid Governmental assistance program for the poor
Medical Model a framework that interprets a given condition as purely a physiological or medical issue
Medicare governmental assistance program for the elderly
Sick Role a pattern of expectations of behaviors defined in society as appropriate for one who is ill
Social Epidemiology the study of effects of social and cultural factors upon disease and health
Stigma an attribute that is socially devalued and discredited
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