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1 Health & Culture (PY 340): Chapter 11 1. _____ is defined as a malfunctioning or maladaptation of biological or psychophysiological processes in the individual. Disease 2. _____ is defined as personal, interpersonal, and cultural reactions to disease or discomfort. Illness 3. *Q: Cancer is a disease. True or false? 4. *Q: COVID is a disease. True or false? 5. *Q: Give an example of an illness. Be sure to clearly and fully explain why it is an illness and not a disease. Allergies because not everyone suffers from the same allergens. 6. Numerous cultures consider health to be a reflection of balance. True or false? 7. In China, yin refers to ______ energy. negative 8. In China, yin refers to ______ energy. positive 9. In China, good health is a result of: a. More yin b. More yang c. Equal amounts of yin and yang d. The answer depends on whether we are talking about an illness or a disease 10. *Q: Give an example of how your life involves yin. My life has Yin in the form of positive support networks that help me though my struggles with gender dysphoria. 11. *Q: Give an example of how your life involves yang. My life has Yang in the form of negative coworkers that like to make my environment harder to be in. 12. Q: Hippocrates theory of is an example of the importance of balance in determining whether someone is heathy or unhealthy. True or false? 13. _____ is defined as maintaining steady, stable functioning in light of changes to the body and in the environment. Homeostasis 14. *Q: Give an example of homeostasis in your life. Do not use body temperature or anything that is biologically determined (e.g., heart rate, blood pressure). I work to maintain a steady focus on mental health by using CBT or DBT in light of external changes in my environment. 15. A lack of homeostasis is indicate of an unhealthy state. True or false? 16. Some cultures (e.g., China) focus on the entire individual to determine how healthy they are. This is considered to be a _____ approach to health. holistic

2 17. The healthcare system in the United States takes a holistic approach to health. True or false ? 18. What is the focal point in the Circle of Wellness approach to health adopted by Native Americans? Spiritual life 19. *Q: Would you say the focal point in your thoughts about your health is the same focal point in the Circle of Wellness approach to health adopted by Native Americans? Yes or no. 20. *Q: When it comes to your health, list in order the 5 aspects of health that constitute the Circle of Wellness. 1 = the one you focus on the most, 5 = the one you focus on the least. Mental – 1 , Emotional – 2, Social – 3, Physical – 4, Spirit - 5 21. *Q: The Circle of Wellness approach to health adopted by Native Americans reflects how Americans typically think about health. True or false ? 22. _____ is defined as the average number of years a person is expected to live from birth. Life expectancy 23. *Q: How long do you think you will live (in years)? Is that above, below, or equal to the life expectancy of someone from the United States? Use figure presented in class. Be sure to explain your answer. There are a few factors that contribute to my overall thought process on how long I will live. As a transwoman who has been on hormones for seven years, I know that ultimately my community’s life expectancy is far below the country average. With wishful thinking I hope to make it to at least my 70s. This is unfortunately still bellow the country average in the United States. 24. *Q: How long do you think you will live? Which country best reflects your life expectancy? Use the second (bigger) figure presented in class. Be sure to explain your answer. I believe due to my various medical situations I will live to be somewhere in my 70s. This is still far above the average for my community. There is not really a country that reflects my life expectancy. Most countries on this list would provide an even further life expectancy for transwomen. The United States would be the closest from a sociological and environmental perspective. 25. _____ is defined as the number of infant deaths (one year or younger) per 1,000 live births. Infant Mortality 26. Using the figure presented in class, which country has the highest infant mortality rate? United States 27. Using the figure presented in class, which country has the lowest infant mortality rate? Japan 28. *Q: Using the figure presented in class, which 3 countries have the highest infant mortality rate? United States, Canada, France & United Kingdom are tied for third. 29. *Q: Using the figure presented in class, which 3 countries have the lowest infant mortality rate? Japan, Sweden, Austria

3 30. _____ is defined as a person’s perceptions and self-judgments of their health and well- being that includes feelings of happiness and life satisfaction. Well-Being 31. *Q: Using the figure presented in class that involved a map of the world, identify 5 countries that have the highest level of subject well-being. You cannot include the United States or Canada. Australia, New Zealand, Norway 32. *Q: Using the figure presented in class that involved a map of the world, identify 5 countries in the African continent that have the lowest level of subject well-being. Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea 33. Based on the bar graph presented in class, all cultures are universal in that their perception of subjective well-being is above the midpoint. True or false? 34. *Q: Based on the bar graph presented in class, list the full name of the 2 countries with the lowest levels of subjective well-being. Do NOT use the abbreviations. Turkey? (TUR), South Korea? (KOR) I got different results when I tried to locate the country names from abbreviations. I didn’t see it anywhere on the word documents. 35. *Q: Based on the bar graph presented in class, list the full name of the 2 countries with the highest levels of subjective well-being. Do NOT use the abbreviations. Finland? (FIN), Colombia? (COL) I got different results when I tried to locate the country names from abbreviations. I didn’t see it anywhere on the word documents. 36. Obesity rates worldwide have ____ since 1975. tripled 37. Obesity and overweight are defined based on an individual’s BMI. What is the problem with using BMI to define overweight or obesity? It does not account for the amount of skin a person from weight gain or loss has or their muscle mass. 38. Different nations have relatively similar rates of obesity. True or false? 39. Using BOTH figures presented in class, list the 4 countries with the lowest obesity rates? Spelling counts. Italy, France, Denmark, Luxembourg 40. Using BOTH figures presented in class, list the 4 countries with the highest obesity rates? Spelling counts. Kuwait, Qatar, USA, Malta 41. *Q: Using the figure presented in class, list the 4 countries with the lowest suicide rates? Spelling counts. Turkey, Indonesia, Italy, Spain 42. *Q: Using the figure presented in class, list the 4 countries with the highest suicide rates? Spelling counts. Russia, South Africa, South Korea, United States

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