Talk:Cultural Anthropology/Health and Healing

Glossary Terms
divination: the practice of seeking knowledge and the unknown of the future by supernatural means. sick role: when a sick person accepts treatment and agrees to help and find out the options. ayahuasca: a blend of two plants that contains the hallucinogenic drug DMT culture-bound syndrome: symptoms that are only recognizeable or considered within a specific culture or society retrospective epidemiology: a study that looks at the beginning to examine the exposures to suspect able risk or the protection factor in relation to the outcome that is established at the start of the study. spiritual healing: the act of healing a person without the use of medicine or physical methods, but with a religious ceremony immunization: the act of making a person or animal immune to infections addiction: the condition of being physically, emotionally or mentally dependent to a certain substance or thing. obesity: the condition of being extremely overweight to the point where it is unhealthy for the body. eating disorder: Commonly viewed as a lifestyle, it is a serious and fatal illness that leads to abnormal eating behaviors. Causes of eating disorder may be: obsessions with food, body weight, and body shape.

Epidemiology - study of factor that affect health and disease among populations and is fundamental in public health research. Ethnomedicine - study of traditional medical practices across different cultures Shaman - A person who is regarded to as having access to good and evil spirits, typically go into a trance state and to perform rituals such as healing Medical pluralism - the employment of more than one medical system and use of conventional, complementary, and/or alternative medicine for health and wellness. *Medical syncretism - the fusing of more than one medical practices, such as both spiritual medical practice and biomedical. Ethnobotany - scientific study of traditional use of plants in medical, religious and other practices. Idiosyncrasy - a characteristic that is peculiar to an individual Aromatherapy - use of aromatic plant extracts and essential oils for therapeutic purposes Biopiracy - appropriation of indigenous biomedical knowledge by foreign entities without consent, also ioprospecting that exploits plant and animal species by claiming patents to restrict their general use. Humoral - refers to part of the immune response that involves antibodies secreted by B cells circulating in body fluids Botany - study of plants and physiology, structure and importance of them Dichotomy - the division of one thing into two parts or a subdivision into halves or pairs. Amok - Psychological disorder where males experience violent mood swings Diagnosis - act of discovering and labeling the condition and cause of a disease or injury Addiction - a serious mental health condition occurring when an individual becomes physically and/or mentally reliant on a substance(s) Kinkiliba - A herbal tea used throughout west Africa Critical Medical Anthropology - addresses the disparities in the quality of health and care in the presence of social inequalities Ethno-nosology - the cross cultural systems of classification and health issues. Culture bound syndrome - combination of psychiatric and somatic symptoms which is a recognizable disease only within a specific culture. Divination - practice of seeking knowledge of future/unknown by supernatural means Eating disorders - a range of psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or described eating habits. Embodied personhood - the relationship of cultural beliefs and the practices in connection with health and illness to the sentient human body. Essential Oils - potent oils that are extracted from flowers, bark, stem, leaves, roots, fruits and other parts of the plant by various methods. Medical Models - the explanation of health and illness that are accepted by different cultures. Interpretive approach to medicine - cultures using different factual, stimulants, and symbolic information to understand health and disease. Humoral - a system focused on humors, four fluids entering into the constitution of the body, and using those (and the balance between them) to determine a persons relative health. Choler - one of the four humors, a yellow bile associated with being short tempered and irritable. Syndrome - a disease or disorder that involves a particular group of signs and symptoms. Pharmaceutical - the usage, production and distribution of drug components for the sole purpose of improving an individuals physical and mental health. Addiction - physical and mental dependency on a certain stimulus. Personalistic Systems - Where an illness is considered unique to the patient and medical practitioners often call upon supernatural forces to facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of disorders because the illness is caused by supernatural forces as well. Retrospective - Looking back on or dealing with past events or situations. Biomarkers A measurable substance in an organism whose presence is indicative of some phenomenon such as disease, infection, or environmental exposure. Psychoactive A substance that (usually a drug) affects the mind. Antispasmodic A substance used to relieve spasm of involuntary muscle (chiefly a drug). Placebo A harmless pill, medicine, or procedure, prescribed more for the psychological benefit of the patient than for any physiological effect. Ethno-nosology Cross-cultural systems of classification of health issues. Interpretivist approach One form of qualitative methodology that opposes the positivism of natural science. Ethnobotany The scientific study of the traditional knowledge and customs of a people concerning plants and their medical, religious, and other issues. Immunization The action of making a person or animal immune to infection, typically by inoculation. Addiction The fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity. Obesity The condition of being grossly fat or overweight. Anorexia An emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat. Opsophagus type of ancient Greek person who exhibited a seemingly uncontrollable desire for fish. Peyote A healing substance that is native to Mexico and southern US, it is a hallucinogen, containing mescaline. Indigenous An adjective meaning originating in a certain place naturally, also used for native. Pathology A component of the study of disease, modern medicine and a diagnosis. 'Spleen “an abdominal organ involved in the production and removal of blood cells in most vertebrates and forming part of the immune system.” Antibody A Protein that is produced by plasma cells that are used in the immune system. Immunization when someone is becoming immune to an infection. Anxiety A mental health disorder; feelings of stress worry or fear that can effect someone’s everyday life if serious enough Amok Uncontrollable behavior. Opsophagus Ancient Greek person with an uncontrollable need for fish. Obesity Disorder that involves having excess body fat that causes health issues.

Biocultural: The dynamic relationship of biological, psychological, and cultural factors. Culture-bound syndrome: A mental ailment which is unique to a specific culture or region Sick Role: The agreement between a patient, a patients family, and a doctor on the legitimacy of a patient’s illness. Disease: The purely bodily(physiology) symptoms of a sickness Illness: The personal response to the sickness itself Clinical Therapeutic process: The direct observation of a medical professional on a patient’s symptoms and the prescription that comes from it. Placebo Effect: A beneficial effect caused by a fake source given under false pretenses. Medical pluralism: The practice of pulling from multiple medical sources simultaneously Explanatory models of illness: Explanations of what exactly is happening to a patients body in times of sickness. Medicalization: The process of treating or studying processes or problems not previously considered to be a disease. Idiopathic: A disease or illness without a known cause Malnutrition: Lack of proper nutrition in the form of lack of food or essential nutrients. Aphrodisiac: A food or drink thought to increase sexual prowess or attraction Glaucoma: Various eye problems that can lead to blindness Ibogaine:A naturally occuring substance with psychoactive properties found in several kinds of plants Ayahuasca: A psychoactive substance containing DMT which is ceremonially administered in the Amazon Syndrome: A set of symptoms and signs that usually occur together to characterize a disease or condition Addiction THe psychological and physical want or need for a particular substance or activity Humoral" A typle of medicine that believes fluids in the body, known as humors, directly affect health Shaman: Also called a medicine man, a holy man who has spiritual powers for healing and divination Dichotomy: A diversion of two parts Peyote: susbance from cactus causing hallucination Ethnobotany: the stufy of plants that are used by cultures for healing, food and other needs Addiction: The psychological and physical want or need for a particular substance or activity Epidemiology: Factors affecting public health Sick Role: agreement in western cultures to diagnose a sick person

Disease A condition or sickness a person, animal, or plant is affected by affected by or contracts. Epidemiology A branch of medicine that studies the trends of diseases in populations. Ethnobotany The study of plants when they are used in spiritual practices for healing, food, or other needs. Eating Disorders A psychological disorder characterized by obsessive and usually unhealthy eating habits. Epidemiology Analyses patterns, causes, and effects oh healthy disease conditions. Solar Plexus Network of nerves found in the abdomen. Infringe Break terms of something. Shaman Also classified as a medicine man is a holy man who has spiritual powers for healing and divination. Syndrome A group of signs and symptoms that tend to be together to show a disease or condition. Idiopathic Diseases Any disease of unknown cause.

Epidemilogy: The study and factors of health and disease conditions in defined populations.

Emic: Looking at a culture or language through its own members to understand an internal perspective.

Medical Anthropology: The study of how people in differing cultural settings experience health and illness.

Shaman A person who is regarded to as having access to good and evil spirits, will perform rituals with intentions of healing or ridding of bad spirits.

Ethnobotony: The study of a particular regions flora and it's traditional knowledge associated, uses among the local people and or culture.

Biopiracy:Illegal appropriation of biomedical knowledge of an indigenous culture without proper compensatory payment. Lindsen1 (discuss • contribs) 07:25, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

Naturalistic System: Theories on how in a particular culture one might approach/explain/diagnose/treat an illness.

Dichotomy: Division of a whole into halves, in aspect to disease, sickness is divided into better care and healing.

Addiction The psychological and physical need or dependency for something.

Eating Disorders A psychological disorder characterized by obsessive, unhealthy eating habits.

Epidemiology: The study of factors that affect health and disease among populations. It is considered a fundamental aspect of public health research.

Ethnomedicine: The medical systems based on the cultural beliefs of varying ethnic groups.

Biopiracy: The appropriation, or patent, of indigenous biomedical knowledge by foreign entities without compensatory payment.

Naturalistic Systems: An approach to the explanation, diagnosis, and treatment of illness which focuses on the underlying biomechanical processes behind human disorder.

Ethnonosology: Cross culture systems of classification of health issues.

Immunization: The process of rendering an organism immune to a specific communicable disease. Immunizations work by triggering the human body to produce antibodies that will help fight a particular disease.

Ayuverda: A 5000 year old traditional system of medicine in India that originated during the Vedic period of Indian history.

Ibogaine: A type of powerful psychoactive plant derived from the Tabernanthe iboga used in religious rituals of the Bwiti, which is practiced in Gabon.

Syndrome: A condition characterized by a group of symptoms that consistently occur together.

Ethnobotany: The analysis of indigenous plants that are used by a particular culture for food, medicine, or other purposes.

Humor: In the medical field, a humor is a type of fluid substance. It was once believed that one's health was connected to the balance of four particular humors in the body: phlegm, blood, black bile, and yellow bile. Fitzgec3 (discuss • contribs) 17:09, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

Epidemiology: The study of factors that affect health and disease among populations and is considered a fundamental aspect of public health.

Ethnobotany: The analysis of indigenous plants that are used by a particular culture for food, medicine, or other purposes.

Biopiracy: The appropriation of indigenous biomedical knowledge by foreign entities without compensatory payment.

Humoral: Elements in the blood of other fluids that reside within the body.

Medical Pluralism: Integration of biomedicine and other forms of healthcare.

Culture-bound Syndromes: Syndromes in which changes in behavior and experiences have substantial effects on peoples' lives.

Addiction: The condition of being mentally or physically reliant on single or multiple substances.

Ethno-nosology: Refers to the cross-cultural systems of classification of health issues.

Diagnosis: The act of identifying or determining the nature and cause of a disease or injury through the evaluation of a patient.

Divination: The seeing of future events or somehow gaining unknown knowledge through the supernatural.

Epidemiology A key factor in public health research that focuses on factors which affect health and disease among populations.

Interpretative approach The attempt of understanding health and disease relative to a particular culture by using their perspective.

Critical Medical Anthropology Focuses on how the overall status of human health shaped by economics and politics.

Ethno-nosolgy Cross culture systems regarding the classification of health issues.

Culture-Bound Syndromes Combination of systems, both psychiatric and somatic which are considered a recognizable disease, but only within a specific culture or society.

Ethnobotony Analyzing of indigenous plants that are used for particular purposes such as medicine or food.

The Cure-All Herb A drinking herb which has a positive impact on the population which comes from west Africa.

The Detoxifying Herb A common herb used for a body cleanse or energy booster which comes from west Africa.

Goldenseal Also known as Orangeroot, it is used both as medicine and as a coloring material, which has a prominent history in north america with Native American tribes.

Medical Pluralism The concept of integrating biomedicine with other ways of treatment.

Epidemiology: the study of health and diseases in specific populations

Case-control studies: compares patients who have a disease with patients who do not have the disease, and compares the risk factor

Interpretivist approach: to look at an illness or disease from an emic standpoint in an attempt to understand health and disease in a certain culture

Critical medical anthropology: how economics, politics and social status affects one's health

Biopiracy: the exploitation of plant and animal species by foreign entities to restrict their general use

Medical models: the explanation of health and illness that are accepted by different cultures

Humoral: the elements that make up blood and other bodily fluids

Ethnobotany: the analysis of indigenous plants used by a culture for food, medicine, or other purposes

Ayurveda: a 5,000 year old traditional system of medicine in India that originated during the Vedic period of Indian history

Spiritual healing: to transmit energy to a person in need through means of meditation, prayer, or a healer to provide an alternative to standard medical practices

Embodied personhood: the relationship of culture values in connection with an individual's health

Interpretivism: research that involves a degree of interpretationReddgr (discuss • contribs) 03:32, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

Health - the overall well being of one's mind, body, and spirit

Placebo effect - This happens when you think something will happen so then it does even without the reasoning for you to think that to be true

Medicalization - the process by which a thing that was viewed as a normal simple thing becomes viewed as something that requires a medical procedure or medical invasion

Boiling energy - an energy used by the !Kung to heal people by dancing to empower the healer with kia to then be able to heal all of the participants

Shaman - A healer that has been trusted by a group and believes that they have been empowered by god or a divine power that allows them to know and be able to heal W01289953

Ethnobotany - A system by which people use plants as medicine and to heal

Medical pluralism - the use of 2 or more medical models separately not to create an increase effect together

Medical syncretism - the use of 2 or more medical models together in a sort of fusion in order to create a combined effect

Culture bound syndromes - Syndromes that a built off of societies in a given area

Anorexia - A culture bound syndrome primarily in industrial consumerism societies like the united states that cause people to not eat in order to attempt to reach a level of thinness that is medically unhealthy

Epidemiology: The study of the what affects the health of and spread of disease among populations.

Critical Medical Anthropology: Study of disparities in the quality of health and care among various cultural, economic, and geographic settings.

Peyote: A substance that is used in indigenous cultures in the Americas which causes an enhanced feeling of introspection and hallucinations.

Dioscorides: An ancient Greek surgeon who was the first person to classify plants into different groups.

Ethnobotany: The study of how cultures use their indigenous plants for medicinal purposes.

Kelle: Common herb used throughout West Africa for a body cleanser and energy booster.

Personalistic System: This approach to medicine explains human disorder in terms of preternatural sources of pathology.

Immunization: Making an organism immune to infection from a communicable disease.

Medical Pluralism: The addition of other forms of healthcare to the biomedicinal approach.

Amok: Psychological disorder where males who typically have never acted out before experience a sudden mood change and become violent and angry.

Addiction: Being reliant, mentally or physically, on a chemical substance, action, or item.

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I edited the practitioners page in health, and added a massage therapist and how it helps the human body recover from illnesses. I also added more to the music page the genre "rap" to the list and discussed its origins. Hergerj3 (talk) 03:49, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

I edited the practitioners page in health, and added a surgeon and their duties to the list. I also added more to the "punk Rock" music section claiming they have more to them then meets the eye. Knight3 (talk) 03:41, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

I have edited the section on Malaria. I added information on the type of disease in order to make it more complete and accurate.Stoddab2 (talk) 00:19, 2 May 2009 (UTC)Stoddard,Brady stoddab2

I edited the section on Anorexia. I added the section that that says how when people have an eating disorder it is not strictly limited to one. One of my former teachers taught that it is usually a combination of bullimia and anorexia and that is partly why it is such a difficult disease because the person isn't just fighitng one. previous class, 30, April 2009

I edited the Acupuncturist section under Healers to include more about the different reasons that are believed to be behind the success of acupuncture. Myersh2 (talk) 03:13, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

I edited the section 2.2 about Echinacea to show there are mixed results in studies concerning its effectiveness. Smith,brendan (talk) 22:54, 30 April 2009 (UTC)Smith,brendan

I edited Chapter 8 on the section 5.2 called "Amok" just to provide a little bit more in-depth information on the subject.

I edited a portion of the "Epidemiological Approach" part of this section. I changed around a sentence a bit so that it made a little more sense. sneade (talk)  9:28, 28 April 2009 (UTC)sneade

I changed the format of the link to "Echinacea" (under the headline "American Ethnobotany and Echinacea") so that there was not a large space between that word and the next word, which i felt made the paragraph look much better. White9354 (talk) 23:15, 9 March 2009 (UTC)white9354

i added some content to the epidemiology section emerson2791 (talk)

I addad a link to another wiki page to give more information about the biomedical model. I thought it would be good to give a little more in depth info on the subject.--Grotjahn2975 (talk) 21:04, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

I added information on medicinal marijuana dispensaries to the ethnomedicine section of the wikibook.Lainem (talk) 04:19, 1 May 2009 (UTC)lainem I added a citation to a pubmed website i found interesting on some info about anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Just thought someone might find it interesting if they wanted to look more into those syndromes (3) --Brownr8228 (talk) 19:29, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks to whoever edited the wikipedia link that i put up it made things flow alot easier and its quite fancy too! (3)--Brownr8228 (talk) 18:10, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

I deleted part of the previous data on the culture bound syndrome to try and make what i brought in flow with the previous writing. (3)--Brownr8228 (talk) 18:05, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

I added more to the Culture Bound Syndrome section becasue i thought it needed to be more in depth.(3) --Brownr8228 (talk) 18:02, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

I made a slight change to the RIghts section. In the definition of Human Rights, i added a link to the human rights page of Wikipedia. I thought it would be good for readers who wanted to learn more about human rights. (3a) smith5785

Thank you for reformatting my section on human rights. It made it look simpler and easier to understand. I appreciate it. (4) smith5785

I deleted a few introductory/transitional clauses in the beginning paragraph for clarity. Eck4068 (talk) 22:43, 9 March 2009 (UTC) Eck4068

I added a photo of Malaria to the 'Malaria' paragraph because of it's importance and deadliness. -- Tulluck7671 (talk) 11:19, 8 March 2009 (UTC) Tulluck7671 Carolynn Tulluck

I added a photo of Dwanandhari Deva to the 'Ayurveda' paragraph which is believed to be the Lord of Ayurveda. -- Tulluck7671 (talk) 11:11, 8 March 2009 (UTC) Tulluck7671 Carolynn Tulluck

I edited the 'Latah' paragraph by making the URL placed at the end of it a link. -- Tulluck7671 (talk) 11:02, 8 March 2009 (UTC) Tulluck7671 Carolynn Tulluck

I edited the 'Biopiracy' paragraph by making a link to the Wiki page for it in order to provide additional description of what Biopiracy is. -- Tulluck7671 (talk) 11:02, 8 March 2009 (UTC) Tulluck7671 Carolynn Tulluck

I edited the 'Culture Bound Syndrome' link by making a link through the words in the beginning of the sentence rather than a url placed at the end of the paragraph. -- Tulluck7671 (talk) 10:59, 8 March 2009 (UTC) Tulluck7671 Carolynn Tulluck

I edited the definition of the bonesette. It was originally one sentence but I think it flows better as two. --Maurer7597 (talk) 04:09, 9 March 2009 (UTC) maurer7597 melissa maurer

I added why a lot of girl in the US are anorexic and I fixed some grammatical errors.03:50, 9 March 2009 (UTC)~ 03:49, 9 March 2009 (UTC) 03:47, 9 March 2009 (UTC) Melissa Maurer

I added a note about naturopathic medicine and the increasing acceptance thereof in the "Western Model of Biomedicine" section. - Kelly Walsh

I did a very minor grammatical cleanup in the section dealing with Medical Plurism.

I moved the "Ayurveda" section up a couple of lines in order to make the page flow better and look more organized. White9354 (talk) 02:19, 9 March 2009 (UTC)white9534

I added to the section on Echinacea, giving a little more detail about the history and uses and also re-worded it a bit to make it flow better. --Almskaar2608 (talk) 00:45, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

I added to the section on Latah syndrome because I though it could go a little more in depth/detail. It needed to be made a little more clear that the syndrome had to do with neurological problems in these cultures.- Janine Carolus

Thank you for adding the portion about yoga under my "Spiritual Healing" section. It was a good idea to briefly mention it in that section, since I wrote later another section about Kundalini Tantric Yoga underneath. --Parshotam0518 (talk) 06:12, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

I added a small section on the Western Biomedical Model under the Medical Models section. I figured that since the Western model is the most common throughout the world, it should probably be on here. --Parshotam0518 (talk) 06:06, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

On the Critical Medical Anthropology section, I changed the opening sentence, "The focus of critical medical anthropology is on how economics and politics..." to "Critical medical anthropology focuses on how economics and politics..." because I think it flows better that way. --Parshotam0518 (talk) 05:47, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

On the section about Susto, I changed the phrase, "It is also considered a sprit attacks" to "It is also referred to as sprit attacks because it is more grammatically correct. --Parshotam0518 (talk) 05:33, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

On the Healing Substances section, I split the sentence about medical pluralism and syncretism into two sentences because the dashes made it a little confusing and long before. --Parshotam0518 (talk) 05:17, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

I changed the phrase "a shaman" to "shamans" in the Healing Substances section because the word "healers," which is plural, comes before it. --Parshotam0518 (talk) 04:52, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

I added treatment options to the section on the Dhat syndrome. Carr7805

I changed the initial definition of Dhat syndrome that stated that the syndrome was premature ejaculation, when in reality a more accurate description would be the preoccupation with excessive loss of semen. Premature ejaculation makes it sound less serious. Mcbridc4 (talk) 05:13, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

I changed the heading "Globalization and change affects on health" to "The impacts of globalization on health" in order to make it more grammatically correct. I also changed the section below it from a numbered list to a definition list because I thought it would make the section look more organized. I also changed some wording in the last paragraph because I think the user may have used the word "disease" instead of "health" - White9354

Thank you user abdi2787 for moving the culture bound syndromes down to the bottom. Definitely makes the article flow better rather than having 2 sections and repeats within the article. Moore0762 (talk) 05:56, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

I appreciate whoever added a link to a picture of a person who suffers from anorexia. At first I was wondering why the picture wasn't posted directly to the site, but it is a rather graphic image. So I think that in the end a link to the picture may be better. - Hykal0597

Thank you for making the grammar edits Almskaar2608. I agree that they help the healing substances section flow better. Snow5165

I changed the definition of chiropracter to a profession that diagnoses, treats and prevents disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially the spine, under the belief that these disorders affect general health via the nervous system because there was no definition. Snow5165

I changed the definition of a general practitioner to a medical practitioner who provides primary care and specializes in family medicine because there was no definition. Snow5165

I added and image of a coca leaf to the healing substances section to enhance the reader's understanding of what the drug would look like. Snow5165

I edtied the ethnobotany title because it was off centered and not typed in correctly. Snow5165

I added an image to the healing substances section of the peyote cactus to show what a healing substance looks like in its natural state. Snow5165

I edited my own contribution to Anorexia Nervosa by removing the diagnostic criteria outline, and summarizing it instead.- Hykal0597

I added a definition for medical models and used the medical model of disability as an example. Healowl (talk) 03:30, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

I added definitions to the healers section for midwife and dentist Healowl (talk) 03:28, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for combining the first two sentences on the Entitlements section, you're right, it definitly reads better. ~Cayla Williams

I moved the culture bound syndromes to their designated section at the bottom of the page rather than having them twice on the same page. It was previously under ethnomedicine so I consolidated the two to reduce confusion. User:abdi2787

I combined the definitions of Syndrome and Culture Bound Syndromes, so the section had a better flow, I also fixed some grammatical and spelling errors.--Cavea (talk) 22:45, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

I changed the first title of "Health, Healing, and Human Rights" to just "Health and Healing" because there is already a title for Human Rights later on in the chapter. - parshotam0518

I edited under Health and Healing, giving an example of what could be considered beneficial to ones health and healing, through yoga. TrujilbBria Trujillo

I edited a spelling error under "Anorexia Nervosa," I changed "Moost" to "Most." ~Cayla Williams

I added to the "Anorexia Nervosa" giving more discussion on what is being done to implement positive body image, through the "Dove" campagne for real women. User:TrujilbBria Trujillo

I changed studies to study. It seemed to flow better.User:Magallanes2945

I changed the Entitlesment section. I combined the first two sentences. Seemed to flow better.User:Magallanes2945

I added a section of Biopiracy to the ethnobotany section because they are linked. The more new species and purposes are discovered, the higher the rates of biopiracy. I felt that biopiracy should also be defined because it was mentioned in lecture and it is a term that should be known by future readers. Shane8634 (talk) 14:11, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Under globalization and health I added some example of diseases that are increasing due to globalization.--Woolsey8578 (talk) 17:07, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Also I added some more theoretical approaches to medical anthropology. --Woolsey8578 (talk) 17:07, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

I added a little tidbit on Immunizations and Vaccinations Wwuman23 (talk) 00:43, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

I added a definition of bulimia nervosa and fixed a spelling error. I also fixed spelling errors under Biopiracy and Anorexia, grammatical errors under Other Theoretical Approaches and Entitlements, and I also changed the heading "US Entitlements" to "Entitlements in the United States" so it made more sense according to the information. User:Herold2768

I made some minor grammar edits in Healing Substances --Almskaar2608 (talk) 23:46, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

I edited the definition of ethnobotany and ethnobotanist to clarify that there are non-medicinal plants that have cultural use as well. --Almskaar2608 (talk) 23:46, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

I changed some of the wording in Biopiracy to make it flow better and changed 200 years to 2000 since that is the number the textbook gives.--Almskaar2608 (talk) 00:00, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for catching my spelling mistakes and I agree with the definition of bulimia nervosa. Also I am not sure about the 200 - 2000 because my lecture notes said 200. I might have written that done wrong there quite possibly so thanks for catching that if I did. Shane8634 (talk) 16:29, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

I added the definitions to Disease/Illness Dichotomy and Diagnosis/Divination. I also added how the Hindu culture in India is somewhat affected by Dhat Syndrome and some of the symptoms. I corrected a few grammatical errors such as periods, capitalizing, and spelling in the Ethnomedicine section. Moore0762 (talk) 00:42, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

I added the definition of Herbalist to the healers section. -Jennifer Challis I just added in some of my own personal experience about herbalist healers.--Clemenb2 (talk) 20:13, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

I added the definition of Bonesetter to the healers section. -Jennifer Challis

I bolded some of the text for Ethnomedicine, just so they stood out more. -Jennifer Challis

I changed a spelling error in healing substances use to used, because it sounded better. -Jennifer Challis

I added a space after American Ethnobotany and Echinacea because it didnt make sense without a space after because its a new sub section. -Jennifer Challis

I changed where the picture for Ehincacea was located because it made it unclear what picture was for what area. Also, I added the name of the plant to the caption so the reader would know what section the picture corresponded to. Shane8634 (talk) 22:13, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

I changed the layout of some pictures so you could clearly tell what picture corresponded to what section. Shane8634 (talk) 22:18, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

I edited the New Global diseases section to make it flow better and I edited the grammar and structure of some of the diseases like Lyme disease and Malaria. Shane8634 (talk) 22:36, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

I elaborated a little on the definition of a midwife; thought a little more information could be helpful. Anderson2917 (talk) 05:15, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

The "Entitlements of USA" section needs to be edited so that it is NOT from the perspective of the author. I changed a lot of the wording and sentence structure, but the last part was too difficult to re-word without re-writing the whole section. To whoever wrote this- very biased, and needs to be edited further.--True7302 (talk) 22:21, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

I edited the "Rights vs. Culture" section by rephrasing some of the sentences, bulletting the assumptions, and reorganizing the structure of the section. This could be expanded on a lot more to make the objective of the section more clear (i.e. explaining the difference between the two, the conflicts of the two, etc)--True7302 (talk) 22:46, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

I filed in the healers section for psychiatrist and linked it to the wikibook.--Mbutler07 (talk) 01:03, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

I edited the anorexia section for spelling and capitalization errors, changed the subsection heading sizes on the culture-specific diseases so that they were clearer and easier to see, and changed a reference into an actual reference link.Lianalewis (talk) Lianalewis (talk) 06:52, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

I linked Emic to a definition on wiktionary--Ironside3511 (talk) 08:01, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Bonesetter- I added a little more information about their origins.

I added an ethnographic example to the section on malaria. --Gill4569 (talk) 03:12, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

I added the anthropological key term Piblokto into culture bound syndromes. Dotlich8413 (talk) 03:49, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

I added that "Some cultures argue" because the view of health and human rights is an etic view. Human rights: a set of rights that some cultures argue should apply to all humans in the world. Examples of these rights are the right to food and shelter, the right to education, the right to feel safe where you live, etc. ([User talk:mcalpis|talk]])

i changed "Anthropologists who study these differences in symbolic meaning" to Anthropologists who study these differences with symbolic meaning", to make it flow better. This was under the Interpretivist Approach section.  Budech8172 (talk) 05:13, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

I took out a redundant sentence about what a quote from the WHO said.

I included that psychiatrists are able to prescribe medications because that’s an important part of their job. This was under the subheading of healers. Budech8172 (talk) 05:31, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

I rearranged a sentence under the anorexia subheading to make it flow better, “but males account for 10% of the reported cases”, instead of “10% of reported cases are of male”. Budech8172 (talk) 05:46, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

I rearranged a sentence under the susto subheading to make it flow better. I changed it from, “In 2002 a studies about susto were conducted in Latino communities in the United States as well as in Mexico and Guatemala”, to “In 2002 studies about susto were conducted in; Latin communities, the United States, Mexico and Guatemala”. Budech8172 (talk) 05:57, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

I changed a sentence under the subheading of Amok from, “People suffering from a mood change with often attempt to hurt or kill anyone who they run into”, to “People suffering from a mood change will often attempt to hurt or kill anyone they run into”. I did this to correct a grammatical error and make the sentence flow better. Budech8172 (talk) 06:03, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

I added information to the biomedical section because i thought it should be more detailed. Ingham7166

I changed the first sentence on healing substances section to have better fluency. Ingham7166

I changed part of the ethoboloanist description because i ethnobotanist are not just looking for plants that "combat disease" ingham7166

I added to the last sentence of the Epidemiological Approach because I thought that there were more habits that effected disease in cultures, and thought that other could be rephrased, such as contact with sick people, which i felt could be rewritten to cover include all "social interaction"

Instead of Piblokto I'm adding the culture bound syndrome Opsophagos. Dotlich8413 (talk) 06:51, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Instead of Piblokto I'm adding the culture bound syndrome Opsophagos. Dotlich8413 (talk) 06:50, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

I severely edited the Anorexia Nervosa article for spelling and grammar. Douglas772727 (talk) 08:06, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Created references for the links provided for Anorexia Nervosa Douglas772727 (talk) 08:15, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

I changed part of the Opsophagos section in order to explain the symbol of the fish in Greek society, along with editing grammar and spelling corrections. I also edited the Ghost Sickness pages for better flow and punctuation. Ethnographic information was added to the Piblokto page. Dotlich8413 (talk) 10:07, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

I also added a link to the Piblokto page. Dotlich8413 (talk) 10:09, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

I added the physical signs of Lyme disease to Some Diseases that are Intensified Due to Globalization mallman3051

I fixed the second sentence in the Genital Retraction Syndrome section, allowing it to make for an easier read. Olsen0943

I added how leishmaniasis is spread to Some Disesaes that are Intensified due to Globalization mallman3051

I reworded the herbalist section, but kept all the same content. Olsen0943

I added an and in the Spiritual Healing section, for clarification reasons. Olsen0943

More grammar fixes in the United States entitlement section, but only a few. Olsen0943

Added a little more into the "Oneself" Healers section. Olsen0943

I change mental disorder to mental illness and added a little more to the psychiatrist section.Haskinc2 (talk) 03:56, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

I like the link that was added to the Piblokto page. Very nice :) Olsen0943

Reworded some of the content of American Ethnobotany and Echinacea to make it flow nicer mallman3051

Revised the section on susto to make it easier to read mallman3051

Good call on the susto section. I was debating doing that, but did not know how to revise it. You did an excellent job. Olsen0943

I fixed some sytax and a link in the Medical Anthropology section. User:Rosen1347

I revised the section on Ibogaine: fixed syntax, awkward sentence structure, integrated the picture of Tabernanthe iboga, added links. User:Rosen1347

Regarding Rights as Culture section: fixed some syntax and typos. I also tried to fix the image link, but I'm assuming it wouldn't display properly because it was from an outside source (not hosted on wikibooks) and is therefore not necessarily free of copyright. I removed it, but here is a link to it for reference: http://cghs.dadeschools.net/slavery/antebellum_slavery/images/picking_cotton.jpg User:Rosen1347

Regarding Entitlements in the United States section: integrated references into the text (they had been formatted to be headers). User:Rosen1347

I added more information to Some Diseases that are Intensified Due to Globalization but did not change any of the existing info. mallman3051

I revised the Human Rights link so the URL did not show and you can just click on the words to access the information. Malone2927 (talk) 9 March 2009 (UTC)

I added a picture in the Spiritual Healing section to give a visual of meditation/yoga. Malone2927 (talk) 9 March 2009 (UTC)

I added the section on human rights versus cultural relevence using the cultural practice of FGM as an example. Yousj2

I added a citation used for my paragraphs on human rights and cultural relevance. Yousj2

I added a link that leads to another wiki page on genital cutting Yousj2

I wrote a section about genital cutting in britain and cited it with a link Yousj2

I addded the skeleton for the culture bound syndromes and couldn't get back before someone filled it in, thank you to whoever did, you did a good job! I added some to Latah and edited some spelling and grammar things here and there.--hilla24

I added additional information about psychiatrists and the distinction between what they do as opposed to what a psychologist does.Chambem8 (talk) 04:32, 1 May 2009 (UTC)chambem8

I added additional information about acupuncture (under the healers subsection in the Health and Healing section) and the placement of the needles because I felt that the article was leading the reader to think that the needle would be placed in the "problem" spot and from personal experience, this usually isn't the case. Katie monicatti (talk) 05:06, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

I edited the section about Anorexia because the information seemed selective and didn't include all of the information necessary. I felt that the information wasn't always factual and found exceptions to a few of the statements. (Specifically in the descriptions of how anorexia and bulimia differ from one another.) Schreij3 (talk) 05:28, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

I edited the Mal de Ojo part. I edited it because I wanted to verify how Mal de Ojo occurs. There wasn't much elaboration on how it occurs and who initiates it. Masseng (talk) 06:51, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

I edited the section on Peyote by changing the word effects to hallucinations and then I stated how that has made it a recreational drug thus causing it to be a controlled substance in many countries. Peter226 (talk) 20:10, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

I edited the end part of the section on Shaman, I did this because I wanted to make sure that people know that Shaman don't only exist in Central-Asia but that they exist all over the world. I had an amazing experience participating in a ceremony with a Shaman of a culture in Ecuador and I find it important that people know they exist all over.Breenc (talk) 23:48, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

I added a short section on Kallawaya medicine because I thought it might be a useful example of a humoral medical model.Olsenk5 (talk)

My Diet Along With Healing
I have exceptional health, and I heal easily. I think it has to do with the raw food diet I am on. Ever since I have went from eating greasy to fating foods to this diet I have better health.

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