anth 205 exam 3 review - darrell lynch
tamu questions with correct answers
ethnomedicine ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-information ||that ||pertains ||to ||theories ||of ||disease ||
and ||forms ||of ||therapy ||specific ||to ||a ||given ||culture.
susto ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-"fright ||sickness." ||incredibly ||wide ||variety ||of ||symptoms ||- ||
generally ||things ||that ||you ||tend ||to ||find ||among ||poorer ||populations. ||immediate ||cause: ||
fright ||- ||soul ||is ||"scared ||away" ||by ||a ||scary ||event ||(could ||have ||occurred ||up ||to ||6 ||months ||
before ||sickness ||appears). ||ultimate: ||witchcraft ||- ||concept ||of ||limited ||good ||(determines ||who
||exactly ||will ||be ||subjected ||to ||susto).
etic ||view ||of ||susto ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-people ||with ||susto, ||who ||were ||the ||sickest ||of ||
the ||sick, ||had ||failed ||at ||their ||social ||role ||performance. ||men ||were ||diagnosed ||at ||twice ||the ||
rate ||of ||women ||- ||symptoms ||appeared ||as ||they ||fell ||into ||depression ||and ||ceased ||caring ||for ||
themselves.
materia ||medica ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-substances ||used ||for ||healing ||as ||well ||as ||physical ||
manipulation ||of ||the ||body. ||usually ||used ||in ||conjunction ||with ||rituals ||of ||some ||kind ||(usually
||religious). ||all ||follow ||the ||disease ||theory ||of ||the ||culture ||they're ||found ||in.
aztec ||disease ||theory ||- ||tonali ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-aztecs ||believe ||that ||headaches ||are ||
caused ||by ||excessive ||blood ||in ||the ||head. ||they ||believe ||that ||the ||soul ||of ||a ||human ||being ||
(tonali) ||resides ||in ||the ||head. ||therefore, ||headaches ||occur ||because ||there's ||too ||much ||blood
||putting ||pressure ||on ||the ||soul. ||they ||used ||cures ||like ||taking ||the ||spine ||of ||an ||agave ||cactus ||
and ||bore ||a ||hole ||into ||your ||nostrils ||and ||let ||it ||bleed/crush ||up ||dried ||chili ||seeds ||and ||sniff ||
them.
,macpalxochitl ||- ||"hand ||flower ||tree" ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-aztecs ||would ||take ||
macpalxochitl ||flowers ||and ||brew ||them ||into ||a ||tea, ||and ||it ||was ||believed ||that ||this ||would ||
strengthen ||the ||blood ||and ||the ||heart, ||combat ||fatigue, ||and ||be ||especially ||helpful ||for ||the ||
elderly. ||modern ||clinical ||trials ||actually ||revealed ||that ||it ||was ||very ||effective.
trephination ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-an ||ancient ||cure ||for ||cranial ||pressure ||where ||they ||
would ||bore ||holes ||in ||the ||skull ||in ||such ||a ||way ||that ||would ||not ||damage ||the ||blood ||vessels.
medicinal ||plant ||species ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-require ||complex ||knowledge, ||origins ||are ||
complicated. ||these ||are ||not ||random ||- ||they ||are ||discovered ||by ||cultures ||through ||the ||
scientific ||method.
koryak ||people ||of ||siberia ||- ||amanita ||muscaria ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-the ||koryak ||people ||
of ||siberia ||had ||shamans ||who ||would ||feed ||their ||patients ||amanita ||muscaria ||- ||a ||
hallucinogenic ||mushroom. ||patient ||starts ||to ||get ||high, ||and ||once ||they ||do, ||the ||shaman ||
collects ||the ||patient's ||urine ||and ||drinks ||it. ||after ||a ||short ||amount ||of ||time ||the ||shaman ||gets
||high ||as ||well. ||how ||did ||they ||come ||up ||with ||this ||idea? ||they ||would ||watch ||reindeer ||eat ||
the ||mushrooms, ||and ||then ||other ||reindeer ||would ||drink ||their ||urine ||and ||get ||high. ||this ||led ||
humans ||to ||start ||doing ||this ||as ||well. ||(high ||reindeer ||are ||probably ||the ||origin ||of ||the ||idea ||
that ||reindeer ||can ||fly).
medicinal ||plants ||- ||strong ||alkaloids ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-many ||medicinal ||plants ||are ||
strong ||alkaloids ||with ||a ||strong ||bitter ||taste. ||this ||is ||how ||they ||make ||themselves ||toxic ||to ||
animals ||so ||that ||they ||protect ||themselves ||because ||they ||don't ||have ||many ||seeds ||and ||don't
||proliferate ||quickly. ||these ||are ||most ||often ||the ||medicinally ||useful ||plants ||- ||easy ||to ||identify.
oxytoxic ||plants ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-many ||plants ||are ||able ||to ||induce ||labor ||by ||
stimulating ||uterine ||contractions. ||most ||of ||these ||plants ||are ||well ||known ||- ||and ||are ||avoided
||until ||labor.
people ||living ||in ||poverty ||- ||"the ||world's ||have-nots" ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-comprise ||
about ||50% ||of ||the ||population ||- ||live ||on ||less ||than ||$2 ||per ||day. ||infant ||mortality ||rates ||are ||
, very ||high ||- ||12% ||of ||children ||don't ||reach ||the ||age ||of ||1. ||overall ||health ||is ||very ||poor, ||
overall ||nutrition ||is ||very ||poor. ||have ||little ||or ||no ||autonomy ||or ||opportunity. ||unequal ||
distribution ||of ||income.
reasons ||for ||underdevelopment ||- ||common ||factors ||in ||underdeveloped ||countries ||- ||CORRECT
||ANSWER✔✔-geography, ||climate, ||lack ||of ||arable ||land/resources. ||history ||of ||colonization ||- ||
mostly ||done ||by ||european ||countries. ||inside ||underdeveloped ||countries ||there ||are ||often ||
huge ||discrepancies ||in ||income ||- ||much ||more ||so ||than ||anything ||you ||would ||see ||in ||the ||
united ||states.
discrepancies ||in ||income ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-guatemala ||- ||4% ||of ||the ||population ||owns
||92% ||of ||the ||resources. ||in ||the ||united ||states ||- ||the ||richest ||10% ||earns ||five ||times ||as ||much ||
as ||the ||poorest ||40%. ||this ||is ||the ||largest ||percentage ||in ||western ||developed ||countries, ||but ||
far ||less ||than ||anything ||you ||would ||see ||in ||underdeveloped ||countries.
rural ||to ||urban ||migration ||and ||cultural ||lag ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-the ||rise ||of ||large ||
agribusinesses ||force ||people ||to ||move ||to ||an ||urban ||way ||of ||life ||- ||laws ||tend ||to ||favor ||larger
||agribusinesses, ||making ||it ||hard ||for ||these ||people ||to ||be ||successful.
agrarian ||family ||ideals ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-for ||agrarian ||families, ||it ||is ||advantageous ||to
||have ||as ||many ||kids ||as ||possible ||- ||more ||kids, ||more ||labor ||(this ||is ||why ||kids ||have ||summer ||
break ||- ||to ||help ||on ||farms). ||as ||we ||have ||moved ||away ||from ||being ||an ||agrarian ||society ||- ||
families ||have ||gotten ||smaller ||on ||the ||whole.
penny ||capitalism ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-desperate ||supply ||and ||selective ||demand. ||many ||
people ||are ||willing ||to ||work ||for ||next ||to ||nothing, ||but ||they're ||producing ||what ||everyone ||
else ||is ||producing ||- ||not ||enough ||demand ||to ||help ||economic ||growth. ||minimum ||salaries ||- ||
selling ||of ||wares ||- ||international ||companies ||and ||cheap ||labor.
new ||slavery ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-has ||to ||do ||with ||immigration ||in ||the ||united ||states. ||
crime ||organizations ||bring ||people ||in ||promising ||the ||american ||dream, ||then ||steal ||their ||
documentation ||and ||force ||them ||into ||all ||types ||of ||slavery ||- ||debt ||bondage. ||prostitution ||is ||
tamu questions with correct answers
ethnomedicine ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-information ||that ||pertains ||to ||theories ||of ||disease ||
and ||forms ||of ||therapy ||specific ||to ||a ||given ||culture.
susto ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-"fright ||sickness." ||incredibly ||wide ||variety ||of ||symptoms ||- ||
generally ||things ||that ||you ||tend ||to ||find ||among ||poorer ||populations. ||immediate ||cause: ||
fright ||- ||soul ||is ||"scared ||away" ||by ||a ||scary ||event ||(could ||have ||occurred ||up ||to ||6 ||months ||
before ||sickness ||appears). ||ultimate: ||witchcraft ||- ||concept ||of ||limited ||good ||(determines ||who
||exactly ||will ||be ||subjected ||to ||susto).
etic ||view ||of ||susto ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-people ||with ||susto, ||who ||were ||the ||sickest ||of ||
the ||sick, ||had ||failed ||at ||their ||social ||role ||performance. ||men ||were ||diagnosed ||at ||twice ||the ||
rate ||of ||women ||- ||symptoms ||appeared ||as ||they ||fell ||into ||depression ||and ||ceased ||caring ||for ||
themselves.
materia ||medica ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-substances ||used ||for ||healing ||as ||well ||as ||physical ||
manipulation ||of ||the ||body. ||usually ||used ||in ||conjunction ||with ||rituals ||of ||some ||kind ||(usually
||religious). ||all ||follow ||the ||disease ||theory ||of ||the ||culture ||they're ||found ||in.
aztec ||disease ||theory ||- ||tonali ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-aztecs ||believe ||that ||headaches ||are ||
caused ||by ||excessive ||blood ||in ||the ||head. ||they ||believe ||that ||the ||soul ||of ||a ||human ||being ||
(tonali) ||resides ||in ||the ||head. ||therefore, ||headaches ||occur ||because ||there's ||too ||much ||blood
||putting ||pressure ||on ||the ||soul. ||they ||used ||cures ||like ||taking ||the ||spine ||of ||an ||agave ||cactus ||
and ||bore ||a ||hole ||into ||your ||nostrils ||and ||let ||it ||bleed/crush ||up ||dried ||chili ||seeds ||and ||sniff ||
them.
,macpalxochitl ||- ||"hand ||flower ||tree" ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-aztecs ||would ||take ||
macpalxochitl ||flowers ||and ||brew ||them ||into ||a ||tea, ||and ||it ||was ||believed ||that ||this ||would ||
strengthen ||the ||blood ||and ||the ||heart, ||combat ||fatigue, ||and ||be ||especially ||helpful ||for ||the ||
elderly. ||modern ||clinical ||trials ||actually ||revealed ||that ||it ||was ||very ||effective.
trephination ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-an ||ancient ||cure ||for ||cranial ||pressure ||where ||they ||
would ||bore ||holes ||in ||the ||skull ||in ||such ||a ||way ||that ||would ||not ||damage ||the ||blood ||vessels.
medicinal ||plant ||species ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-require ||complex ||knowledge, ||origins ||are ||
complicated. ||these ||are ||not ||random ||- ||they ||are ||discovered ||by ||cultures ||through ||the ||
scientific ||method.
koryak ||people ||of ||siberia ||- ||amanita ||muscaria ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-the ||koryak ||people ||
of ||siberia ||had ||shamans ||who ||would ||feed ||their ||patients ||amanita ||muscaria ||- ||a ||
hallucinogenic ||mushroom. ||patient ||starts ||to ||get ||high, ||and ||once ||they ||do, ||the ||shaman ||
collects ||the ||patient's ||urine ||and ||drinks ||it. ||after ||a ||short ||amount ||of ||time ||the ||shaman ||gets
||high ||as ||well. ||how ||did ||they ||come ||up ||with ||this ||idea? ||they ||would ||watch ||reindeer ||eat ||
the ||mushrooms, ||and ||then ||other ||reindeer ||would ||drink ||their ||urine ||and ||get ||high. ||this ||led ||
humans ||to ||start ||doing ||this ||as ||well. ||(high ||reindeer ||are ||probably ||the ||origin ||of ||the ||idea ||
that ||reindeer ||can ||fly).
medicinal ||plants ||- ||strong ||alkaloids ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-many ||medicinal ||plants ||are ||
strong ||alkaloids ||with ||a ||strong ||bitter ||taste. ||this ||is ||how ||they ||make ||themselves ||toxic ||to ||
animals ||so ||that ||they ||protect ||themselves ||because ||they ||don't ||have ||many ||seeds ||and ||don't
||proliferate ||quickly. ||these ||are ||most ||often ||the ||medicinally ||useful ||plants ||- ||easy ||to ||identify.
oxytoxic ||plants ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-many ||plants ||are ||able ||to ||induce ||labor ||by ||
stimulating ||uterine ||contractions. ||most ||of ||these ||plants ||are ||well ||known ||- ||and ||are ||avoided
||until ||labor.
people ||living ||in ||poverty ||- ||"the ||world's ||have-nots" ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-comprise ||
about ||50% ||of ||the ||population ||- ||live ||on ||less ||than ||$2 ||per ||day. ||infant ||mortality ||rates ||are ||
, very ||high ||- ||12% ||of ||children ||don't ||reach ||the ||age ||of ||1. ||overall ||health ||is ||very ||poor, ||
overall ||nutrition ||is ||very ||poor. ||have ||little ||or ||no ||autonomy ||or ||opportunity. ||unequal ||
distribution ||of ||income.
reasons ||for ||underdevelopment ||- ||common ||factors ||in ||underdeveloped ||countries ||- ||CORRECT
||ANSWER✔✔-geography, ||climate, ||lack ||of ||arable ||land/resources. ||history ||of ||colonization ||- ||
mostly ||done ||by ||european ||countries. ||inside ||underdeveloped ||countries ||there ||are ||often ||
huge ||discrepancies ||in ||income ||- ||much ||more ||so ||than ||anything ||you ||would ||see ||in ||the ||
united ||states.
discrepancies ||in ||income ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-guatemala ||- ||4% ||of ||the ||population ||owns
||92% ||of ||the ||resources. ||in ||the ||united ||states ||- ||the ||richest ||10% ||earns ||five ||times ||as ||much ||
as ||the ||poorest ||40%. ||this ||is ||the ||largest ||percentage ||in ||western ||developed ||countries, ||but ||
far ||less ||than ||anything ||you ||would ||see ||in ||underdeveloped ||countries.
rural ||to ||urban ||migration ||and ||cultural ||lag ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-the ||rise ||of ||large ||
agribusinesses ||force ||people ||to ||move ||to ||an ||urban ||way ||of ||life ||- ||laws ||tend ||to ||favor ||larger
||agribusinesses, ||making ||it ||hard ||for ||these ||people ||to ||be ||successful.
agrarian ||family ||ideals ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-for ||agrarian ||families, ||it ||is ||advantageous ||to
||have ||as ||many ||kids ||as ||possible ||- ||more ||kids, ||more ||labor ||(this ||is ||why ||kids ||have ||summer ||
break ||- ||to ||help ||on ||farms). ||as ||we ||have ||moved ||away ||from ||being ||an ||agrarian ||society ||- ||
families ||have ||gotten ||smaller ||on ||the ||whole.
penny ||capitalism ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-desperate ||supply ||and ||selective ||demand. ||many ||
people ||are ||willing ||to ||work ||for ||next ||to ||nothing, ||but ||they're ||producing ||what ||everyone ||
else ||is ||producing ||- ||not ||enough ||demand ||to ||help ||economic ||growth. ||minimum ||salaries ||- ||
selling ||of ||wares ||- ||international ||companies ||and ||cheap ||labor.
new ||slavery ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-has ||to ||do ||with ||immigration ||in ||the ||united ||states. ||
crime ||organizations ||bring ||people ||in ||promising ||the ||american ||dream, ||then ||steal ||their ||
documentation ||and ||force ||them ||into ||all ||types ||of ||slavery ||- ||debt ||bondage. ||prostitution ||is ||
