ANTH 205 Exam 3 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Ethnomedicine - CORRECT ANSWER Information that pertains to theories of disease and are
forms of therapy specific to a given culture
Susto - CORRECT ANSWER Folk illness mainly seen in Mexico
"Soul has been scared away" - soul sickness
Arthur Rubel
- found that susto victims were the sickest of the sick
- 4-5 different sicknesses at a time per susto victim
Immediate Causes of Susto - CORRECT ANSWER Having a frightening experience
Time delay before you are diagnosed
Ex. Almost being bit by a snake, being hit by a car
Ultimate Cause of Susto - CORRECT ANSWER Believed to be mainly because of witchcraft
- could also be because of evil eye
Concept of a Limited Good - CORRECT ANSWER Only so much health and happiness to go
around
Must have the goodwill of your neighbor
Witchcraft is seen mainly in farming communities to keep social balance
Ethic View of Susto - CORRECT ANSWER Susto victims failed their social role
Twice as many men were diagnosed than women
2 Main findings - CORRECT ANSWER Susto victims were the sickest of the sick
Failed at their social role
,Matéria Médica - CORRECT ANSWER Plant-based Aztec medicine
Aztec Disease Theory: Tonali - CORRECT ANSWER Aztecs believed that headaches were
caused by excess blood in the head which put a great deal of pressure on the Tonali
Tonali
- the soul of the person exists in their head
Remedy
- sniffing of habanero seeds
- perforate septum with cactus
Macpalxochitl - CORRECT ANSWER "hand-flower tree" - take as a tonic for old people
Used to make tea: strengthened blood, heart and combatted fatigue
Significantly reduces cholesterol, triglyceride levels, blood pressure and is a mild stimulant (caffeine)
Trephination - CORRECT ANSWER An ancient operation in which a stone instrument was
used to cut away a circular section of the skull
Could have been used on epileptics, relieve pressure on the head
Medicinal Plant Species - CORRECT ANSWER Complex knowledge, origins not random, not
chance, scientific method through observation and hypothesis testing
Eg. Koryak people of Siberia, Amanita Muscaria, Muscimol
Eg. Medicinal Plants: often strong alkaloids, protection
Eg. Oxytoxic Plants.
Koryak People of Siberia - CORRECT ANSWER Consumed the Amanita Muscaria Mushroom
- Give a certain type of mushroom to their patients that ia highly hallucinogenic
- Patient starts to hallucinate
- Shaman drinks urine of the patient
Amanita Muscaria - CORRECT ANSWER Used by Koryak People of Siberia
Hallucinogenic mushrooms
, Muscimol - CORRECT ANSWER Hallucinogenic toxin found in several mushroom species
It is released through urination
How did the Koryak get the idea to take Amanita Muscaria? - CORRECT ANSWER Got the
idea from Reindeer
Reindeer would dig underneath the snow and smell muscimol from their urine
May be behind the idea that "reindeer can fly"
Medicinal Plants are Domesticated - CORRECT ANSWER Genetically modified by human
beings for thousands of years
Medicinal properties were enhanced and used
Strong presence of alkaloids that insects and birds tend to avo
Oxytocin Plant - CORRECT ANSWER Stimulates uteristic contractions
Used during birth
Domesticated over time and selected over time
The Rural and Urban Poor - CORRECT ANSWER An off shoot, or product, of state level
societies and market economies
The Rural and Urban Poor Characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER Comprise about 50% of the
world's population
Infant Mortality Rates are High
Overall Health is Poor
Overall Nutrition is Very Poor
Have little or no Autonomy or Opportunity
Extreme Poverty
Unequal Distribution of Income
Infant Mortality Rates are High - CORRECT ANSWER US: 0.4%
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Ethnomedicine - CORRECT ANSWER Information that pertains to theories of disease and are
forms of therapy specific to a given culture
Susto - CORRECT ANSWER Folk illness mainly seen in Mexico
"Soul has been scared away" - soul sickness
Arthur Rubel
- found that susto victims were the sickest of the sick
- 4-5 different sicknesses at a time per susto victim
Immediate Causes of Susto - CORRECT ANSWER Having a frightening experience
Time delay before you are diagnosed
Ex. Almost being bit by a snake, being hit by a car
Ultimate Cause of Susto - CORRECT ANSWER Believed to be mainly because of witchcraft
- could also be because of evil eye
Concept of a Limited Good - CORRECT ANSWER Only so much health and happiness to go
around
Must have the goodwill of your neighbor
Witchcraft is seen mainly in farming communities to keep social balance
Ethic View of Susto - CORRECT ANSWER Susto victims failed their social role
Twice as many men were diagnosed than women
2 Main findings - CORRECT ANSWER Susto victims were the sickest of the sick
Failed at their social role
,Matéria Médica - CORRECT ANSWER Plant-based Aztec medicine
Aztec Disease Theory: Tonali - CORRECT ANSWER Aztecs believed that headaches were
caused by excess blood in the head which put a great deal of pressure on the Tonali
Tonali
- the soul of the person exists in their head
Remedy
- sniffing of habanero seeds
- perforate septum with cactus
Macpalxochitl - CORRECT ANSWER "hand-flower tree" - take as a tonic for old people
Used to make tea: strengthened blood, heart and combatted fatigue
Significantly reduces cholesterol, triglyceride levels, blood pressure and is a mild stimulant (caffeine)
Trephination - CORRECT ANSWER An ancient operation in which a stone instrument was
used to cut away a circular section of the skull
Could have been used on epileptics, relieve pressure on the head
Medicinal Plant Species - CORRECT ANSWER Complex knowledge, origins not random, not
chance, scientific method through observation and hypothesis testing
Eg. Koryak people of Siberia, Amanita Muscaria, Muscimol
Eg. Medicinal Plants: often strong alkaloids, protection
Eg. Oxytoxic Plants.
Koryak People of Siberia - CORRECT ANSWER Consumed the Amanita Muscaria Mushroom
- Give a certain type of mushroom to their patients that ia highly hallucinogenic
- Patient starts to hallucinate
- Shaman drinks urine of the patient
Amanita Muscaria - CORRECT ANSWER Used by Koryak People of Siberia
Hallucinogenic mushrooms
, Muscimol - CORRECT ANSWER Hallucinogenic toxin found in several mushroom species
It is released through urination
How did the Koryak get the idea to take Amanita Muscaria? - CORRECT ANSWER Got the
idea from Reindeer
Reindeer would dig underneath the snow and smell muscimol from their urine
May be behind the idea that "reindeer can fly"
Medicinal Plants are Domesticated - CORRECT ANSWER Genetically modified by human
beings for thousands of years
Medicinal properties were enhanced and used
Strong presence of alkaloids that insects and birds tend to avo
Oxytocin Plant - CORRECT ANSWER Stimulates uteristic contractions
Used during birth
Domesticated over time and selected over time
The Rural and Urban Poor - CORRECT ANSWER An off shoot, or product, of state level
societies and market economies
The Rural and Urban Poor Characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER Comprise about 50% of the
world's population
Infant Mortality Rates are High
Overall Health is Poor
Overall Nutrition is Very Poor
Have little or no Autonomy or Opportunity
Extreme Poverty
Unequal Distribution of Income
Infant Mortality Rates are High - CORRECT ANSWER US: 0.4%
