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A 3 page research paper/essay that defines medicalization and explain why this process can be detrimental to patient outcomes. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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view became prevalent among physicians and academicians, all of whom were male, that the male body should be viewed as normative. Therefore, any deviation from what was believed to
be normative for males was considered to be a sign of illness. As indicated by Riessman, feminists have long indicted the medical profession for the medicalization of female experience, particularly
in regards to pregnancy, childbirth and menopause, which are natural phenomenon, not illnesses. However, as this point illustrates, it is also true that how patients and their behaviors are
viewed by practitioners is frequently nuanced by the perspective of these healthcare practitioners. For example, Dr. Erin Marcus describes a 64 year old male who was labeled by his
caregivers as having a "history of noncompliance," due to the fact that he habitually avoided taking his prescribed medications for diabetes and cardiac problems (Marcus 1076). The man was "alert,"
appeared to be "intelligent" and was clearly interested in achieving a higher level of health; therefore, the practitioners over his non-compliance, which recurred (Marcus 1076). Finally, when asked to read
his regimen, the man admitted that he was illiterate. The practitioners handling his case pathologized his behavior rather than examining it for logical answers. In other words, as Riessman
points out, medicalization is a process that defines a problem in terms of the practitioners perspective and cultural biases, rather than on scientific parameters or diagnostic investigation. Just as the
male practitioners of the nineteenth century were culturally blind to the reality of patriarchal oppression of women and the effects that this could have on female behavior, experience and subsequent
health, practitioners today can be easily influenced by cultural or personal bias and these factors can make a decided difference in how they approach certain patients and certain patient problems.
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