Chapter 4 Flashcards
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Acute Diseses
Those with fairly quick and sometimes to dramatic and incapacitating onset and from which a person dies or recovers
Bioethics
The study of ethical questions that relate to life and biological well being of people
Chronic Diseases
such as heart disease, progress over a long period of time and often exisit long before they are detected
Crisis Medicine
Also called Curative Medicine. treating peoples illness after they become ill
Curative Medicine
Also called Crisi Medicine. Treating Illnesses after people become ill
Health Maintaince Organization
HMO is an organization that agrees to provide for all of a persons healthcare needs for a fixed premium
Managed Care
A health care system that focuses on controlling costs by monitoring and controlling the health care decisions of doctors and patients.
Medicaid
a joint federal state program to provide medical care for low income people
Medical-Industrial Complex
A coincidence of interests between physicians and other health-care professionals and the industries producing health care goods and services, with both parties profiting from the increased use of these commodities while the health care consumer pays enormous costs for inadequate care.
Medicare
government health insurance for those over 65
National Health Insurance
government health insurance covering all citizens
Preventive medicine
changes in lifestyle or other steps that help avoid the occurance of disease
Primary deviance
The violation of social norms in which the violator is not caught caught or is excused rather than being labeled as a deviant
Secondary Deviance
Vehavior that a person adopts in reaction to being labeled as mentally ill
Sick Role
A set of expectations intended to guide the behavior of people who are ill
Third Party Medicine
Patient pays premiums into a fund and the doctor or hospital is paid from this fund for each treatment provided the patient
