PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Hysterectomy, Gender Role, Gonorrhea
11 Apr 2013
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The health care and health status of women. Women are neglected in medicine and medicine research. Gender stereotypes are common in medicine: many physicians believe women"s complaints are less serious than men, and they believe women cannot understand professional info about their medical problems. Medical care provided to women is often inadequate(too much or too little: surgical procedures are performed too often. Physical-patient communication patterns often make women feel relatively powerless. Women live about 5 years longer than men. May be due to biological, social, and environmental factors. Women visit health care providers more often. In na, women have a disadvantage with respect to morbidity, which is defined as generalized poor health or illness. Research shows women are more likely than men to have health problems. Men are more likely to have private health insurance. Women of color are especially likely to receive second class health care. Cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, and other specific health problems: cardiovascular disease.
