Question

We've all experienced illnesses, from the minor to the severe and to the potentially life-threatening. Consider the last time you were sick, whether at your university or before you started college. Think about all of the treatments or diagnostic activities you engaged in. Which of medical anthropology's four distinct therapeutic processes (clinical processes, symbolic processes, social support, and persuasion) were being used to treat your condition? Some of what happened is likely to be clinical, but is everything clinical? Or did you benefit from social support, or persuasion, or some symbolic process?

Answer 1

Answer: Once in the school time I suffered severe fever. After that as I went to the the healthcare professional and they do the blood test and they confirmed that it was malaria. The symptoms were:

• Feeling cold at night
• Body ache
• Fatigue
• Fever
• Loss of appetite.

The therapeutic process involved was clinical process for which they have given medication. All the treatments as well as care taken by the healthcare professionals were in a proper way. It was not completely clinical process but also there were social support of my friends which lead me to recover soon. As healthcare professionals were supportive too and they also took intense care. The social support rebuild and encouraged alot during that time.