Motherhood&Parenting
What is the term for the emotional connection believed to develop between a parent and a child?
Bonding / attachment
What term describes the process where normal life experiences begin to be treated and understood mainly through medicine and diagnosis?
Medicalization
What is systemic racism?
Racism built into institutions, policies, or systems rather than only individual behaviour
Historically, which parent was usually blamed more for children's emotional or behavioural problems?
Mothers
During the post-WWII period, psychiatry expanded its focus beyond severe mental illness and became increasingly interested in what type of conditions?
Milder emotional distress such as depression, anxiety, and neuroses
Why might some communities distrust healthcare systems more than others?
Because of discrimination, historical mistreatment, racism, or negative healthcare experiences
What is one reason many modern mothers experience pressure or guilt surrounding parenting?
unrealistic expectations / pressure to be the "perfect mother" / social media
Why did postpartum depression become significantly more visible during the 1980s? (mention 2 at least)
Because of increased psychiatric research, media attention, feminist activism, and postpartum support movements
How can stereotypes affect the quality of healthcare someone receives?
They can lead to patients being ignored, dismissed, not believed, or treated unfairly
During the 20th century, psychological theories increasingly suggested that a child's future emotional well being depended heavily on......
The mother's emotional attachment and parenting
What is one danger of viewing emotional struggles only as individual medical problems instead of also considering social causes?
It can ignore larger issues such as sexism, isolation, lack of support, poverty, or unrealistic social expectations
Why can environmental damage also become a public health issue?
Because pollution and environmental destruction can affect food, water, pregnancy, disease, and long term community health
Why did emotional attachment between parents and children become more emphasized during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries compared to earlier periods?
Because ideas about motherhood changed, childhood became more emotionally centered, and mothers were increasingly expected to nurture children emotionally and psychologically
How can medicine both help and control people at the same time?
Medicine can provide support, treatment, and recognition while also increasing surveillance, diagnosis, and social expectations
How can historical systems such as colonialism or racism continue affecting health outcomes today?
By shaping access to healthcare, living conditions, environmental safety, trust in institutions, and experiences within medical systems