MEDICINE, MYTHS, AND MAGIC CHAPTER 10

LEARNING OBJECTIVE By the end of the lesson, students will be able to Distinguishing facts from theories Explain the outline of the reading text

Part One Introduction: People are questioning the standard of medical professionalism in Jakarta.

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2. Getting Meaning from Context On the lines, write words from the reading selection that fit these definitions. The letters in parentheses indicate the paragraph. 1. A sudden and existing discovery (A):____ 2. Look at symptoms to identify disease (A): ___ 3. Take care of, try to cure (A):___ 4. Make longer (A): ___ 5. Good, helpful (A):___ 6. Mediacl operation (C):___ 7. Place high improtance on (C):___ 8. Becoming pregnant with a baby (D):___ 9. changing: (E):___ 10. Give a job to (G):___

3. Read the text entitled “Medical Technology and Bioethics” Interactions 2, pp Discuss your answers to these questions with your friends: 1. Has the discussion of the birth control pill made changes in the society in your country? 2. Do pregnant women in your country usually have ultrasound or amniocentesis? Do they ever have an abortion based on their knowledge of the baby’s sex? Is it legal to do this? 3. Do you sometimes hear (from the news or in conversations) about multiple births? If so, what are some of the problems? 4. Would you like top live to 100 or 120? Why or why not?

3.2. Skimming (for main ideas and summary) - Read the text “The Mind-Body Relationship” pp For each paragraph that follows, practice what you have learned about finding the main idea and summarizing paragraph.

3.3. Distinguishing Facts from Theories 3.3. Distinguishing Facts from Theories Write fact or theory for each statement taken from the selection “The Mind-Body relationship” 1. __Urban doctors have greater succes if they take a traditional healer with them as they visit patients. 2. __A person’s state of mind can make a person sick or speed his or her recovery. 3. The effectiveness of a certain drug often depends on the patient’s expectation of it. 4. A person’s hope of a cure and belief in the physician influence the effect of medication. 5. In a 1977 study, several patients who took placebos were able to produce their own natural “drug”. 6. There is a connection between a person’s mind and the risk of developing cancer.

Part Two 04/11/15/ /11/15/ /11/15/ /11/15/ Euthanasia is still a controversial issue in Indonesia. Read the news Taipeh Times about the issue in Indonesia. Is it a human right for people to end their life? Do you think the Indonesian Govt. should pass the bill about it? Is it against religion belief? Euthanasia is still a controversial issue in Indonesia. Read the news Taipeh Times about the issue in Indonesia. Is it a human right for people to end their life? Do you think the Indonesian Govt. should pass the bill about it? Is it against religion belief? Discuss the issue with your friends. Do you support euthanasian for The Siregar or not. Discuss the issue with your friends. Do you support euthanasian for The Siregar or not. Support your answer with evidences. Support your answer with evidences.

Part Three Read the text “Home Remedies Even Doctors Use” Interactions 2, pp and do the exercises that follow. The homework will be submitted by the next meeting (week 11) Read the text “Home Remedies Even Doctors Use” Interactions 2, pp and do the exercises that follow. The homework will be submitted by the next meeting (week 11)