In a personalistic system of health, healing, and illness,
A) illnesses are only caused by biological agents.
B) witches may be responsible for causing illnesses.
C) a person is responsible for his/her own healthcare.
D) personality types are judged health or unhealthy.
Ans.(B)
Anthropologists divide theories of illness into two broad categories: personalistic and naturalistic. In a personalistic system, illness is believed to be caused by the influence of a sensate agent who may be a supernatural being such as a deity or dead ancestor or a human being with special powers such as a witch or a sorcerer. The sick person's illness is considered to be a direct result of the bad influence of these agents. while in naturalistic causation, illness is explained in impersonal terms.
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