What IS the CONTESTED ILLNESS?
What are the research methods utilized in the article?
SECTION 2. IMPACT:
How many people are affected? How has this number changed over the years
What is the history of this CONTESTED ILLNESS? Have there been any significant events that have increased/decreased or otherwise changed the perception of this CONTESTED ILLNESS?
Provide a detailed discussion of the impact of this problem. Be sure to discuss how the problem impacts those who directly experience it, as well as the wider society? Are any groups disproportionately affected? Why?
SECTION 3: PUBLIC PERCEPTION: Use this section to address the stigmas associated with this problem.
Has there been any legislation aimed at this CONTESTED ILLNESS?
What stigmas are there?
What are common myths or misconceptions about this problem? Why/why not (i.e., what IS true)?
Who does society blame for the problem?
SECTION 4: CONCLUSION:
What theory of health and health behavior does the researcher from the article seem to employ?
Do the research findings seem to support or challenge popular beliefs about this subject?
How does the author of the article treat the concept of medicalization (benefits for whom/consequences for whom)?
What might be the motivations of the decision-making agents identified in the research?
POSSIBLE TOPICS:
Chronic Fatigue
Adrenal Fatigue
Chronic Lyme Disease
Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity
Leaky Gut Syndrome
Morgellons
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Vaccine Overload
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