Paul. Poverty Clinic.” 21 March 2011. 25 32. Print. The New Yorker. “The – Please answer the following questions… Overall, what do you see as the of Nadine Burke’s research / practice? thesis Overall, what support does she provide for her thesis? Finally (on the overall basis), what type of evidence / support does she provide? Who is Monisha Sullivan? Who is Nadine Burke? Specific Questions: Explain Monisha Sullivan’s mental / physical state as a result of her upbringing (26) Explain the state of much of San Francisco’s African-American population (26). Does this support Burke’s ideas about poverty / illness? Why / why not? At the start of page 27, Tough mentions a counterargument to doctors’ involvement in problems” of their “these patients. What is this counterargument? What does ACE stand for? What do ACE tests measure? Explain ACE scores relative to likelihood of disease. (27) On the bottom of 27 / top of 28, Tough mentions a problem with the theory from the ACE study; what problem does ne note? Tough notes another problem with the study on 28: The aspect of the subject reporting, as well as “retrospective” a lack of connection between childhood experiences…” and health problems in adulthood”. “adverse “serious What does this mean? How does he address the uncertainties of this problem later on this page? On the bottom of 29 / top of 30, Tough addresses animal studies showing intricately interconnected system “the that our brain deploys in reaction to stressful events.” What does he show about the benefits of short-term threats versus long-term ones? On 30, summarize the paragraph that includes Burke’s way to evaluate what she was seeing in her clinic.” “new Explain the developments in this area of health, as provided on 31 / 32 As seen in the last four paragraphs of the article, what has become of Monisha Sullivan? As seen in the last paragraph, does Nadine Burke see this treatment model as a panacea (a cure-all) for individual and societal illnesses? Why / Why not?
Paul. “The Poverty Clinic.” The New Yorker. 21 March 2011. 25 – 32. Print. Please answer the following questions… Overall, what do you see as the thesis of Nadine Burke’s research / practice? Overall, what support does she provide for her thesis? Finally (on the overall basis), what type of evidence / support does she provide? Who is Monisha Sullivan? Who is Nadine Burke? Specific Questions: Explain Monisha Sullivan’s mental / physical state as a result of her upbringing (26) Explain the state of much of San Francisco’s African-American population (26). Does this support Burke’s ideas about poverty / illness? Why / why not? At the start of page 27, Tough mentions a counterargument to doctors’ involvement in “these problems” of their patients. What is this counterargument? What does ACE stand for? What do ACE tests measure? Explain ACE scores relative to likelihood of disease. (27) On the bottom of 27 / top of 28, Tough mentions a problem with the theory from the ACE study; what problem does ne note? Tough notes another problem with the study on 28: The “retrospective” aspect of the subject reporting, as well as a lack of connection between “adverse childhood experiences…” and “serious health problems in adulthood”. What does this mean? How does he address the uncertainties of this problem later on this page? On the bottom of 29 / top of 30, Tough addresses animal studies showing “the intricately interconnected system that our brain deploys in reaction to stressful events.” What does he show about the benefits of short-term threats versus long-term ones? On 30, summarize the paragraph that includes Burke’s “new way to evaluate what she was seeing in her clinic.” Explain the developments in this area of health, as provided on 31 / 32 As seen in the last four paragraphs of the article, what has become of Monisha Sullivan? As seen in the last paragraph, does Nadine Burke see this treatment model as a panacea (a cure-all) for individual and societal illnesses? Why / Why not?
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