Misophonia, sleeplessness, and FAS are all case studies of medicalization that we examined in class and in our resources.
First, discuss what each is and who the major claimsmaker for each condition is.
Second, provide a closer examination of how each is a case that can be examined through the lens of critical medicalization.
Lastly, sociologically, can you think of something that makes these cases similar? What makes them different?
Misophonia:
A strong dislike or hatred of specific sounds. Also known as selective sound sensitivity syndrome, starts with a trigger. It’s often an oral sound, the noise someone makes when they eat, breathe, chew, yawn, or whistle. Sometimes a small repititive motion is the cause, someone fidgets, jostles you,