Consumers are part of the medicalization process when they engage in all but which of the following?
A)demand cosmetic procedures and surgeries
B)insist on specific medical treatments
C)make decisions about the medical services for which they will pay
D)passively follow physician's recommendation for treatment

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Medicalization involves defining or treating problems as medical issues. When consumers demand procedures, insist on treatments, or decide on services, they actively participate in this process. Passively following a physician's recommendation, however, does not involve the consumer in the medicalization process, as it lacks the active consumer engagement characteristic of medicalization.

Consumers Are Part of the Medicalization Process When They Engage