Question 1

Explain the impact of inadequate health insurance on individuals and families.

Accepted Answer

Inadequate health insurance can have a s

Question 2

Typically, national health insurance includes all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the government directly controls the financing and organization of health services 
B) the government decides who gets coverage and who does not 
C) the government pays providers directly 
D) private care is allowed for individuals who are willing to pay 
A) the government directly controls the financing and organization of health services 
B) the government decides who gets coverage and who does not 
C) the government pays providers directly 
D) private care is allowed for individuals who are willing to pay

Question 3

Conventional, mainstream Western medicine is also known as​

Accepted Answer

A) ​allopathic. 
B) ​complementary. 
C) ​palliative. 
D) ​compensatory. 
A) ​allopathic. 
B) ​complementary. 
C) ​palliative. 
D) ​compensatory.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the health environment of Americans?

Accepted Answer

A) Americans have the highest obesity rates of any industrialized nation. 
B) American communities are designed for automobiles rather than pedestrians. 
C) Americans tend to work fewer hours and take more time off than workers in other industrialized nations. 
D) Americans tend to have unhealthy patterns of food consumption. 
A) Americans have the highest obesity rates of any industrialized nation. 
B) American communities are designed for automobiles rather than pedestrians. 
C) Americans tend to work fewer hours and take more time off than workers in other industrialized nations. 
D) Americans tend to have unhealthy patterns of food consumption.

Question 5

What kind of health care focuses on the broader social determinants of health, such as poverty and economic inequality, gender inequality, or prejudice and discrimination?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​comprehensive 
B) ​primary 
C) ​secondary 
D) ​global 
A) ​comprehensive 
B) ​primary 
C) ​secondary 
D) ​global

Question 6

In terms of mental illness, the Affordable Care Act​

Accepted Answer

A) ​limits insurance coverage to physical illnesses. 
B) ​limits access to mental health insurance coverage to those over age 65. 
C) ​requires insurance plans to cover mental health and substance abuse. 
D) ​does nothing to improve access to services for the mentally ill. 
A) ​limits insurance coverage to physical illnesses. 
B) ​limits access to mental health insurance coverage to those over age 65. 
C) ​requires insurance plans to cover mental health and substance abuse. 
D) ​does nothing to improve access to services for the mentally ill.

Question 7

American men are more likely than American women to be diagnosed with a mental disorder.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

_________ refers to health conditions characterized by changes in thinking, mood, and/or behavior associated with distress and/or impaired functioning that meet certain criteria.

Accepted Answer

A) Mental health 
B) Mental condition 
C) Mental illness 
D) Mental disease 
A) Mental health 
B) Mental condition 
C) Mental illness 
D) Mental disease

Question 9

What is an example of how health problems impact poverty?

Accepted Answer

A) The higher social classes are more likely to be diagnosed and treated for mental illness. 
B) Physical and mental health problems can limit one's ability to pursue education and vocational training and/or employment 
C) Lower-class individuals experience greater adversity and stress as a result of their deprived and difficult living conditions. 
D) Individuals in higher social classes are less likely to be stigmatized for mental illness. 
A) The higher social classes are more likely to be diagnosed and treated for mental illness. 
B) Physical and mental health problems can limit one's ability to pursue education and vocational training and/or employment 
C) Lower-class individuals experience greater adversity and stress as a result of their deprived and difficult living conditions. 
D) Individuals in higher social classes are less likely to be stigmatized for mental illness.

Question 10

Which of the following is an argument in favor of a single-payer health care system?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​It would save money. 
B) ​It would keep the government out of the business of health care. 
C) ​It would be a truly market based system. 
D) ​It would place power in the hands of the states rather than the federal government. 
A) ​It would save money. 
B) ​It would keep the government out of the business of health care. 
C) ​It would be a truly market based system. 
D) ​It would place power in the hands of the states rather than the federal government.

Question 11

National health care systems that provide health care to all citizens are called​

Accepted Answer

A) ​affordable care. 
B) ​health management organizations. 
C) ​universal health care. 
D) ​market-based health care. 
A) ​affordable care. 
B) ​health management organizations. 
C) ​universal health care. 
D) ​market-based health care.

Question 12

The Affordable Care Act has been found unconstitutional in its entirety.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The United States has the longest life expectancy in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Prior to health care reform in the U.S., non-Hispanic whites were more likely than racial and ethnic minorities to have health insurance.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Compared with people in other industrialized countries, Americans are​

Accepted Answer

A) ​less likely to smoke and drink alcohol. 
B) ​more likely to have uncontrolled cholesterol. 
C) ​less likely to get screened for cancer. 
D) ​more likely to die from infectious diseases. 
A) ​less likely to smoke and drink alcohol. 
B) ​more likely to have uncontrolled cholesterol. 
C) ​less likely to get screened for cancer. 
D) ​more likely to die from infectious diseases.

Question 16

Managed health care

Accepted Answer

A) is a government agency designed to monitor the quality of hospital care. 
B) is a private agency designed to monitor and control the quality of physician care. 
C) provides in-home health care to fatally ill patients. 
D) controls costs by monitoring and controlling the decisions of health care providers. 
A) is a government agency designed to monitor the quality of hospital care. 
B) is a private agency designed to monitor and control the quality of physician care. 
C) provides in-home health care to fatally ill patients. 
D) controls costs by monitoring and controlling the decisions of health care providers.

Question 17

The concept of medicalization includes

Accepted Answer

A) defining normal biological events, such as childbirth or menopause, as medical problems. 
B) financial contributions of private health care providers and insurers to political campaigns. 
C) increasing use of "natural" and "alternative" medicines to treat life-threatening illnesses. 
D) emphasis on health care treatment rather than prevention of illness and disability. 
A) defining normal biological events, such as childbirth or menopause, as medical problems. 
B) financial contributions of private health care providers and insurers to political campaigns. 
C) increasing use of "natural" and "alternative" medicines to treat life-threatening illnesses. 
D) emphasis on health care treatment rather than prevention of illness and disability.

Question 18

All poor people in the United States qualify for Medicaid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The societal health measure showing the greatest disparity between rich and poor countries is

Accepted Answer

A) infant mortality. 
B) under-5 mortality. 
C) maternal mortality. 
D) life expectancy. 
A) infant mortality. 
B) under-5 mortality. 
C) maternal mortality. 
D) life expectancy.

Question 20

Which of the theoretical perspectives is most likely to study how changes in society affect health?

Accepted Answer

A) structural-functionalism 
B) conflict 
C) feminism 
D) symbolic interactionism 
A) structural-functionalism 
B) conflict 
C) feminism 
D) symbolic interactionism

Explain the impact of inadequate health insurance on individuals and families.

Typically, national health insurance includes all of the following EXCEPT

Conventional, mainstream Western medicine is also known as

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the health environment of Americans?

What kind of health care focuses on the broader social determinants of health, such as poverty and economic inequality, gender inequality, or prejudice and discrimination?

In terms of mental illness, the Affordable Care Act

American men are more likely than American women to be diagnosed with a mental disorder.

_________ refers to health conditions characterized by changes in thinking, mood, and/or behavior associated with distress and/or impaired functioning that meet certain criteria.

What is an example of how health problems impact poverty?

Which of the following is an argument in favor of a single-payer health care system?

National health care systems that provide health care to all citizens are called

The Affordable Care Act has been found unconstitutional in its entirety.

The United States has the longest life expectancy in the world.

Prior to health care reform in the U.S., non-Hispanic whites were more likely than racial and ethnic minorities to have health insurance.

Compared with people in other industrialized countries, Americans are

Managed health care

The concept of medicalization includes

All poor people in the United States qualify for Medicaid.

The societal health measure showing the greatest disparity between rich and poor countries is

Which of the theoretical perspectives is most likely to study how changes in society affect health?

Thinking About Social Problems

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Social Control

Family Problems

Economic Inequality, Wealth, and Poverty

Work and Unemployment

Problems in Education

Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

Gender Inequality

Sexual Orientation and the Struggle for Equality

Population Growth and Aging

Environmental Problems

Science and Technology

Conflict, War, and Terrorism

Filters

Exam 2: Physical and Mental Health and Health Care

Explain the impact of inadequate health insurance on individuals and families.

Typically, national health insurance includes all of the following EXCEPT

Conventional, mainstream Western medicine is also known as​

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the health environment of Americans?

What kind of health care focuses on the broader social determinants of health, such as poverty and economic inequality, gender inequality, or prejudice and discrimination?​

In terms of mental illness, the Affordable Care Act​

American men are more likely than American women to be diagnosed with a mental disorder.​

_________ refers to health conditions characterized by changes in thinking, mood, and/or behavior associated with distress and/or impaired functioning that meet certain criteria.

What is an example of how health problems impact poverty?

Which of the following is an argument in favor of a single-payer health care system?​

National health care systems that provide health care to all citizens are called​

The Affordable Care Act has been found unconstitutional in its entirety.​

The United States has the longest life expectancy in the world.

Prior to health care reform in the U.S., non-Hispanic whites were more likely than racial and ethnic minorities to have health insurance.​

Compared with people in other industrialized countries, Americans are​

Managed health care

The concept of medicalization includes

All poor people in the United States qualify for Medicaid.

The societal health measure showing the greatest disparity between rich and poor countries is

Which of the theoretical perspectives is most likely to study how changes in society affect health?

Thinking About Social Problems

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Social Control

Family Problems

Economic Inequality, Wealth, and Poverty

Work and Unemployment

Problems in Education

Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

Gender Inequality

Sexual Orientation and the Struggle for Equality

Population Growth and Aging

Environmental Problems

Science and Technology

Conflict, War, and Terrorism

Filters

Conventional, mainstream Western medicine is also known as

What kind of health care focuses on the broader social determinants of health, such as poverty and economic inequality, gender inequality, or prejudice and discrimination?

In terms of mental illness, the Affordable Care Act

American men are more likely than American women to be diagnosed with a mental disorder.

Which of the following is an argument in favor of a single-payer health care system?

National health care systems that provide health care to all citizens are called

The Affordable Care Act has been found unconstitutional in its entirety.

Prior to health care reform in the U.S., non-Hispanic whites were more likely than racial and ethnic minorities to have health insurance.

Compared with people in other industrialized countries, Americans are