Question 1

Which of the following was the final wealthy nation to ensure that most of the population had some kind of health care coverage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Switzerland 
B)  the United States 
C)  Finland 
D)  Greece 
A)  Switzerland 
B)  the United States 
C)  Finland 
D)  Greece

Question 2

Contrast health care costs in Canada with health care costs in the United States.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Contrast health care costs in Canada with...

Question 3

According to the learned Parisian medical community in 1345,what was the root cause of the Black Plague?

Accepted Answer

A)  bilious humours in the body 
B)  an unfortunate planetary alignment 
C)  dragons moving in from the edge of the world 
D)  an epic battle between God and Satan 
A)  bilious humours in the body 
B)  an unfortunate planetary alignment 
C)  dragons moving in from the edge of the world 
D)  an epic battle between God and Satan

Question 4

Approximately what proportion of Inuit women use tobacco while pregnant?

Accepted Answer

A)  one-quarter 
B)  one-third 
C)  one-half 
D)  three-quarters 
A)  one-quarter 
B)  one-third 
C)  one-half 
D)  three-quarters

Question 5

Sir Thomas Waldicott,a titled nobleman,was able to take actions to save himself and his immediate family from contracting the Black Plague.What did he most likely do?

Accepted Answer

A)  He purchased the best medical care available. 
B)  He barricaded himself and his family in their London townhome. 
C)  He avoided the poor in his city. 
D)  He took his family to their country estate. 
A)  He purchased the best medical care available. 
B)  He barricaded himself and his family in their London townhome. 
C)  He avoided the poor in his city. 
D)  He took his family to their country estate.

Question 6

Jackson is concerned because on the reserve where he has just gotten a job as a community health nurse,twice as many babies die before the age of one year than in the general Canadian population.What he is concerned about?

Accepted Answer

A)  the prenatal death rate 
B)  the perinatal death rate 
C)  the infant mortality rate 
D)  the community mortality rate 
A)  the prenatal death rate 
B)  the perinatal death rate 
C)  the infant mortality rate 
D)  the community mortality rate

Question 7

According to many scholars,the Black Death still ranks as the most devastating catastrophe in human history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following groups is most likely to report poor health in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sikh Canadians 
B)  Japanese Canadians 
C)  Aboriginal Canadians 
D)  Chinese Canadians 
A)  Sikh Canadians 
B)  Japanese Canadians 
C)  Aboriginal Canadians 
D)  Chinese Canadians

Question 9

A2005 Supreme Court ruling overturned the decision that people who have to wait for government-subsidized care are disallowed from accessing private care.Which of the following problems was this ruling widely believed to open the door to?

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased provincial funding for health care 
B)  increased prescription drug costs 
C)  a two-tier system of health care 
D)  smaller federal tax revenues going to fund health care 
A)  decreased provincial funding for health care 
B)  increased prescription drug costs 
C)  a two-tier system of health care 
D)  smaller federal tax revenues going to fund health care

Question 10

Definitions of many mental disorders not only depend on scientific evidence but also social values and political considerations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Approximately what percentage of the world population is infected with HIV/AIDS?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 percent 
B)  3 percent 
C)  5 percent 
D)  7 percent 
A)  1 percent 
B)  3 percent 
C)  5 percent 
D)  7 percent

Question 12

Robin is suffering from depression but refuses to take the medication that her doctor prescribes her.What is she failing to follow?

Accepted Answer

A)  patient rights 
B)  alternative treatments 
C)  professionalization 
D)  the sick role 
A)  patient rights 
B)  alternative treatments 
C)  professionalization 
D)  the sick role

Question 13

Who was successful in getting post-traumatic stress disorder included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders (DSM)?

Accepted Answer

A)  women who experienced violence by their husbands 
B)  police officers and firefighters 
C)  feminists 
D)  Vietnam War veterans 
A)  women who experienced violence by their husbands 
B)  police officers and firefighters 
C)  feminists 
D)  Vietnam War veterans

Question 14

Discuss how deviance has become medicalized in the twentieth century.What role did professionalization play in this development?

Accepted Answer

Deviance has become medicalized in the t

Question 15

Shauna woke up feeling unwell and called in to work to ask for the day off.According to Talcott Parsons,what are her actions compatible with?

Accepted Answer

A)  the commonality of using workplace benefits 
B)  the sick role 
C)  a broader understanding of the ease with which people contract superbugs 
D)  functional illness 
A)  the commonality of using workplace benefits 
B)  the sick role 
C)  a broader understanding of the ease with which people contract superbugs 
D)  functional illness

Question 16

People in higher classes experience higher levels of stress because they have to constantly work at preserving their wealth from economic uncertainty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Shannon is an emergency room doctor at a Vancouver hospital.What type of system is Shannon part of?

Accepted Answer

A)  the government health and welfare system 
B)  the public health system 
C)  the emergency care system 
D)  the health care system 
A)  the government health and welfare system 
B)  the public health system 
C)  the emergency care system 
D)  the health care system

Question 18

Prior to 1974,which of the following was listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders (DSM)?

Accepted Answer

A)  excessive conformity 
B)  creativity 
C)  aging 
D)  homosexuality 
A)  excessive conformity 
B)  creativity 
C)  aging 
D)  homosexuality

Question 19

What is the most widely used alternative to scientific medicine used in Canada today?

Accepted Answer

A)  chiropractic services 
B)  homeopathic remedies 
C)  massage therapy 
D)  herbal remedies 
A)  chiropractic services 
B)  homeopathic remedies 
C)  massage therapy 
D)  herbal remedies

Question 20

Even among people who have the same access to medical resources,people of higher social rank and prestige tend to live healthier lives.Why is this so?

Accepted Answer

A)  People of higher social rank experience more activity, which keeps them from focusing on problems. 
B)  People of higher social rank experience less stress because they are more in control of their lives. 
C)  People of higher social rank are more valued by all social classes. 
D)  People of higher rank have more time to relax and enjoy life. 
A)  People of higher social rank experience more activity, which keeps them from focusing on problems. 
B)  People of higher social rank experience less stress because they are more in control of their lives. 
C)  People of higher social rank are more valued by all social classes. 
D)  People of higher rank have more time to relax and enjoy life.

Exam 19: Health and Medicine

Which of the following was the final wealthy nation to ensure that most of the population had some kind of health care coverage?

Contrast health care costs in Canada with health care costs in the United States.

According to the learned Parisian medical community in 1345,what was the root cause of the Black Plague?

Approximately what proportion of Inuit women use tobacco while pregnant?

Sir Thomas Waldicott,a titled nobleman,was able to take actions to save himself and his immediate family from contracting the Black Plague.What did he most likely do?

Jackson is concerned because on the reserve where he has just gotten a job as a community health nurse,twice as many babies die before the age of one year than in the general Canadian population.What he is concerned about?

According to many scholars,the Black Death still ranks as the most devastating catastrophe in human history.

Which of the following groups is most likely to report poor health in Canada?

A2005 Supreme Court ruling overturned the decision that people who have to wait for government-subsidized care are disallowed from accessing private care.Which of the following problems was this ruling widely believed to open the door to?

Definitions of many mental disorders not only depend on scientific evidence but also social values and political considerations.

Approximately what percentage of the world population is infected with HIV/AIDS?

Robin is suffering from depression but refuses to take the medication that her doctor prescribes her.What is she failing to follow?

Who was successful in getting post-traumatic stress disorder included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders (DSM)?

Discuss how deviance has become medicalized in the twentieth century.What role did professionalization play in this development?

Shauna woke up feeling unwell and called in to work to ask for the day off.According to Talcott Parsons,what are her actions compatible with?

People in higher classes experience higher levels of stress because they have to constantly work at preserving their wealth from economic uncertainty.

Shannon is an emergency room doctor at a Vancouver hospital.What type of system is Shannon part of?

Prior to 1974,which of the following was listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders (DSM)?

What is the most widely used alternative to scientific medicine used in Canada today?

Even among people who have the same access to medical resources,people of higher social rank and prestige tend to live healthier lives.Why is this so?

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