Exam 17: Health and Aging

According to the most common usage, old age is defined as referencing those aged 75 and older.

Joanna, a Canadian, was studying a life expectancy table for countries around the world. She exclaims to Josh, "If I had been born here, my life expectancy would be the highest of anywhere in the world"! What country was Joanna referring to?

Andrea recently graduated with a degree in sociology and was hired by Statistics Canada to conduct research on social trends related to aging. Her statistics, charts, graphs, and analyses are then published on the StatsCan website. What branch of sociology best identifies Andrea's work focus?

What is the major cause of death in old age?

Aboriginal populations show higher disability levels and tend to experience more suffering from chronic illnesses than non-Aboriginal populations do.

What is Canada's health care system called?

People who need to see a physiotherapist on a referral from their doctor can wait to see one for free at a hospital. However, many people who have private health insurance or who can afford it go to a clinic and pay cash for their services. What is the term for the health care offered at the clinic?

How do the costs of private health care compare to the costs of universal public health care?

Which country has the highest per capita total current health-care expenditures?

Most seniors are lonely and isolated from family and friends.

At the age of 68, Edith is diagnosed with diabetes and her husband Archie ensures that she takes her medication and eats properly. He takes her to the necessary doctor appointments. When Archie dies, which of the following would most likely be tending to Edith's health needs?

Which term from your text describes the fact that most people, most of the time, are personally concerned with looking after themselves?

A group of health-care professionals in a community all run their own private clinics, and would like to see the government sell the local hospital to them; they claim they can run it more efficiently and make a profit. If they are successful, which of the following terms would best fit this scenario?

When determinants of health pertaining to individual behaviour (such as lifestyle) are identified as causes of negative health consequences, who or what gets blamed?

Elderly women have lower mortality rates for all causes of death than do elderly men.

Yvette was a smoker early in her life; however, research showed that smoking increased her risk of lung cancer. She quit and has been a nonsmoker for 30 years. What is the term used to describe Yvette's experience?

In conversations, Brady tends to speak at great length about the aging population of Canada and how this age wave is like a tsunami that will soon sink health care services and social programs currently in place. What term can be used to characterize Brady's belief?

After 45 years of marriage, Alvin's wife dies. Which of the following will be a likely outcome for Alvin?

Every Sunday, Ruth sorts her pills: one for her heart, one for arthritis, one for diabetes, and vitamins to prevent other health issues. Which phenomenon associated with old age is related to taking all these pills?

A researcher finds evidence that the perception of a person's social location and the concerns arising from feeling "less than" others is a bigger factor in determining long-term health outcomes than other things such as individual lifestyle choices. What term is used to describe this perspective?