Question 1

For-profit health care tends to be more expensive than universal health care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What elements of a person's life seem to improve with age?

Accepted Answer

A)  quality of life 
B)  self-esteem and mastery 
C)  friendships and social relations 
D)  work habits 
A)  quality of life 
B)  self-esteem and mastery 
C)  friendships and social relations 
D)  work habits

Question 3

Which of the following is part of the current trend toward the globalization of health-care systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  commercialization 
B)  deregulation 
C)  profitization 
D)  communication 
A)  commercialization 
B)  deregulation 
C)  profitization 
D)  communication

Question 4

Which of the following is characteristic of home care in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Home care poses risks to the elderly because care providers are not professionals. 
B)  Home care is an integral part of medicare and a foundational health-care strategy. 
C)  Home care allows seniors to remain independent while living in their own homes. 
D)  Home care costs more than nursing homes because of its individualized service model. 
A)  Home care poses risks to the elderly because care providers are not professionals. 
B)  Home care is an integral part of medicare and a foundational health-care strategy. 
C)  Home care allows seniors to remain independent while living in their own homes. 
D)  Home care costs more than nursing homes because of its individualized service model.

Question 5

An emphasis on lifestyle factors to explain health inequalities has been criticized for "blaming the victims" of inequality for its effects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the main reason for the increasing proportion of older adults in the Canadian population?

Accepted Answer

A)  declining fertility rates 
B)  healthier diets and lifestyles 
C)  miracle drug discoveries 
D)  socialized medicine 
A)  declining fertility rates 
B)  healthier diets and lifestyles 
C)  miracle drug discoveries 
D)  socialized medicine

Question 7

According to your text, what can we conclude is most true about the overall condition of older people?

Accepted Answer

A)  mental health declines 
B)  well-being declines 
C)  physical health declines 
D)  functional ability improves 
A)  mental health declines 
B)  well-being declines 
C)  physical health declines 
D)  functional ability improves

Question 8

Two people suffer from insomnia. One joins a yoga class to relax as a treatment for insomnia, while the second person goes to a doctor and gets sleeping pills. Which of the following would describe the attitude of the second person?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insomnia is a stress-related condition. 
B)  Insomnia is an ailment. 
C)  Insomnia has been medicalized. 
D)  Insomnia is a psychological problem. 
A)  Insomnia is a stress-related condition. 
B)  Insomnia is an ailment. 
C)  Insomnia has been medicalized. 
D)  Insomnia is a psychological problem.

Question 9

Helen's mother had a hip replaced and was out of the hospital in three days. She had a home-care worker come in to help her, but Helen would have liked another few days of care in a hospital. What influence on the health-care system does the shortened hospital stay reflect?

Accepted Answer

A)  a public health system 
B)  globalization 
C)  an aging population 
D)  gendered discrimination 
A)  a public health system 
B)  globalization 
C)  an aging population 
D)  gendered discrimination

Question 10

Eduardo spent his early life eating a high-fat diet, not exercising, and getting obese, which led to a severe stroke in his mid-50s, and now he is confined to wheelchair, with a short-term prognosis of more strokes. Which of the following perspectives best explains Eduardo's condition?

Accepted Answer

A)  life course perspective 
B)  age as leveller hypothesis 
C)  hierarchy stress perspective 
D)  life-expectancy model 
A)  life course perspective 
B)  age as leveller hypothesis 
C)  hierarchy stress perspective 
D)  life-expectancy model

Question 11

Gerald is 75 years old. His daughter visits him every day, cooking meals, cleaning, and visiting. Gerald sometimes gets upset with his daughter because she treats him like he is an invalid, unable to care for himself. Which point of view has Gerald's daughter taken toward her father?

Accepted Answer

A)  pity 
B)  mothering 
C)  ageism 
D)  dependent 
A)  pity 
B)  mothering 
C)  ageism 
D)  dependent

Question 12

Health inequalities in Canada have been on the decline as a result of the introduction of a universal health-care system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is the difference between privatization and profitization? How would Canadian citizens be impacted if Canada was to adopt a for-profit health-care system?

Accepted Answer

Responses will vary but should include p

Question 14

What is the predominant form of health care in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-care and informal care 
B)  care from doctors, clinics, and hospitals 
C)  bureaucratic and institutional 
D)  in-home nursing care, paid for by families 
A)  self-care and informal care 
B)  care from doctors, clinics, and hospitals 
C)  bureaucratic and institutional 
D)  in-home nursing care, paid for by families

Question 15

The 2011 Census of Population counted nearly 5 million (4,945,000) seniors aged 65 and over in Canada, and of those individuals, 92.1 percent lived in private households. Given that the percentage of people needing help with daily activities increases with age, outline and discuss the health-care services that you see becoming increasingly important in the next several decades.

Accepted Answer

Responses will vary,

Question 16

How is Canada's medicare system described in your text?

Accepted Answer

A)  publicly financed health care through self-employed physicians 
B)  as the world's leading example of totally socialized medical care 
C)  run solely by the federal government, which guarantees coverage 
D)  includes only physician services and prescription medications 
A)  publicly financed health care through self-employed physicians 
B)  as the world's leading example of totally socialized medical care 
C)  run solely by the federal government, which guarantees coverage 
D)  includes only physician services and prescription medications

For-profit health care tends to be more expensive than universal health care.

What elements of a person's life seem to improve with age?

Which of the following is part of the current trend toward the globalization of health-care systems?

Which of the following is characteristic of home care in Canada?

An emphasis on lifestyle factors to explain health inequalities has been criticized for "blaming the victims" of inequality for its effects.

What is the main reason for the increasing proportion of older adults in the Canadian population?

According to your text, what can we conclude is most true about the overall condition of older people?

Two people suffer from insomnia. One joins a yoga class to relax as a treatment for insomnia, while the second person goes to a doctor and gets sleeping pills. Which of the following would describe the attitude of the second person?

Helen's mother had a hip replaced and was out of the hospital in three days. She had a home-care worker come in to help her, but Helen would have liked another few days of care in a hospital. What influence on the health-care system does the shortened hospital stay reflect?

Eduardo spent his early life eating a high-fat diet, not exercising, and getting obese, which led to a severe stroke in his mid-50s, and now he is confined to wheelchair, with a short-term prognosis of more strokes. Which of the following perspectives best explains Eduardo's condition?

Gerald is 75 years old. His daughter visits him every day, cooking meals, cleaning, and visiting. Gerald sometimes gets upset with his daughter because she treats him like he is an invalid, unable to care for himself. Which point of view has Gerald's daughter taken toward her father?

Health inequalities in Canada have been on the decline as a result of the introduction of a universal health-care system.

What is the difference between privatization and profitization? How would Canadian citizens be impacted if Canada was to adopt a for-profit health-care system?

What is the predominant form of health care in Canada?

How is Canada's medicare system described in your text?

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Exam 17: Health and Aging

For-profit health care tends to be more expensive than universal health care.

What elements of a person's life seem to improve with age?

Which of the following is part of the current trend toward the globalization of health-care systems?

Which of the following is characteristic of home care in Canada?

An emphasis on lifestyle factors to explain health inequalities has been criticized for "blaming the victims" of inequality for its effects.

What is the main reason for the increasing proportion of older adults in the Canadian population?

According to your text, what can we conclude is most true about the overall condition of older people?

Two people suffer from insomnia. One joins a yoga class to relax as a treatment for insomnia, while the second person goes to a doctor and gets sleeping pills. Which of the following would describe the attitude of the second person?

Helen's mother had a hip replaced and was out of the hospital in three days. She had a home-care worker come in to help her, but Helen would have liked another few days of care in a hospital. What influence on the health-care system does the shortened hospital stay reflect?

Eduardo spent his early life eating a high-fat diet, not exercising, and getting obese, which led to a severe stroke in his mid-50s, and now he is confined to wheelchair, with a short-term prognosis of more strokes. Which of the following perspectives best explains Eduardo's condition?

Gerald is 75 years old. His daughter visits him every day, cooking meals, cleaning, and visiting. Gerald sometimes gets upset with his daughter because she treats him like he is an invalid, unable to care for himself. Which point of view has Gerald's daughter taken toward her father?

Health inequalities in Canada have been on the decline as a result of the introduction of a universal health-care system.

What is the difference between privatization and profitization? How would Canadian citizens be impacted if Canada was to adopt a for-profit health-care system?

What is the predominant form of health care in Canada?

How is Canada's medicare system described in your text?

Introduction to Sociology

Culture

Socialization

Gender and Sexuality

Communication and Mass Media

Social Stratification

Gender Inequality

Race and Ethnic Relations

Development and Underdevelopment

Families

Work and Occupations

Education

Religion

Deviance and Crime

Population and Urbanization

Sociology and the Environment

Politics and Social Movements

Globalization

Research Methods

Networks, Groups, Bureaucracies, and Societies

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