Question 1

Per capita, Canada was hardest hit by H1N1.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Following the social-conflict approach, patterns of health and illness are seen largely as a product of

Accepted Answer

A)  technology. 
B)  how people define the situation they experience. 
C)  how culture defines health and illness. 
D)  social inequality. 
A)  technology. 
B)  how people define the situation they experience. 
C)  how culture defines health and illness. 
D)  social inequality.

Question 3

Use the case of obesity as the focus of an essay that explains why health and illness are as much societal and cultural issues as they are a medical issue.

Accepted Answer

Obesity is a complex issue that cannot b

Question 4

Which of the following had the highest reported death toll on Canadian citizens?

Accepted Answer

A)  avian flu 
B)  swine flu 
C)  mad cow disease 
D)  severe acute respiratory syndrome 
A)  avian flu 
B)  swine flu 
C)  mad cow disease 
D)  severe acute respiratory syndrome

Question 5

In North America, the majority of adults and about ______ of children are overweight.

Accepted Answer

A)  one-sixth 
B)  half 
C)  three-quarters 
D)  two-thirds 
A)  one-sixth 
B)  half 
C)  three-quarters 
D)  two-thirds

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT true of Obama's plan for health care insurance in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insurance companies can legally refuse to provide coverage to those with a pre-existing condition. 
B)  All families will pay an insurance tax. 
C)  Parents can use their health care plans to include children up to age 26. 
D)  Insurance companies cannot set caps on the amount of money they will pay to an individual for medical expenses over a lifetime. 
A)  Insurance companies can legally refuse to provide coverage to those with a pre-existing condition. 
B)  All families will pay an insurance tax. 
C)  Parents can use their health care plans to include children up to age 26. 
D)  Insurance companies cannot set caps on the amount of money they will pay to an individual for medical expenses over a lifetime.

Question 7

The country in the world hit hardest by H1N1 was

Accepted Answer

A)  United States. 
B)  Canada. 
C)  Sweden. 
D)  Mexico. 
A)  United States. 
B)  Canada. 
C)  Sweden. 
D)  Mexico.

Question 8

An exception to the general decline of infectious diseases in the United States is the increase in ______ after 1960.

Accepted Answer

A)  cancer 
B)  obesity 
C)  flu 
D)  sexually transmitted diseases 
A)  cancer 
B)  obesity 
C)  flu 
D)  sexually transmitted diseases

Question 9

In poor nations around the world, about what share of all children die before they reach their first birthday?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 percent 
B)  10 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  90 percent 
A)  1 percent 
B)  10 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  90 percent

Question 10

Quick Quiz:
-In much of the world, illness and poverty form a vicious circle, with each increasing the other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Research shows that masculinity is linked to health because

Accepted Answer

A)  our culture's definition of masculinity encourages stress and heart disease. 
B)  men learn to be strong and avoid illness. 
C)  men avoid many of the lifestyle dangers common to women. 
D)  the jobs men typically perform often deal with physical exertion and dangerous substances. 
A)  our culture's definition of masculinity encourages stress and heart disease. 
B)  men learn to be strong and avoid illness. 
C)  men avoid many of the lifestyle dangers common to women. 
D)  the jobs men typically perform often deal with physical exertion and dangerous substances.

Question 12

Heterosexual sex cannot transmit AIDS.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT considered a behaviour placing people at high risk of HIV infection?

Accepted Answer

A)  anal sex 
B)  sharing needles 
C)  using drugs that impair judgment 
D)  kissing 
A)  anal sex 
B)  sharing needles 
C)  using drugs that impair judgment 
D)  kissing

Question 14

Why is cigarette smoking considered the leading preventable cause of death in Canada? Describe the health consequences of smoking cigarettes. What categories of people are most and least likely to smoke? Has the smoking hazard always been recognized? Why, in your opinion, is cigarette smoking still common, especially among college students?

Accepted Answer

Cigarette smoking is considered the lead

Question 15

Talcott Parsons described the physician-patient relationship as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  permanent 
B)  egalitarian 
C)  unpleasant 
D)  dysfunctional 
A)  permanent 
B)  egalitarian 
C)  unpleasant 
D)  dysfunctional

Question 16

Worldwide, more than three billion adults smoke cigarettes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following occupations is NOT noted in the text as among the most dangerous jobs in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  farming 
B)  coal mining 
C)  truck driving 
D)  electrician 
A)  farming 
B)  coal mining 
C)  truck driving 
D)  electrician

Question 18

The biggest eating related problem in North America is

Accepted Answer

A)  anorexia nervosa. 
B)  bulimia. 
C)  compulsive dieting. 
D)  obesity. 
A)  anorexia nervosa. 
B)  bulimia. 
C)  compulsive dieting. 
D)  obesity.

Question 19

According to the World Health Organization, about how many of the world's people suffer from serious illness caused by poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 million 
B)  10 million 
C)  1 billion 
D)  10 billion 
A)  1 million 
B)  10 million 
C)  1 billion 
D)  10 billion

Question 20

Of all high-income nations, which country relies the most on a direct-fee market system to pay for medical treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Britain 
B)  Sweden 
C)  the United States 
D)  Japan 
A)  Great Britain 
B)  Sweden 
C)  the United States 
D)  Japan

Exam 21: Health and Medicine

Per capita, Canada was hardest hit by H1N1.

Following the social-conflict approach, patterns of health and illness are seen largely as a product of

Use the case of obesity as the focus of an essay that explains why health and illness are as much societal and cultural issues as they are a medical issue.

Which of the following had the highest reported death toll on Canadian citizens?

In North America, the majority of adults and about ______ of children are overweight.

Which of the following is NOT true of Obama's plan for health care insurance in the United States?

The country in the world hit hardest by H1N1 was

An exception to the general decline of infectious diseases in the United States is the increase in ______ after 1960.

In poor nations around the world, about what share of all children die before they reach their first birthday?

Quick Quiz: -In much of the world, illness and poverty form a vicious circle, with each increasing the other.

Research shows that masculinity is linked to health because

Heterosexual sex cannot transmit AIDS.

Which of the following is NOT considered a behaviour placing people at high risk of HIV infection?

Talcott Parsons described the physician-patient relationship as which of the following?

Worldwide, more than three billion adults smoke cigarettes.

Which of the following occupations is NOT noted in the text as among the most dangerous jobs in Canada?

The biggest eating related problem in North America is

According to the World Health Organization, about how many of the world's people suffer from serious illness caused by poverty?

Of all high-income nations, which country relies the most on a direct-fee market system to pay for medical treatment?

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