Question 1

The health belief model

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A)  recognizes that sometimes patients can't follow medical advice because they lack transportation to clinics or face other practical barriers. 
B)  assumes that patients can make reasonable judgments about whether they should follow medical advice. 
C)  recognizes that medical advice can sometimes be harmful. 
D)  recognizes that sometimes patients can't afford to buy prescribed medications. 
E)  assumes noncompliance with medical occurs solely because of patients' attitudes and beliefs. 
A)  recognizes that sometimes patients can't follow medical advice because they lack transportation to clinics or face other practical barriers. 
B)  assumes that patients can make reasonable judgments about whether they should follow medical advice. 
C)  recognizes that medical advice can sometimes be harmful. 
D)  recognizes that sometimes patients can't afford to buy prescribed medications. 
E)  assumes noncompliance with medical occurs solely because of patients' attitudes and beliefs.

Question 2

Disability is more common among

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A)  lower income than upper income persons. 
B)  younger than older persons. 
C)  whites than African Americans. 
D)  men than women. 
E)  lesbians than heterosexual women. 
A)  lower income than upper income persons. 
B)  younger than older persons. 
C)  whites than African Americans. 
D)  men than women. 
E)  lesbians than heterosexual women.

Question 3

Films such as The Nightmare on Elm Street and Peter Pan

Accepted Answer

A)  equate physical deformity with physical illness. 
B)  reduce prejudice against disabled persons. 
C)  equate physical deformity with moral deformity. 
D)  reflect a medical model of disability. 
E)  reflect a social model of disability. 
A)  equate physical deformity with physical illness. 
B)  reduce prejudice against disabled persons. 
C)  equate physical deformity with moral deformity. 
D)  reflect a medical model of disability. 
E)  reflect a social model of disability.

Question 4

Defining disability in terms of impairments

Accepted Answer

A)  suggests that disability is inherent in the individual. 
B)  reflects a social model of disability. 
C)  highlights the role of social conditions in creating disability. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  a and b only 
A)  suggests that disability is inherent in the individual. 
B)  reflects a social model of disability. 
C)  highlights the role of social conditions in creating disability. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  a and b only

Question 5

A woman who uses a wheelchair and wears a "Crip Pride" button is engaging in

Accepted Answer

A)  passing. 
B)  avoiding stigma. 
C)  disclosing stigma. 
D)  challenging stigma. 
E)  stigmatizing. 
A)  passing. 
B)  avoiding stigma. 
C)  disclosing stigma. 
D)  challenging stigma. 
E)  stigmatizing.

Question 6

Health social movements may have a variety of goals,including

Accepted Answer

A)  pressuring insurance companies to cover certain treatments. 
B)  bringing attention to the health needs of certain marginalized populations. 
C)  pressuring doctors to recognize contested illnesses. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  pressuring insurance companies to cover certain treatments. 
B)  bringing attention to the health needs of certain marginalized populations. 
C)  pressuring doctors to recognize contested illnesses. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 7

Use of alternative therapies

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased during the 1990s. 
B)  can be considered a form of new social movement. 
C)  occurs mostly among those who have abandoned mainstream medical care. 
D)  occurs mostly among those with terminal illnesses. 
E)  can be considered a form of new socialization. 
A)  decreased during the 1990s. 
B)  can be considered a form of new social movement. 
C)  occurs mostly among those who have abandoned mainstream medical care. 
D)  occurs mostly among those with terminal illnesses. 
E)  can be considered a form of new socialization.

Question 8

How does the social construction of illness-both specific illnesses and illness in general-affect the lives of persons who have chronic illnesses?

Accepted Answer

The social construction of illness, both

The health belief model

Disability is more common among

Films such as The Nightmare on Elm Street and Peter Pan

Defining disability in terms of impairments

A woman who uses a wheelchair and wears a "Crip Pride" button is engaging in

Health social movements may have a variety of goals,including

Use of alternative therapies

How does the social construction of illness-both specific illnesses and illness in general-affect the lives of persons who have chronic illnesses?

The Sociology of Health,Illness, and Health Care

The Social Sources of Illness

The Social Distribution of Illness in the United States

Illness and Death in the Less Developed Nations

The Social Meanings of Illness

The Sociology of Mental Illness

Health Care in the United States

Health Care Around the Globe

Health Care Settings and Technologies

The Profession of Medicine

Other Mainstream and Alternative Health Care Providers

Issues in Bioethics

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Exam 6: The Experience of Disability, Chronic Pain, and Chronic Illness

The health belief model

Disability is more common among

Films such as The Nightmare on Elm Street and Peter Pan

Defining disability in terms of impairments

A woman who uses a wheelchair and wears a "Crip Pride" button is engaging in

Health social movements may have a variety of goals,including

Use of alternative therapies

How does the social construction of illness-both specific illnesses and illness in general-affect the lives of persons who have chronic illnesses?

The Sociology of Health,Illness, and Health Care

The Social Sources of Illness

The Social Distribution of Illness in the United States

Illness and Death in the Less Developed Nations

The Social Meanings of Illness

The Sociology of Mental Illness

Health Care in the United States

Health Care Around the Globe

Health Care Settings and Technologies

The Profession of Medicine

Other Mainstream and Alternative Health Care Providers

Issues in Bioethics

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