Question 1

Which of the following groups of countries has the highest life expectancy at birth?

Accepted Answer

A)  High-income countries 
B)  Low-income countries 
C)  Lower-middle income countries 
D)  Middle-income countries 
E)  Upper-middle income countries 
A)  High-income countries 
B)  Low-income countries 
C)  Lower-middle income countries 
D)  Middle-income countries 
E)  Upper-middle income countries

Question 2

Smoking is considered a preventable lifestyle health hazard.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following views is consistent with the medical models?

Accepted Answer

A)  An individual's lifestyle choices are the sources of most illnesses. 
B)  Illnesses are social rather than biological problems. 
C)  Illness and medicine are societal constructions. 
D)  An illness has specific features that a doctor can recognize. 
E)  All illnesses stem from preventable lifestyle choices. 
A)  An individual's lifestyle choices are the sources of most illnesses. 
B)  Illnesses are social rather than biological problems. 
C)  Illness and medicine are societal constructions. 
D)  An illness has specific features that a doctor can recognize. 
E)  All illnesses stem from preventable lifestyle choices.

Question 4

According to the _____ perspective, labeling people as ill increases their likelihood of being stigmatized.

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict 
B)  cognitive 
C)  symbolic interactionist 
D)  functionalist 
E)  fundamentalist 
A)  conflict 
B)  cognitive 
C)  symbolic interactionist 
D)  functionalist 
E)  fundamentalist

Question 5

Explain how e-cigarettes are effective in helping smokers quit tobacco products.

Accepted Answer

E-cigarettes deliver nicotine in a liqui

Question 6

Identify a factor that has increased health care costs in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) 
Decrease in the number of chronic ailments 
B)  Decrease in the number of chronic ailments. 
C)  Fixing of drug prices by the government 
D)  Increased benefits of Medicare 
E)  Low disability rates 
A) 
Decrease in the number of chronic ailments 
B)  Decrease in the number of chronic ailments. 
C)  Fixing of drug prices by the government 
D)  Increased benefits of Medicare 
E)  Low disability rates

Question 7

One of the top three preventable health hazards is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  dehydration 
B)  chronic malnutrition 
C)  Parkinson's disease 
D)  substance abuse 
E)  epidemic diseases 
A)  dehydration 
B)  chronic malnutrition 
C)  Parkinson's disease 
D)  substance abuse 
E)  epidemic diseases

Question 8

Which of the following is one of the top three preventable lifestyle health hazards?

Accepted Answer

A)  Smoking 
B)  Epidemic diseases 
C)  Vitamin deficiency 
D)  Dehydration 
E)  Purging 
A)  Smoking 
B)  Epidemic diseases 
C)  Vitamin deficiency 
D)  Dehydration 
E)  Purging

Question 9

What is meant by medicalization? Provide examples to support your answer.

Accepted Answer

Medicalization a process that defines a

Question 10

Explain the changes in the occurrence of illnesses with age.

Accepted Answer

Health problems emerge and increase duri

Question 11

According to the _____ perspective, an industry's drive for profit ignores people's health needs.

Accepted Answer

A) 
Functionalist 
B)  fundamentalist 
C)  conflict 
D)  constructivist 
E)  symbolic interactionist 
A) 
Functionalist 
B)  fundamentalist 
C)  conflict 
D)  constructivist 
E)  symbolic interactionist

Question 12

Explain drug-pricing in the United States.

Accepted Answer

With its high prescription prices, the U

Question 13

Explain the role of a physician as a gatekeeper.

Accepted Answer

From a functionalist perspective, physic

Question 14

_____ is a progressive, degenerative disorder that attacks the brain and impairs memory, thinking, and behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) 
Alzheimer's disease 
B)  Bulimia nervosa 
C)  Anxiety disorder 
D)  Depression 
E)  Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder 
A) 
Alzheimer's disease 
B)  Bulimia nervosa 
C)  Anxiety disorder 
D)  Depression 
E)  Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Question 15

According to the _____ perspective, the medical establishment is a powerful social control agent.

Accepted Answer

A)  constructivist 
B)  symbolic interactionist 
C)  functionalist 
D)  fundamentalist 
E)  conflict 
A)  constructivist 
B)  symbolic interactionist 
C)  functionalist 
D)  fundamentalist 
E)  conflict

Question 16

What is meant by the social construction of illness?

Accepted Answer

Symbolic interactionists focus on how we

Question 17

Which of the following is the most debilitating form of dementia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Persecutory delusion 
B)  Catatonic schizophrenia 
C)  Parkinson's disease 
D)  Cotard delusion 
E)  Alzheimer's disease 
A)  Persecutory delusion 
B)  Catatonic schizophrenia 
C)  Parkinson's disease 
D)  Cotard delusion 
E)  Alzheimer's disease

Question 18

According to conflict theorists, illness and disease are socially constructed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following ethnic groups has the highest life expectancy rates?

Accepted Answer

A) 
Latinos 
B)  Asian Americans 
C)  African Americans 
D)  Native Americans 
E)  Indian Americans 
A) 
Latinos 
B)  Asian Americans 
C)  African Americans 
D)  Native Americans 
E)  Indian Americans

Question 20

Jana believes that health care facilities and medicines are very important for a society's well-being and sustenance.According to her, individuals need to take care of themselves so that they will be able to perform their social duties.Jana often says that people who are ill must seek the required professional help so that they are back to performing their roles quickly.Jana's beliefs represent the _____ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A)  Marxist 
B)  symbolic interactionist 
C)  feminist 
D)  functionalist 
E)  conflict 
A)  Marxist 
B)  symbolic interactionist 
C)  feminist 
D)  functionalist 
E)  conflict

Which of the following groups of countries has the highest life expectancy at birth?

Smoking is considered a preventable lifestyle health hazard.

Which of the following views is consistent with the medical models?

According to the _____ perspective, labeling people as ill increases their likelihood of being stigmatized.

Explain how e-cigarettes are effective in helping smokers quit tobacco products.

Identify a factor that has increased health care costs in the United States.

One of the top three preventable health hazards is _____.

Which of the following is one of the top three preventable lifestyle health hazards?

What is meant by medicalization? Provide examples to support your answer.

Explain the changes in the occurrence of illnesses with age.

According to the _____ perspective, an industry's drive for profit ignores people's health needs.

Explain drug-pricing in the United States.

Explain the role of a physician as a gatekeeper.

_____ is a progressive, degenerative disorder that attacks the brain and impairs memory, thinking, and behavior.

According to the _____ perspective, the medical establishment is a powerful social control agent.

What is meant by the social construction of illness?

Which of the following is the most debilitating form of dementia?

According to conflict theorists, illness and disease are socially constructed.

Which of the following ethnic groups has the highest life expectancy rates?

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Exam 14: Health and Medicine

Which of the following groups of countries has the highest life expectancy at birth?

Smoking is considered a preventable lifestyle health hazard.

Which of the following views is consistent with the medical models?

According to the _____ perspective, labeling people as ill increases their likelihood of being stigmatized.

Explain how e-cigarettes are effective in helping smokers quit tobacco products.

Identify a factor that has increased health care costs in the United States.

One of the top three preventable health hazards is _____.

Which of the following is one of the top three preventable lifestyle health hazards?

What is meant by medicalization? Provide examples to support your answer.

Explain the changes in the occurrence of illnesses with age.

According to the _____ perspective, an industry's drive for profit ignores people's health needs.

Explain drug-pricing in the United States.

Explain the role of a physician as a gatekeeper.

_____ is a progressive, degenerative disorder that attacks the brain and impairs memory, thinking, and behavior.

According to the _____ perspective, the medical establishment is a powerful social control agent.

What is meant by the social construction of illness?

Which of the following is the most debilitating form of dementia?

According to conflict theorists, illness and disease are socially constructed.

Which of the following ethnic groups has the highest life expectancy rates?

Thinking Like a Sociologist

Examining Our Social World

Culture

Socialization

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Social Groups, Organizations, and Social Institutions

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Social Stratification: United States and Global

Gender and Sexuality

Race and Ethnicity

The Economy and Politics

Families and Aging

Education and Religion

Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

Social Change: Collective Behavior, Social Movements, and Technology

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