Question 1

Define the professionalization of medicine.

Accepted Answer

The professionalization of medicine refe

Question 2

Compare and contrast the health and health care spending of different countries.

Accepted Answer

When comparing and contrasting the healt

Question 3

Which of the following groups argue that good health requires maintaining a proper balance between body and mind, taking both the individual and the environment into account?

Accepted Answer

A) acupuncturists 
B) holistic medicine practitioners 
C) massage therapists 
D) aromatherapists 
A) acupuncturists 
B) holistic medicine practitioners 
C) massage therapists 
D) aromatherapists

Question 4

Why are prescription drug costs higher in the United States than in many other nations?

Accepted Answer

A) because of free market capitalism 
B) because of government-sponsored drug companies 
C) because of the large population in the United States 
D) because American doctors tend to overprescribe medication 
A) because of free market capitalism 
B) because of government-sponsored drug companies 
C) because of the large population in the United States 
D) because American doctors tend to overprescribe medication

Question 5

How were the well-to-do better able than the poor to escape the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

The Black Death, also known as the Bubon

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a principle found in the 1984 Canada Health Act?

Accepted Answer

A) universality 
B) comprehensiveness 
C) private administration 
D) portability 
A) universality 
B) comprehensiveness 
C) private administration 
D) portability

Question 7

How is Canada's health care system described in the textbook?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) the person 
B) the environment 
C) the fast-food corporations 
D) the health system 
A) the person 
B) the environment 
C) the fast-food corporations 
D) the health system

Question 9

At the beginning of the twentieth century, just one mental disorder was recognized by the Canadian government: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Sara's baby boy died when he was nine months old.What does his death contribute to in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) the gross domestic population rate 
B) the infant mortality rate 
C) the prenatal death rate 
D) the perinatal death rate 
A) the gross domestic population rate 
B) the infant mortality rate 
C) the prenatal death rate 
D) the perinatal death rate

Question 11

Jackson is concerned because on the reserve where he has just gotten a job as a community health nurse, twice as many babies die before the age of one year than in the general Canadian population.What he is concerned about?

Accepted Answer

A) the prenatal death rate 
B) the perinatal death rate 
C) the infant mortality rate 
D) the community mortality rate 
A) the prenatal death rate 
B) the perinatal death rate 
C) the infant mortality rate 
D) the community mortality rate

Question 12

A 2005 Supreme Court ruling overturned the decision that people who have to wait for government-subsidized care are disallowed from accessing private care.Which of the following problems was this ruling widely believed to open the door to?

Accepted Answer

A) decreased provincial funding for health care 
B) increased prescription drug costs 
C) a two-tier system of health care 
D) smaller federal tax revenues going to fund health care 
A) decreased provincial funding for health care 
B) increased prescription drug costs 
C) a two-tier system of health care 
D) smaller federal tax revenues going to fund health care

Question 13

M.J.Coldwell is regarded as the "father of medicare" in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is the difference between the maximum human life span and the maximum average human life span?

Accepted Answer

The maximum human lifespan refers to the

Question 15

Canada has a network of clinics, hospitals, and other facilities that are effective in treating illness.What do we call this network?

Accepted Answer

A) the health care system 
B) the public health system 
C) the medical care system 
D) the government health and welfare system 
A) the health care system 
B) the public health system 
C) the medical care system 
D) the government health and welfare system

Question 16

What do we learn from the story of the Black Death as far as the sociology of health and medicine is concerned?

Accepted Answer

The story of the Black Death provides va

Question 17

Travis checks himself into a rehabilitation centre to help him kick his cocaine addiction.Which of the following assumptions underlies the existence of such facilities?

Accepted Answer

A) Addiction is an illness. 
B) Addiction is a learned behaviour. 
C) Addition is evil. 
D) Addiction is an act of bad faith. 
A) Addiction is an illness. 
B) Addiction is a learned behaviour. 
C) Addition is evil. 
D) Addiction is an act of bad faith.

Question 18

In 2013, the American Medical Association officially recognized obesity as a disease.Why is this problematic?

Accepted Answer

A) obese people will use it as a personal excuse for not attempting to lose weight 
B) solutions such as surgical interventions and medication for weight loss will increase 
C) the definition removes personal responsibility 
D) obesity is not a disease, it is genetic 
A) obese people will use it as a personal excuse for not attempting to lose weight 
B) solutions such as surgical interventions and medication for weight loss will increase 
C) the definition removes personal responsibility 
D) obesity is not a disease, it is genetic

Question 19

What occurred with medical doctors in the late 1800s that prevented many midwives, chiropractors, and herbalists from continuing to practise in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) Doctors created a monopoly. 
B) Doctors formed an oligarchy. 
C) Doctors integrated horizontally. 
D) Doctors unionized. 
A) Doctors created a monopoly. 
B) Doctors formed an oligarchy. 
C) Doctors integrated horizontally. 
D) Doctors unionized.

Question 20

Which theory proposes that the effects of socioeconomic position, race, and gender are multiplicative rather than additive?

Accepted Answer

A) feminist theory 
B) conflict theory 
C) intersectionality theory 
D) functionalist theory 
A) feminist theory 
B) conflict theory 
C) intersectionality theory 
D) functionalist theory

Exam 19: Health and Medicine

Define the professionalization of medicine.

Compare and contrast the health and health care spending of different countries.

Which of the following groups argue that good health requires maintaining a proper balance between body and mind, taking both the individual and the environment into account?

Why are prescription drug costs higher in the United States than in many other nations?

How were the well-to-do better able than the poor to escape the Black Death?

Which of the following is NOT a principle found in the 1984 Canada Health Act?

How is Canada's health care system described in the textbook?

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

At the beginning of the twentieth century, just one mental disorder was recognized by the Canadian government: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Sara's baby boy died when he was nine months old.What does his death contribute to in Canada?

Jackson is concerned because on the reserve where he has just gotten a job as a community health nurse, twice as many babies die before the age of one year than in the general Canadian population.What he is concerned about?

A 2005 Supreme Court ruling overturned the decision that people who have to wait for government-subsidized care are disallowed from accessing private care.Which of the following problems was this ruling widely believed to open the door to?

M.J.Coldwell is regarded as the "father of medicare" in Canada.

What is the difference between the maximum human life span and the maximum average human life span?

Canada has a network of clinics, hospitals, and other facilities that are effective in treating illness.What do we call this network?

What do we learn from the story of the Black Death as far as the sociology of health and medicine is concerned?

Travis checks himself into a rehabilitation centre to help him kick his cocaine addiction.Which of the following assumptions underlies the existence of such facilities?

In 2013, the American Medical Association officially recognized obesity as a disease.Why is this problematic?

What occurred with medical doctors in the late 1800s that prevented many midwives, chiropractors, and herbalists from continuing to practise in Canada?

Which theory proposes that the effects of socioeconomic position, race, and gender are multiplicative rather than additive?

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