Question 1

Read the following statements about health in the United States.Which of the statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) The children of rich families have the best health in the world. 
B) Children in poor families are as vulnerable as children in some low-income nations. 
C) High-income people assess their own health more positively than low-income people. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) The children of rich families have the best health in the world. 
B) Children in poor families are as vulnerable as children in some low-income nations. 
C) High-income people assess their own health more positively than low-income people. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about gender and health is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Women have a higher suicide rate than men. 
B) Men have fewer accidents than women. 
C) Women generally have better health than men. 
D) Women are more likely to be victims of homicide. 
A) Women have a higher suicide rate than men. 
B) Men have fewer accidents than women. 
C) Women generally have better health than men. 
D) Women are more likely to be victims of homicide.

Question 3

Today's advanced medical technology has made the definition of death much clearer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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 5

Advancing medical technology has attacked infectious disease in poor countries with what result?

Accepted Answer

A) Almost nothing: This technology has had little effect. 
B) Populations have increased rapidly. 
C) Birth rates have dropped to near zero. 
D) Most children die earlier in life than ever before. 
A) Almost nothing: This technology has had little effect. 
B) Populations have increased rapidly. 
C) Birth rates have dropped to near zero. 
D) Most children die earlier in life than ever before.

Question 6

The concept "socialized medicine" refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) government insurance programs that pay for medical care 
B) a medical system mostly owned and operated by the government 
C) programs to improve health by giving people support groups 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) government insurance programs that pay for medical care 
B) a medical system mostly owned and operated by the government 
C) programs to improve health by giving people support groups 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 7

Diseases such as heart disease and cancer are the leading killers in low-income nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The world region with the highest rate of HIV infection is the Middle East.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following diseases is the biggest killer in today's high-income nations?

Accepted Answer

A) heart disease 
B) influenza 
C) pneumonia 
D) cholera 
A) heart disease 
B) influenza 
C) pneumonia 
D) cholera

Question 10

Today,more than a century after the onset of the Industrial Revolution,there has been an increase in the share of deaths caused by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) infectious diseases such as influenza and pneumonia 
B) chronic diseases such as heart disease and cancer 
C) infant deaths immediately following birth 
D) workplace related accidents 
A) infectious diseases such as influenza and pneumonia 
B) chronic diseases such as heart disease and cancer 
C) infant deaths immediately following birth 
D) workplace related accidents

Question 11

Society shapes human health because

Accepted Answer

A) cultural patterns define what is or is not healthy. 
B) social inequality affects a population's health. 
C) society's technology affects people's health. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) cultural patterns define what is or is not healthy. 
B) social inequality affects a population's health. 
C) society's technology affects people's health. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 12

Because of so many auto accidents,death rates among young people are much higher than they were a century ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Scientific medicine typically develops in

Accepted Answer

A) pastoral societies. 
B) agrarian societies. 
C) industrial societies. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) pastoral societies. 
B) agrarian societies. 
C) industrial societies. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 14

Which of the following categories of the U.S.population has the highest life-expectancy?

Accepted Answer

A) white men 
B) white women 
C) African American men 
D) African American women 
A) white men 
B) white women 
C) African American men 
D) African American women

Question 15

In the United States,the most widespread health problem related to eating is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) anorexia 
B) bulimia 
C) obesity 
D) malnutrition 
A) anorexia 
B) bulimia 
C) obesity 
D) malnutrition

Question 16

Talcott Parsons developed the concept of the "sick role."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Approximately what percentage of U.S.adults is overweight?

Accepted Answer

A) 24 percent 
B) 44 percent 
C) 64 percent 
D) 84 percent 
A) 24 percent 
B) 44 percent 
C) 64 percent 
D) 84 percent

Question 18

It is correct to say that the medical establishment in the United States is oriented towards which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) holistic treatment 
B) herbal healing 
C) traditional healing arts 
D) scientific medicine 
A) holistic treatment 
B) herbal healing 
C) traditional healing arts 
D) scientific medicine

Question 19

Which of the following is considered a behavior placing people at high risk of HIV infection?

Accepted Answer

A) anal sex 
B) sharing needles 
C) using drugs that impair judgment 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) anal sex 
B) sharing needles 
C) using drugs that impair judgment 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 20

Ideas about health can serve as a type of social control,as illustrated by the notion that

Accepted Answer

A) women would risk their health by going to college. 
B) a competitive way of life is "healthy." 
C) homosexuality is "sick," even though it is biologically natural. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) women would risk their health by going to college. 
B) a competitive way of life is "healthy." 
C) homosexuality is "sick," even though it is biologically natural. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Exam 21: Health and Medicine

Read the following statements about health in the United States.Which of the statements is correct?

Which of the following statements about gender and health is correct?

Today's advanced medical technology has made the definition of death much clearer.

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

Advancing medical technology has attacked infectious disease in poor countries with what result?

The concept "socialized medicine" refers to which of the following?

Diseases such as heart disease and cancer are the leading killers in low-income nations.

The world region with the highest rate of HIV infection is the Middle East.

Which of the following diseases is the biggest killer in today's high-income nations?

Today,more than a century after the onset of the Industrial Revolution,there has been an increase in the share of deaths caused by which of the following?

Society shapes human health because

Because of so many auto accidents,death rates among young people are much higher than they were a century ago.

Scientific medicine typically develops in

Which of the following categories of the U.S.population has the highest life-expectancy?

In the United States,the most widespread health problem related to eating is which of the following?

Talcott Parsons developed the concept of the "sick role."

Approximately what percentage of U.S.adults is overweight?

It is correct to say that the medical establishment in the United States is oriented towards which of the following?

Which of the following is considered a behavior placing people at high risk of HIV infection?

Ideas about health can serve as a type of social control,as illustrated by the notion that

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