Question 1

HMOs reduce

Accepted Answer

A)  unnecessary treatment only. 
B)  fees by using pay-as-you-go billing. 
C)  both necessary and unnecessary treatment. 
D)  waiting times although they increase the cost of medical care. 
A)  unnecessary treatment only. 
B)  fees by using pay-as-you-go billing. 
C)  both necessary and unnecessary treatment. 
D)  waiting times although they increase the cost of medical care. C

Question 2

At present, medically assisted suicide is legal in _____ U.S. states.

Accepted Answer

A)  no 
B)  two 
C)  four 
D)  24 
A)  no 
B)  two 
C)  four 
D)  24 C

Question 3

The term fee-for-service refers to

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A)  Obamacare. 
B)  payment to a physician to diagnose and treat a patient's medical problems. 
C)  socialized medicine. 
D)  that if a cure does not work, the patient does not pay. 
A)  Obamacare. 
B)  payment to a physician to diagnose and treat a patient's medical problems. 
C)  socialized medicine. 
D)  that if a cure does not work, the patient does not pay. B

Question 4

It is _____ there is more mental illness now than in the past.

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A)  impossible to judge if 
B)  intuitively clear that 
C)  untrue that 
D)  a well-studied and measured reality that 
A)  impossible to judge if 
B)  intuitively clear that 
C)  untrue that 
D)  a well-studied and measured reality that

Question 5

Which country has a larger percentage of the world's AIDS cases then it has of the world's population?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States 
B)  Asia 
C)  Africa 
D)  Europe 
A)  The United States 
B)  Asia 
C)  Africa 
D)  Europe

Question 6

When a private hospital sends unprofitable patients to a public hospital, this is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  medicalization. 
B)  dumping. 
C)  defensive medicine. 
D)  depersonalization. 
A)  medicalization. 
B)  dumping. 
C)  defensive medicine. 
D)  depersonalization.

Question 7

Today, about _____ of Americans are overweight.

Accepted Answer

A)  one-fourth 
B)  one-half 
C)  two-thirds 
D)  three-fourths 
A)  one-fourth 
B)  one-half 
C)  two-thirds 
D)  three-fourths

Question 8

The study of patterns of disease and disability in a population is

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A)  epidemiology. 
B)  medicine. 
C)  mortuary science. 
D)  not performed in the United States. 
A)  epidemiology. 
B)  medicine. 
C)  mortuary science. 
D)  not performed in the United States.

Question 9

Sickness and health are

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A)  absolutes. 
B)  unrelated to culture. 
C)  solely a spiritual concern. 
D)  matters of cultural definition. 
A)  absolutes. 
B)  unrelated to culture. 
C)  solely a spiritual concern. 
D)  matters of cultural definition.

Question 10

Pressing your smartphone on your chest to diagnose a heart attack is a scenario from

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A)  science fiction. 
B)  perhaps a century in the future. 
C)  the near future of digital medicine. 
D)  a horror movie. 
A)  science fiction. 
B)  perhaps a century in the future. 
C)  the near future of digital medicine. 
D)  a horror movie.

Question 11

_____ transforms a human condition into a medical matter to be treated by physicians.

Accepted Answer

A)  Trivialization 
B)  Sexism 
C)  Medicalization 
D)  Dumping 
A)  Trivialization 
B)  Sexism 
C)  Medicalization 
D)  Dumping

Question 12

The number of babies who die before their first birthday is lowest in

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  Canada. 
D)  the United States. 
A)  Japan. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  Canada. 
D)  the United States.

Question 13

_____ refers to doctors treating patients at a distance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Dumping 
B)  Euthanasia 
C)  Medicalization 
D)  Telemedicine 
A)  Dumping 
B)  Euthanasia 
C)  Medicalization 
D)  Telemedicine

Question 14

If you took the conflict perspective, you would view health care as

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A)  necessary to control sickness so that society can function normally. 
B)  a frill. 
C)  one of the scarce resources that society struggles over. 
D)  closely related to culture. 
A)  necessary to control sickness so that society can function normally. 
B)  a frill. 
C)  one of the scarce resources that society struggles over. 
D)  closely related to culture.

Question 15

An international black market in body parts is

Accepted Answer

A)  an example of a case where the rich donate organs to help the poor. 
B)  an urban legend. 
C)  legal and encouraged. 
D)  a means of moving organs from the desperately poor who sell them, to the wealthy people who need them. 
A)  an example of a case where the rich donate organs to help the poor. 
B)  an urban legend. 
C)  legal and encouraged. 
D)  a means of moving organs from the desperately poor who sell them, to the wealthy people who need them.

Question 16

From 1960 to the present, medical costs have

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A)  decreased 
B)  remained about the same. 
C)  increased slightly. 
D)  skyrocketed. 
A)  decreased 
B)  remained about the same. 
C)  increased slightly. 
D)  skyrocketed.

Question 17

The United States has a(n) _____ system of medical care.

Accepted Answer

A)  equitable 
B)  two-tier 
C)  winner-take-all 
D)  free 
A)  equitable 
B)  two-tier 
C)  winner-take-all 
D)  free

Question 18

The sick role is claimed

Accepted Answer

A)  more often by men. 
B)  primarily by the self-employed. 
C)  equally often by men and women. 
D)  more often by women. 
A)  more often by men. 
B)  primarily by the self-employed. 
C)  equally often by men and women. 
D)  more often by women.

Question 19

When it comes to lifestyle, doctors have historically been trained to

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A)  counsel patients in detail about how to have a healthier lifestyle. 
B)  insist that patients eat more vegetables. 
C)  write prescriptions for health problems. 
D)  focus on general wellness rather than quick fixes. 
A)  counsel patients in detail about how to have a healthier lifestyle. 
B)  insist that patients eat more vegetables. 
C)  write prescriptions for health problems. 
D)  focus on general wellness rather than quick fixes.

Question 20

Today, the leading cause of death in the United States is

Accepted Answer

A)  diarrhea. 
B)  heart disease. 
C)  stroke. 
D)  pneumonia and flu. 
A)  diarrhea. 
B)  heart disease. 
C)  stroke. 
D)  pneumonia and flu.

Exam 19: Medicine and Health

HMOs reduce

At present, medically assisted suicide is legal in _____ U.S. states.

The term fee-for-service refers to

It is _____ there is more mental illness now than in the past.

Which country has a larger percentage of the world's AIDS cases then it has of the world's population?

When a private hospital sends unprofitable patients to a public hospital, this is an example of

Today, about _____ of Americans are overweight.

The study of patterns of disease and disability in a population is

Sickness and health are

Pressing your smartphone on your chest to diagnose a heart attack is a scenario from

_____ transforms a human condition into a medical matter to be treated by physicians.

The number of babies who die before their first birthday is lowest in

_____ refers to doctors treating patients at a distance.

If you took the conflict perspective, you would view health care as

An international black market in body parts is

From 1960 to the present, medical costs have

The United States has a(n) _____ system of medical care.

The sick role is claimed

When it comes to lifestyle, doctors have historically been trained to

Today, the leading cause of death in the United States is

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