Question 1

About what percentage of the adult population in the United States suffers from a mental illness at some point in their lives?

Accepted Answer

A) one-tenth 
B) one-fifth 
C) one-third 
D) one-half 
A) one-tenth 
B) one-fifth 
C) one-third 
D) one-half D

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the medical cost-controlling techniques discussed in the text?

Accepted Answer

A) preadmission testing 
B) performing procedures on an outpatient basis 
C) denying care to people without insurance 
D) regulating the length of hospitalization 
A) preadmission testing 
B) performing procedures on an outpatient basis 
C) denying care to people without insurance 
D) regulating the length of hospitalization C

Question 3

In terms of health care, liberals

Accepted Answer

A) accept the idea of most doctors and hospitals operating for profit, but emphasize that government programs should be expanded so that everyone receives care. 
B) oppose allowing physicians and health-care agencies to compete freely in a market system. 
C) oppose "for profit" medicine while favoring a government-run system for all. 
D) believe the government should not be responsible for people's "bad choices." 
A) accept the idea of most doctors and hospitals operating for profit, but emphasize that government programs should be expanded so that everyone receives care. 
B) oppose allowing physicians and health-care agencies to compete freely in a market system. 
C) oppose "for profit" medicine while favoring a government-run system for all. 
D) believe the government should not be responsible for people's "bad choices." A

Question 4

Which theoretical approach links patterns of health to inequality based on gender?

Accepted Answer

A) symbolic interaction 
B) structural functional 
C) social conflict 
D) feminist 
A) symbolic interaction 
B) structural functional 
C) social conflict 
D) feminist

Question 5

Compare and contrast the patterns of health in low-income and in high-income countries.

Accepted Answer

-High-income nations tend to enjoy low i

Question 6

Psychiatrist Thomas Szasz charges that people apply the label of "insanity" to behavior that they find disturbing. According to Szasz, much behavior defined as "crazy" is

Accepted Answer

A) really only "different." 
B) clearly illegal. 
C) dangerous to others. 
D) a physical disorder rather than mental illness. 
A) really only "different." 
B) clearly illegal. 
C) dangerous to others. 
D) a physical disorder rather than mental illness.

Question 7

Anorexia nervosa

Accepted Answer

A) is a form of compulsive dieting leading people to eat too little to maintain a healthy body weight. 
B) is a personality disorder involve acute anxiety attacks. 
C) is an illness that affects mostly men over the age of fifty. 
D) is a treatment used in cases of mental illness. 
A) is a form of compulsive dieting leading people to eat too little to maintain a healthy body weight. 
B) is a personality disorder involve acute anxiety attacks. 
C) is an illness that affects mostly men over the age of fifty. 
D) is a treatment used in cases of mental illness.

Question 8

What concept refers to private insurance organizations that provide medical care to subscribers for a fixed fee?

Accepted Answer

A) preferred providers 
B) single-payers 
C) health maintenance organizations (HMOs) 
D) direct-payers 
A) preferred providers 
B) single-payers 
C) health maintenance organizations (HMOs) 
D) direct-payers

Question 9

Health is defined by the World Health Organization as

Accepted Answer

A) a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. 
B) physical and mental well-being without the need for drugs or other interventions. 
C) a relative and socially constructed state of well-being. 
D) the physical well-being that can be reasonably expected given a society's standard of living. 
A) a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. 
B) physical and mental well-being without the need for drugs or other interventions. 
C) a relative and socially constructed state of well-being. 
D) the physical well-being that can be reasonably expected given a society's standard of living.

Question 10

The fear of lawsuits may prompt doctors to order additional tests and procedures just to protect themselves-a strategy called

Accepted Answer

A) defensive medicine. 
B) counter litigation. 
C) malpractice. 
D) preventative medicine. 
A) defensive medicine. 
B) counter litigation. 
C) malpractice. 
D) preventative medicine.

Question 11

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that what percentage of the elderly have some disability?

Accepted Answer

A) 6 percent 
B) 16 percent 
C) 36 percent 
D) 56 percent 
A) 6 percent 
B) 16 percent 
C) 36 percent 
D) 56 percent

Question 12

Which of the following is an acute disease?

Accepted Answer

A) stroke 
B) heart disease 
C) measles 
D) cancer 
A) stroke 
B) heart disease 
C) measles 
D) cancer

Question 13

When it comes to the health of the overall population, in comparison with most other high-income nations, the United States ranks

Accepted Answer

A) lower. 
B) about the same. 
C) somewhat higher. 
D) much higher. 
A) lower. 
B) about the same. 
C) somewhat higher. 
D) much higher.

Question 14

An illness that has a long-term development is called

Accepted Answer

A) a terminal disease. 
B) mortality. 
C) an acute disease. 
D) a chronic disease. 
A) a terminal disease. 
B) mortality. 
C) an acute disease. 
D) a chronic disease.

Question 15

Read the following statements about HIV/AIDS. Which statement is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Non-Hispanic African Americans are ten times more likely than non-Hispanic whites to become infected with HIV. 
B) Hispanic Americans are less likely than non-Hispanic whites to become infected with HIV. 
C) Both African Americans and Hispanics are less likely to become infected with HIV because of inborn immunities. 
D) The number of new AIDS cases in the United States each year has been increasing. 
A) Non-Hispanic African Americans are ten times more likely than non-Hispanic whites to become infected with HIV. 
B) Hispanic Americans are less likely than non-Hispanic whites to become infected with HIV. 
C) Both African Americans and Hispanics are less likely to become infected with HIV because of inborn immunities. 
D) The number of new AIDS cases in the United States each year has been increasing.

Question 16

Treatment of the mentally ill underwent reform during the 1800s due in large part to the efforts of

Accepted Answer

A) Auguste B.Hollingshead. 
B) Dorothea Dix. 
C) Thomas Szasz. 
D) Suzanne Steinmetz. 
A) Auguste B.Hollingshead. 
B) Dorothea Dix. 
C) Thomas Szasz. 
D) Suzanne Steinmetz.

Question 17

Because people may look at someone and see only a disability rather than that person's abilities, a disability can operate as a

Accepted Answer

A) self image. 
B) master status. 
C) medical condition. 
D) temporary condition. 
A) self image. 
B) master status. 
C) medical condition. 
D) temporary condition.

Question 18

Deinstitutionalization refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the demolition of most old mental hospitals. 
B) the release of people from mental hospitals into local communities. 
C) the integration of mental hospitals on the basis of race, ethnicity, and gender. 
D) the combining of mental hospitals and prisons in one facility. 
A) the demolition of most old mental hospitals. 
B) the release of people from mental hospitals into local communities. 
C) the integration of mental hospitals on the basis of race, ethnicity, and gender. 
D) the combining of mental hospitals and prisons in one facility.

Question 19

In terms of health care, conservatives

Accepted Answer

A) oppose allowing physicians and health-care agencies to compete freely in a market system. 
B) believe a free and just society should strive for equality in issues as basic as health care. 
C) favor allowing physicians and health-care agencies to compete freely in a market system. 
D) oppose "for profit" medicine while favoring a system of coverage for all. 
A) oppose allowing physicians and health-care agencies to compete freely in a market system. 
B) believe a free and just society should strive for equality in issues as basic as health care. 
C) favor allowing physicians and health-care agencies to compete freely in a market system. 
D) oppose "for profit" medicine while favoring a system of coverage for all.

Question 20

The leading cause of death among African American men aged fifteen to thirty-four is

Accepted Answer

A) malnutrition. 
B) homicide. 
C) drugs abuse. 
D) AIDS. 
A) malnutrition. 
B) homicide. 
C) drugs abuse. 
D) AIDS.

About what percentage of the adult population in the United States suffers from a mental illness at some point in their lives?

Which of the following is NOT one of the medical cost-controlling techniques discussed in the text?

In terms of health care, liberals

Which theoretical approach links patterns of health to inequality based on gender?

Compare and contrast the patterns of health in low-income and in high-income countries.

Psychiatrist Thomas Szasz charges that people apply the label of "insanity" to behavior that they find disturbing. According to Szasz, much behavior defined as "crazy" is

Anorexia nervosa

What concept refers to private insurance organizations that provide medical care to subscribers for a fixed fee?

Health is defined by the World Health Organization as

The fear of lawsuits may prompt doctors to order additional tests and procedures just to protect themselves-a strategy called

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that what percentage of the elderly have some disability?

Which of the following is an acute disease?

When it comes to the health of the overall population, in comparison with most other high-income nations, the United States ranks

An illness that has a long-term development is called

Read the following statements about HIV/AIDS. Which statement is correct?

Treatment of the mentally ill underwent reform during the 1800s due in large part to the efforts of

Because people may look at someone and see only a disability rather than that person's abilities, a disability can operate as a

Deinstitutionalization refers to

In terms of health care, conservatives

The leading cause of death among African American men aged fifteen to thirty-four is

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Exam 9: Physical and Mental Health

About what percentage of the adult population in the United States suffers from a mental illness at some point in their lives?

Which of the following is NOT one of the medical cost-controlling techniques discussed in the text?

In terms of health care, liberals

Which theoretical approach links patterns of health to inequality based on gender?

Compare and contrast the patterns of health in low-income and in high-income countries.

Psychiatrist Thomas Szasz charges that people apply the label of "insanity" to behavior that they find disturbing. According to Szasz, much behavior defined as "crazy" is

Anorexia nervosa

What concept refers to private insurance organizations that provide medical care to subscribers for a fixed fee?

Health is defined by the World Health Organization as

The fear of lawsuits may prompt doctors to order additional tests and procedures just to protect themselves-a strategy called

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that what percentage of the elderly have some disability?

Which of the following is an acute disease?

When it comes to the health of the overall population, in comparison with most other high-income nations, the United States ranks

An illness that has a long-term development is called

Read the following statements about HIV/AIDS. Which statement is correct?

Treatment of the mentally ill underwent reform during the 1800s due in large part to the efforts of

Because people may look at someone and see only a disability rather than that person's abilities, a disability can operate as a

Deinstitutionalization refers to

In terms of health care, conservatives

The leading cause of death among African American men aged fifteen to thirty-four is

Sociology: Studying Social Problems

Poverty and Wealth

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Aging and Inequality

Crime, Violence, and Criminal Justice

Sexuality

Alcohol and Other Drugs

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Work and the Workplace

Family Life

Education

Urban Life

Population and Global Inequality

Technology and the Environment

War and Terrorism

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