Question 1

According to your book,what may be the result of a physician chastising a patient for noncompliance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Patients show less willingness to comply, creating a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
B)  Patients show greater compliance. 
C)  Patients are forced to learn to communicate more clearly with their physicians. 
D)  Chastising for noncompliance has no impact. 
A)  Patients show less willingness to comply, creating a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
B)  Patients show greater compliance. 
C)  Patients are forced to learn to communicate more clearly with their physicians. 
D)  Chastising for noncompliance has no impact.

Question 2

Which of these examples illustrates a problem with Parson's analysis of the sick role?

Accepted Answer

A)  Joan has the flu and her co-workers tell her to go home and rest. 
B)  Mark has been diagnosed with diabetes and is changing his eating habits to get his glucose under control. 
C)  Diane has food poisoning from the lunch she ate with her colleagues. They feel sorry for her and have gone to the store to get some fluids and nausea medication to help her feel better. 
D)  Madison was just diagnosed with HIV. Many people find it difficult to be sympathetic toward her because she has a history of having unprotected sex with men she does not know. 
A)  Joan has the flu and her co-workers tell her to go home and rest. 
B)  Mark has been diagnosed with diabetes and is changing his eating habits to get his glucose under control. 
C)  Diane has food poisoning from the lunch she ate with her colleagues. They feel sorry for her and have gone to the store to get some fluids and nausea medication to help her feel better. 
D)  Madison was just diagnosed with HIV. Many people find it difficult to be sympathetic toward her because she has a history of having unprotected sex with men she does not know.

Question 3

African American,Hispanics,and Native Americans:

Accepted Answer

A)  have reached the same average levels of health status as whites. 
B)  are as likely to have health insurance as Asian Americans. 
C)  are more likely to die at any given age than whites. 
D)  receive more attention from doctors because of their presumed lower social status. 
A)  have reached the same average levels of health status as whites. 
B)  are as likely to have health insurance as Asian Americans. 
C)  are more likely to die at any given age than whites. 
D)  receive more attention from doctors because of their presumed lower social status.

Question 4

The most important social factor affecting mortality is:

Accepted Answer

A)  use of tobacco. 
B)  region of residence. 
C)  standard of living. 
D)  race. 
A)  use of tobacco. 
B)  region of residence. 
C)  standard of living. 
D)  race.

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of the health belief model?

Accepted Answer

A)  A person wants to lose weight, but says they can't afford a gym membership. 
B)  A person needs to lose weight, but thinks that the health warnings are overblown by the media. 
C)  A person sees a news story about heart disease and obesity and loses 15 pounds over the next month. 
D)  A person who is overweight thinks they do not have a weight problem. 
A)  A person wants to lose weight, but says they can't afford a gym membership. 
B)  A person needs to lose weight, but thinks that the health warnings are overblown by the media. 
C)  A person sees a news story about heart disease and obesity and loses 15 pounds over the next month. 
D)  A person who is overweight thinks they do not have a weight problem.

Question 6

Which of these people is most likely to experience depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Melinda, a single woman with no children who is a corporate attorney 
B)  James, a married man who recently received a promotion at work but is struggling to work up the corporate ladder 
C)  Dianne, who does not work and has three small children at home and a demanding husband who expects the home to be perfect 
D)  Betsy, a recent retiree who is volunteering for several agencies and traveling a great deal 
A)  Melinda, a single woman with no children who is a corporate attorney 
B)  James, a married man who recently received a promotion at work but is struggling to work up the corporate ladder 
C)  Dianne, who does not work and has three small children at home and a demanding husband who expects the home to be perfect 
D)  Betsy, a recent retiree who is volunteering for several agencies and traveling a great deal

Question 7

Fees for services in the health-care industry are increasingly regulated by:

Accepted Answer

A)  the physicians. 
B)  the market (patients are becoming more conscious of price). 
C)  insurance companies. 
D)  hospitals. 
A)  the physicians. 
B)  the market (patients are becoming more conscious of price). 
C)  insurance companies. 
D)  hospitals.

Question 8

The chances of dying or developing a disabling illness begin to rise:

Accepted Answer

A)  gradually beginning at about the age of 40. 
B)  substantially at about the age of 30. 
C)  gradually only once one reaches 60. 
D)  not until one reaches 50. 
A)  gradually beginning at about the age of 40. 
B)  substantially at about the age of 30. 
C)  gradually only once one reaches 60. 
D)  not until one reaches 50.

Question 9

Why did insurance companies approve gastric bypass surgery for coverage?

Accepted Answer

A)  They realized that people were truly suffering from being obese. 
B)  They were convinced that gastric bypass surgery was the best treatment for obesity. 
C)  They saw that allowing people the surgery actually reduced their costs in the long run. 
D)  They wanted to insure that obese people were not discriminated against in terms of medical treatment. 
A)  They realized that people were truly suffering from being obese. 
B)  They were convinced that gastric bypass surgery was the best treatment for obesity. 
C)  They saw that allowing people the surgery actually reduced their costs in the long run. 
D)  They wanted to insure that obese people were not discriminated against in terms of medical treatment.

Question 10

Discuss at least three ways in which social statuses affect physical health.

Accepted Answer

Social statuses can have a significant i

Question 11

Which of these is NOT a condition of the health belief model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals must believe they are at risk for a particular health problem. 
B)  Individuals must have friends who are also attempting to change the same behaviors. 
C)  Individuals must believe that adopting a preventive measure will reduce their risk significantly. 
D)  Individuals must not perceive any significant financial, physical, or emotional barrier to adopting preventive behaviors. 
A)  Individuals must believe they are at risk for a particular health problem. 
B)  Individuals must have friends who are also attempting to change the same behaviors. 
C)  Individuals must believe that adopting a preventive measure will reduce their risk significantly. 
D)  Individuals must not perceive any significant financial, physical, or emotional barrier to adopting preventive behaviors.

Question 12

Why doesn't the U.S.have a national health care system?

Accepted Answer

A)  The majority of people do not want one. 
B)  Groups with a vested interest in keeping the U.S. from having one organize political opposition. 
C)  The level of income inequality prevents the U.S. from having one. 
D)  The working class is too strong and defeats it each time it comes up. 
A)  The majority of people do not want one. 
B)  Groups with a vested interest in keeping the U.S. from having one organize political opposition. 
C)  The level of income inequality prevents the U.S. from having one. 
D)  The working class is too strong and defeats it each time it comes up.

Question 13

Which of the following is true regarding nurses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nurses have a great deal of independence within their jobs. 
B)  Nursing is considered a profession. 
C)  A bachelor's or master's degree has become the educational standard in the profession. 
D)  Nurses play a critical role in health care. 
A)  Nurses have a great deal of independence within their jobs. 
B)  Nursing is considered a profession. 
C)  A bachelor's or master's degree has become the educational standard in the profession. 
D)  Nurses play a critical role in health care.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a health care consequence of having a population that is increasingly older and more likely members of minority groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  less risk of medical noncompliance 
B)  greater risk of poor communication 
C)  higher poverty rates 
D)  more likelihood that people will lack health insurance 
A)  less risk of medical noncompliance 
B)  greater risk of poor communication 
C)  higher poverty rates 
D)  more likelihood that people will lack health insurance

Question 15

A/an __________ is a special kind of occupation that demands specialized skills and permits creative freedom.

Accepted Answer

A)  employee 
B)  profession 
C)  career 
D)  white-collar job 
A)  employee 
B)  profession 
C)  career 
D)  white-collar job

Question 16

The average life expectancy for an African American man is _______ than that of the average white non-Hispanic male.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 years more 
B)  2 years less 
C)  6 years less 
D)  10 years less 
A)  2 years more 
B)  2 years less 
C)  6 years less 
D)  10 years less

Question 17

Increasingly,lower-income individuals with mental illness are sent to jail or prison rather than to clinics or hospitals when their behavior becomes socially unacceptable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which social theory is most closely associated with medicalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  structural-functionalism 
B)  chaos theory 
C)  social conflict theory 
D)  symbolic interactionism 
A)  structural-functionalism 
B)  chaos theory 
C)  social conflict theory 
D)  symbolic interactionism

Question 19

________ refers to the process through which a condition or behavior becomes defined as a medical problem requiring a medical solution.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sick role labeling 
B)  Labeling 
C)  Medicalization 
D)  Social diagnosis 
A)  Sick role labeling 
B)  Labeling 
C)  Medicalization 
D)  Social diagnosis

Question 20

In the U.S.,most mental health treatment:

Accepted Answer

A)  goes to the people with the most serious mental illnesses. 
B)  goes to middle-class people with short-term emotional problems. 
C)  goes to people in the lower social classes. 
D)  None of these are true about mental health treatment. 
A)  goes to the people with the most serious mental illnesses. 
B)  goes to middle-class people with short-term emotional problems. 
C)  goes to people in the lower social classes. 
D)  None of these are true about mental health treatment.

According to your book,what may be the result of a physician chastising a patient for noncompliance?

Which of these examples illustrates a problem with Parson's analysis of the sick role?

African American,Hispanics,and Native Americans:

The most important social factor affecting mortality is:

Which of the following is an example of the health belief model?

Which of these people is most likely to experience depression?

Fees for services in the health-care industry are increasingly regulated by:

The chances of dying or developing a disabling illness begin to rise:

Why did insurance companies approve gastric bypass surgery for coverage?

Discuss at least three ways in which social statuses affect physical health.

Which of these is NOT a condition of the health belief model?

Why doesn't the U.S.have a national health care system?

Which of the following is true regarding nurses?

Which of the following is NOT a health care consequence of having a population that is increasingly older and more likely members of minority groups?

A/an __________ is a special kind of occupation that demands specialized skills and permits creative freedom.

The average life expectancy for an African American man is _______ than that of the average white non-Hispanic male.

Increasingly,lower-income individuals with mental illness are sent to jail or prison rather than to clinics or hospitals when their behavior becomes socially unacceptable.

Which social theory is most closely associated with medicalization?

________ refers to the process through which a condition or behavior becomes defined as a medical problem requiring a medical solution.

In the U.S.,most mental health treatment:

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Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

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Exam 10: Health and Health Care

According to your book,what may be the result of a physician chastising a patient for noncompliance?

Which of these examples illustrates a problem with Parson's analysis of the sick role?

African American,Hispanics,and Native Americans:

The most important social factor affecting mortality is:

Which of the following is an example of the health belief model?

Which of these people is most likely to experience depression?

Fees for services in the health-care industry are increasingly regulated by:

The chances of dying or developing a disabling illness begin to rise:

Why did insurance companies approve gastric bypass surgery for coverage?

Discuss at least three ways in which social statuses affect physical health.

Which of these is NOT a condition of the health belief model?

Why doesn't the U.S.have a national health care system?

Which of the following is true regarding nurses?

Which of the following is NOT a health care consequence of having a population that is increasingly older and more likely members of minority groups?

A/an __________ is a special kind of occupation that demands specialized skills and permits creative freedom.

The average life expectancy for an African American man is _______ than that of the average white non-Hispanic male.

Increasingly,lower-income individuals with mental illness are sent to jail or prison rather than to clinics or hospitals when their behavior becomes socially unacceptable.

Which social theory is most closely associated with medicalization?

________ refers to the process through which a condition or behavior becomes defined as a medical problem requiring a medical solution.

In the U.S.,most mental health treatment:

The Study of Society

Culture

Socialization

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Stratification

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Sex,Gender,and Sexuality

Family

Education and Religion

Politics and the Economy

Population and Urbanization

Social Change

Filters