Question 1

With respect to increasing hospitalized patients' feeling of control, providing relaxation training is to increasing ______ control as offering training in distraction techniques is to increasing ______ control.

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral; emotional 
B)  behavioral; cognitive 
C)  emotional; cognitive 
D)  cognitive; behavioral

Question 2

Callie is 52 and considering a mammogram. All else being equal, this screening procedure is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  almost certainly useless 
B)  probably useless 
C)  probably useful 
D)  almost certainly useful

Question 3

If one were to graph the function relating anxiety regarding a particular health condition and the probability of receiving a screening for the same condition, one would draw ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a horizontal line 
B)  a positively sloped diagonal line 
C)  a negatively sloped diagonal line 
D)  an inverted U

Question 4

Evidence against the safety of vaccinations has been discredited.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Recall the stages of delay model of seeking medical help. In order, the first and second stages of delay in the model are ______ delay and ______ delay.

Accepted Answer

A)  appraisal; behavioral 
B)  appraisal; illness 
C)  behavioral; illness 
D)  illness; appraisal

Question 6

Research reveals that critically ill patients may experience as many as ______ disruptions per night in the hospital.

Accepted Answer

A)  15 
B)  25 
C)  40 
D)  60

Question 7

Patients who undergo a 20-min assertiveness training session are better at eliciting information from their doctors. In addition, they report fewer symptoms and take fewer sick days for about ______ month(s) after visiting their physicians.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  4 
D)  6

Question 8

Within a very short period, people tend to forget ______ of the instructions they receive at medical appointments.

Accepted Answer

A)  very little 
B)  some 
C)  about half 
D)  almost all

Question 9

Chandni's state is gripped by a flu epidemic. Chandni is alert to the slightest hint of a scratchy throat, and the faintest suggestion of aching joints. After all, her friend Pippa tested positive for the flu, and is staying home from school and work, drinking hot tea and sleeping most of the day. Which statement is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both Chandni and Pippa display illness behavior. 
B)  Both Chandni and Pippa display sick-role behavior. 
C)  Chandni exhibits illness behavior, whereas Pippa displays sick-role behavior. 
D)  Chandni exhibits sick-role behavior, whereas Pippa displays illness behavior.

Question 10

Physicians now spend literally half their time completing "paperwork."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Genetic screening is NOT available for ______ cancer.

Accepted Answer

A)  breast 
B)  colorectal 
C)  ovarian 
D)  pancreatic

Question 12

The ______ day is the median day on which patients prescribed a 10-day course of penicillin stop taking the medicine.

Accepted Answer

A)  third 
B)  fifth 
C)  sixth 
D)  eighth

Question 13

Men who hold traditional views about masculinity ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  prefer male to female doctors, and conceal more information from their doctors 
B)  conceal more information from their doctors, but show no preference for male over female doctors 
C)  prefer male to female doctors, but disclose as much information to their doctors as women do 
D)  show no preference for male over female doctors, and disclose as much information to their doctors as women do

Question 14

The textbook states, "that by detecting a treatable disease or abnormality in its early stages, screening may enable the individual's life to be prolonged or enhanced." This statement means that screening enables ______ prevention.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary 
B)  secondary 
C)  positive 
D)  tertiary

Question 15

Physicians provide more information than their patients really want.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: Managing Health Care

With respect to increasing hospitalized patients' feeling of control, providing relaxation training is to increasing control as offering training in distraction techniques is to increasing control.

Callie is 52 and considering a mammogram. All else being equal, this screening procedure is ______.

If one were to graph the function relating anxiety regarding a particular health condition and the probability of receiving a screening for the same condition, one would draw ______.

Evidence against the safety of vaccinations has been discredited.

Recall the stages of delay model of seeking medical help. In order, the first and second stages of delay in the model are delay and delay.

Research reveals that critically ill patients may experience as many as ______ disruptions per night in the hospital.

Patients who undergo a 20-min assertiveness training session are better at eliciting information from their doctors. In addition, they report fewer symptoms and take fewer sick days for about ______ month(s) after visiting their physicians.

Within a very short period, people tend to forget ______ of the instructions they receive at medical appointments.

Physicians now spend literally half their time completing "paperwork."

Genetic screening is NOT available for ______ cancer.

The ______ day is the median day on which patients prescribed a 10-day course of penicillin stop taking the medicine.

Men who hold traditional views about masculinity ______.

The textbook states, "that by detecting a treatable disease or abnormality in its early stages, screening may enable the individual's life to be prolonged or enhanced." This statement means that screening enables ______ prevention.

Physicians provide more information than their patients really want.