Question 1

__________ is a progressive development of scar tissue that chokes off blood vessels in the liver and destroys liver cells by interfering with their use of oxygen as a result of continued alcohol consumption.

Accepted Answer

A) Alcoholic cirrhosis 
B) Cardiovascular deficiencies 
C) Alcoholic deficiencies 
D) Cardiovascular cirrhosis

Question 2

Throughout its history in the United States, medical care has been on a fee-for-service basis: patients are billed individually for each service they receive, including treatment by doctors, laboratory work, hospital visits, prescription, and other health-related expenses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

__________ are illnesses that are long-term or lifelong and that develop gradually or are present from birth.

Accepted Answer

A) Disabilities 
B) Acute diseases 
C) Epidemics 
D) Chronic diseases

Question 4

__________ means that patients are billed individually for each service that they receive, including treatment by doctors, laboratory work, hospital visits, prescriptions, and other health-related expenses.

Accepted Answer

A) Third-party provider 
B) Fee-for-service basis 
C) Health maintenance organization 
D) Managed care basis

Question 5

Compared with non-users, individuals who use __________ over extended periods of time have higher rates of infection, heart problems, internal bleeding, hypertension, stroke, and other neurological and cardiovascular disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) alcohol 
B) marijuana 
C) tobacco 
D) cocaine

Question 6

In relation to health and medicine, explain how the functionalist perspective views the sick role.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

A person taking an aspirin for reducing a fever is an example of __________ drug use.

Accepted Answer

A) recreational 
B) chronic 
C) pleasure 
D) therapeutic

Question 8

Drug ads typically use sympathetic and intuitive framing in order to sell their product.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

For babies born in the United States in 2004, life expectancy at birth was __________ for females.

Accepted Answer

A) 74.2 
B) 80.4 
C) 81.7 
D) 83.5

Question 10

Explain the social implications of advanced medical technology.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 14: Health, Health Care, and Disability.