Question 1

According to the textbook, which nation currently has the longest life expectancy in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada
B)  Japan
C)  Norway
D)  the Czech Republic B

Question 2

Besides higher rates of illness and mortality, what else increases as income decreases?

Accepted Answer

A)  stress
B)  public education
C)  physical activity
D)  prescription drug use A

Question 3

In 1974, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) confirmed that homosexuality is a psychiatric disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

According to the textbook, almost 75 percent of the people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo lack access to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  clean drinking water
B)  sanitation
C)  medical care
D)  vaccinations

Question 5

In comparing Canada to other countries, what does research reveal about life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canadian life expectancy is greater than that in all other countries.
B)  Canadian life expectancy is similar to that of most countries in the world.
C)  Canadian life expectancy is slightly lower than that in countries like Japan.
D)  Canadian life expectancy is somewhat lower than that in the United States.

Question 6

According to many scholars, the Black Death still ranks as the most devastating catastrophe in human history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Robin is suffering from depression but refuses to take the medication that her doctor prescribes her.What is she failing to follow?

Accepted Answer

A)  patient rights
B)  alternative treatments
C)  professionalization
D)  the sick role

Question 8

Which of the following situations is privatized health care believed to cause?

Accepted Answer

A)  inequality of access to health care
B)  relative equality of access to health care
C)  a better overall health care system
D)  a decline in the quality of health care services

Question 9

How does lack of knowledge influence health and longevity?

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Question 10

According to the textbook, what is one of the most widely accepted forms of alternative medicine?

Accepted Answer

A)  acupuncture
B)  homeopathic remedies
C)  massage therapy
D)  herbal remedies

Question 11

How is health defined?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Two people suffer from insomnia.One joins a yoga class to relax as a treatment for his insomnia, while the second person goes to a doctor and gets sleeping pills.Which of the following would appropriately apply to the second person?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insomnia is a stress-related condition.
B)  Insomnia is an ailment.
C)  Insomnia is a psychological problem.
D)  Insomnia has been medicalized.

Question 13

Some Canadians are in favour of a "two-tier" medical system in Canada whereby all Canadians would have access to a level of health care in the public sphere, but it would be possible to buy special services in the private sphere.What would be the advantages and disadvantages of such a system?

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Question 14

In 2013, which of the following did the American Medical Association officially recognize as being a disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  anorexia
B)  alcoholism
C)  obesity
D)  depression

Question 15

In Canada in 1831, what was the average age that people lived to?

Accepted Answer

A)  40 years of age
B)  50 years of age
C)  60 years of age
D)  70 years of age

Question 16

Discuss how "normal" aspects of life, such as birth, aging, and sexual development, have become medicalized in the twentieth century.What role did professionalization play in this development?

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Question 17

Which of the following was the 10th leading cause of death in Canada in 1901, becoming the 1st leading cause of death in Canada in 2009?

Accepted Answer

A)  accidents
B)  heart disease
C)  diabetes
D)  cancer

Question 18

What are the lifestyle factors associated with poor health and early death?

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Despite Canada's universal health care system, which of the following contributes significantly to the differences experienced by people in illness and mortality?

Accepted Answer

A)  life expectancy
B)  socioeconomic status
C)  HIV/AIDS exposure
D)  prenatal mortality

Question 20

A group of health care professionals in a community all run their own private clinics, and would like the government to sell the local hospital to them.They claim they could run it more efficiently and make a profit.If they are successful, which of the following terms would best fit this scenario?

Accepted Answer

A)  profitization
B)  privatization
C)  medicalization
D)  entrepreneurship

Exam 19: Health and Medicine