Deck 11: Health and Illness Experiences

Question 1

Discuss the three processes of an illness narrative rediscovery of previous self, finding new self, and becoming what one has always been) proposed by Arthur Frank through which a new self may emerge.

Answer 1

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Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the processes of an illness narrative as proposed by Arthur Frank?

A) Rediscovery of one's previous self
B) Redefining one's previous self
C) Finding a new self
D) Becoming what one has always been

Answer 2

Redefining one's previous self

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT one of the six dimensions of stigma proposed by Jones and colleagues?

A) Concealable
B) Course
C) Aesthetics
D) Discredited
E) Peril

Answer 3

Discredited

Question 4

According to Siegel et al 1998), stigma management strategies that attempt to conceal an illness would be considered:

A) Reactive
B) Neutral
C) Proactive
D) Inactive

Question 5

Which of the following ethnic groups tended to be more stoic toward their experience of pain?

A) Jewish patients
B) Italian patients
C) White, Anglo-Saxon patients
D) There was no difference among these ethnic groups

Question 6

Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death for:

A) Men only.
B) Women only.
C) Both men and women.
D) Neither men nor women.

Question 7

The reorganization of one's expected life trajectory due to illness is referred to as:

A) Illness as a burden.
B) Illness as a career.
C) Biographical disruption.
D) The sick role.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a critique of the sick role as proposed by Parsons?

A) The sick role does not say anything about how one experiences illness.
B) The sick role is not universally experienced and varies by culture.
C) The sick role is not able to deal with chronic diseases where one cannot "get better".
D) The sick role does not remove individual responsibility for contracting a sickness.

Question 9

Describe what is meant by intersectionality and discuss its implications for understanding how people experience illness.

Question 10

Which of the following was NOT a tactic used in the management of medical regimens according to Peter Conrad?

A) Testing
B) Control dependence
C) Stigmatization
D) Practical practice

Question 11

According to Goffman, stigmatizing attributes that are NOT immediately evident is:

A) Discreditable stigma
B) Discredited stigma
C) Normal stigma
D) Concealable

Question 12

Which of the following is a reactive stigma management strategy?

A) Gradual disclosure
B) Selective affiliation
C) Social activism
D) Personal attributional style

Question 13

The adaptation of one's social roles and the restructuring of self is referred to as:

A) Illness as a burden.
B) Illness as a career.
C) Biographical disruption.
D) The sick role.

Question 14

According to the text, which of the following is one of the most stigmatized diseases?

A) Heart disease
B) Cancer
C) Diabetes
D) Epilepsy

Question 15

Social movements and social activism to assist people living with chronic illness and disabilities is most likely to occur in which social class?

A) Middle-class
B) Upper-class
C) Lower-class
D) It occurs evenly across all social classes

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a component of the sick role as conceptualized by Talcott Parsons?

A) Exemption from normal social roles
B) Compliance and adherence to medical advice
C) Assuming responsibility for the condition
D) Desire to feel better

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a proactive stigma management strategy?

A) Pre-emptive disclosure
B) Public education
C) Selective affiliation
D) Social activism

Question 18

Describe the ways in which gender, ethnicity, and social class have in constructing the illness experience.

Question 19

Which of the following ethnic groups tend to view illness more holistically?

A) Canadian Aboriginal peoples
B) Francophone Canadians living inside Quebec
C) Francophone Canadians living outside Quebec
D) There was no difference among these groups

Question 20

Which of the following groups of women tended to view menopause more positively?

A) Japanese women
B) Mayan women
C) Canadian women
D) There was no difference among these groups