Deck 5: Mental Disorder: Social Epidemiology

Question 1

__________ is the measurement and analysis of social patterns of mental disorder.

A) Health epidemiology
B) Logical epidemiology
C) Population epidemiology
D) Social epidemiology

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Epidemiologists focus on the health problems of __________.

A) criminals
B) individuals
C) large groups of people
D) unhealthy people

Answer 2

C

Question 3

An individual is __________ if s/he is exposed to a health problem.

A) a case
B) an instance
C) a rate
D) at risk

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The age-specific depression rate can be calculated by __________.

A) multiplying the number of persons with depression of a certain age by the number of people in the population
B) dividing the number of individuals with depression in a specific age group by the number of individuals in the age group, and multiplying by 100,000
C) multiplying the number of persons with depression of a certain age by the number of people in the population of that age and dividing by 100,000
D) dividing the number of people with depression by the number of people of a certain age

Question 5

Crude rates are __________ to be always useful.

A) too specific
B) too broad
C) too complex
D) too simple

Question 6

__________ refers to the number of new cases of a disorder occurring within a period of time; __________ refers to the total number of cases of a disorder that occurs at any time.

A) Rate; risk
B) Risk; rate
C) Prevalence; incidence
D) Incidence; prevalence

Question 7

The number of people who have had a mental disorder at least once during their life is referred to as __________ prevalence.

A) lifetime
B) living
C) period
D) point

Question 8

Social epidemiologists are most interested in indicators of __________.

A) marital status and race
B) genetic mutations and DNA
C) pollution and allergens
D) admissions and incidence rates

Question 9

The primary method of data gathering among social epidemiologists is __________.

A) surveys
B) health records
C) interviews
D) historical analyses

Question 10

Survey data is often supplemented by __________, such as health records, admissions data, and other demographic data.

A) interviews
B) secondary sources
C) field notes
D) case studies

Question 11

If an instrument measures what it is supposed to measure, then the instrument is __________.

A) valid
B) reliable
C) a scale
D) a mode

Question 12

If an instrument produces consistent results over time, then the instrument is __________.

A) valid
B) reliable
C) a scale
D) a mode

Question 13

The major criticism of the DSM-III was that __________.

A) the categories were too complex
B) the categories were not precise enough
C) the research was not valid
D) the research was not reliable

Question 14

The DSM-III-R was published in 1987 and included which of the following?

A) Severity scales for categories
B) Extensive empirical research
C) Cultural variations
D) Revisions to correct for inconsistencies

Question 15

Misowsky and Ross argue that sociological studies would benefit from considering __________.

A) only the type of psychological problems
B) only the severity of psychological problems
C) neither the type nor the severity of psychological problems
D) both the type and the severity of psychological problems

Question 16

The Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) uses a __________ to diagnosis mental disorder.

A) trained psychologist
B) computer
C) short instrument
D) telephone interview

Question 17

Wakefield suggested major shortcomings of the ECA and NCS. Which of the following represents one of these shortcomings?

A) The ECA is based on a different version of the DSM than the NCS.
B) The ECA is useful only for children and the NCS only for adults.
C) The ECA and NCS are not always reliable with one another.
D) The ECA indicates a much higher prevalence than does the NCS.

Question 18

The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) is __________.

A) neither valid nor reliable
B) valid but not reliable
C) reliable but not valid
D) valid and reliable

Question 19

The actual extent of mental disorder is __________.

A) simple to detect
B) almost impossible to detect
C) as close to accurate as possible
D) equal to the incidence

Question 20

Research suggests that __________.

A) most people likely to be diagnosed with a mental disorder are untreated
B) few people with a mental disorder are adequately treated
C) nearly all persons with a mental disorder are properly treated and cured
D) there is significant political variation in treatment of the mentally ill

Question 21

The prevalence of mental disorder in the general population is greater among __________.

A) the lower class
B) suburbanites
C) children
D) Asians

Question 22

Men have higher rates of __________ than do women.

A) antisocial personality disorders
B) bipolar disorders
C) panic disorders
D) eating disorders

Question 23

Women have higher rates of __________ than do men.

A) substance abuse disorders
B) anxiety disorders
C) panic disorders
D) bipolar disorders

Question 24

The pattern of mental disorder and sociodemographic variation (sex, social class, urban/rural) holds in which of the following geographic areas?

A) in the U.S. only
B) in westernized nations
C) in highly populated nations
D) worldwide

Question 25

Research has been consistent in regards to mental disorder and all of the following sociodemographic variables, except __________.

A) social class
B) geographic location
C) sex
D) marital status

Question 26

How do incidence and prevalence differ?

Question 27

Describe the methods common to social epidemiology.

Question 28

What is the "true" prevalence of mental disorder?

Question 29

What do Mirowsky and Ross argue is useful for sociological studies of mental disorder?

Question 30

How are social class, sex, and urban/rural status related to mental disorder?