Deck 3: Frauds and Quackery

Question 1

Many people turn to unscientific and unproven methods of treatment for health problems.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Recovery from illness after self-medication or treatment by an unscientific practitioner may lead people to believe that the treatment led to the recovery.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

If you treat a cold it will disappear in about a week, but if you leave it alone it will last roughly seven days.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

People are willing to believe in unTrue things; even scientifically sophisticated people may respond to the power of suggestion.

Question 5

A physician who lessens the anxiety of a patient may help to alleviate the symptoms of illness.

Question 6

Health frauds and quackery may be difficult for consumers to recognize.

Question 7

Promoters of quackery disparage science and scientific methods of arriving at truths.

Question 8

Many billions of dollars are spent yearly on products and services that are Falsely claimed to prevent or alleviate health problems.

Question 9

No reliable figures exist on the total amount spent on quackery each year.

Question 10

Unproven methods that are consistent with established scientific concepts may be considered experimental.

Question 11

Most quackery involves charlatans who deliberately exploit their victims.

Question 12

Rheumatoid arthritis seldom remits spontaneously.

Question 13

A placebo effect is a response to substance, device, or procedure that can be accounted for pharmacologically or by direct physical action.

Question 14

The less trust a patient has for a physician, the greater the placebo effect will be.

Question 15

Placebo effects can only take place through the use of drugs.

Question 16

Use of questionable or quack practices is a sign of low intelligence.

Question 17

Most people find quackery easy to spot.

Question 18

"Quackery"and "fraud"are the same thing.

Question 19

Malpractice is

A) the use of methods that are not scientifically accepted.
B) the same as quackery.
C) the failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards of diagnosis and treatment.
D) all of the choices are characteristic of malpractice.
E) none of these choices is a characteristic of malpractice.

Question 20

The California Medical Association considers all of the following to be questionable except

A) acupuncture.
B) laser surgery.
C) applied kinesiology.

Question 21

Which of the following were identified as frauds by a congressional subcommittee?

A) doctors who order too many electrocardiograms
B) most plastic surgeons
C) clinics that advocate dietary treatment for arthritis and cancer
D) proponents of surgical treatment of nearsightedness

Question 22

Which of the following factors contributes to consumer vulnerability to quackery?

A) recognition that serious illnesses can have remissions
B) skepticism toward extraordinary medical claims
C) distrust of physicians
D) suspicion of people who exude confidence

Question 23

The hazards of fraud and quackery include all the following except

A) financial harm.
B) spontaneous remission.
C) improper diagnosis.
D) delay in obtaining proper treatment.

Question 24

Which of the following is a common misconception about quackery?

A) Many promoters of quackery sincerely believe in what they do.
B) Most victims of quackery are harmed economically, rather than physically.
C) Radio and television talk shows abound with promoters of quackery.
D) Personal experience is the best way to tell whether a treatment works.

Question 25

Practitioners and promoters of quackery seldom

A) promise quick and drugless treatments or cures.
B) conduct controlled experiments to test theories.
C) claim that a single product or service cures a wide range of illness.
D) claim that medical doctors cannot be trusted.

Question 26

Which of the following are placebo effects?

A) effects caused by the actions of a drug in the body
B) toxic reactions to taking a drug
C) treatment effects someone describes that were actually not experienced
D) symptoms related to stopping a treatment
E) effects of taking a drug product that are not caused by chemical action of the drug