Deck 14: Health And Medicine

Question 1

____________ is an alteration of the normal physical and/or mental structures of the mind.

A) Health
B) Medicine
C) Health care
D) Insurance
E) Disease

Answer 1

E

Question 2

_______ women are the most likely to get breast cancer,but _______ women are more likely to die from this disease.

A) Black; White
B) White; Latina
C) Latina; Black
D) Latina; Asian
E) White; Black

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Which of the following has limited population size throughout human history?

A) lack of medical knowledge
B) climate
C) religious institutions
D) religious activists
E) lack of medical knowledge

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Recent studies have shown that children's eating habits are firmly established before they reach

A) first grade.
B) third grade.
C) kindergarten.
D) high school.
E) fifth grade.

Question 5

____________ is a state of physical,mental,and social well-being.

A) Health
B) Medicine
C) Health care
D) Insurance
E) Doctors Without Borders

Question 6

___________ believe that illness is dysfunctional because it prevents people from performing expected roles.

A) Feminists
B) Conflict theorists
C) Symbolic interactionists
D) Functionalists
E) Fundamentalists

Question 7

The medicalization of certain human behaviors is most closely associated with:

A) feminist theory
B) functionalist theory
C) conflict theory
D) symbolic interaction theory
E) Malthusian theory

Question 8

A good measure of a population's health is it's _____________.

A) adult mortality rate
B) adult obesity rate
C) infant mortality rate
D) infant obesity rate
E) morbid obesity rate

Question 9

The study of the causes and distribution of disease within a population is called ________.

A) otolaryngology
B) epidemiology
C) scientology
D) astrology
E) biology

Question 10

____________ is a physical or mental impairment that limits a person's ability to perform an important activity.

A) Health
B) Medicine
C) Health care
D) Disability
E) Doctors Without Borders

Question 11

____________ believe that illness and disease are socially constructed.

A) Feminists
B) Conflict theorists
C) Symbolic interactionists
D) Functionalists
E) Fundamentalists

Question 12

Mental health and social well-being ___________.

A) are determined by politics
B) are determined by the elite classes
C) change over time
D) remain fairly constant over time
E) are determined by the poor

Question 13

Which of the following is a social epidemic that is a serious threat to the United States and other affluent nations is

A) polio.
B) obesity.
C) HIV/ AIDS.
D) apathy.
E) severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

Question 14

In the mid-20th century,the American Psychological Association (APA)considered homosexuality a disease.Since that time,the APA has reversed their stance.Homosexuality has become

A) labeled.
B) medicalized.
C) demedicalized.
D) debilitating.
E) an epidemic.

Question 15

____________ is any activity that improves a person's well-being.

A) Health
B) Medicine
C) Health care
D) Insurance
E) Doctors Without Borders

Question 16

Which of the following is not a requirement of the sick role?

A) The sick person relaxes and enjoys resting while recovering.
B) The sick person is excused from normal social responsibilities in order to get well.
C) The illness is not the sick person's fault.
D) The sick person is expected to seek competent medical help.
E) The sick role is temporary.

Question 17

Compared with other groups,_________ are the least likely to die from illicit drugs and prescription drug abuse.

A) Latin Americans
B) Asian Americans
C) Whites
D) African Americans
E) Native Americans

Question 18

__________ have the highest infant mortality rate in the United States.

A) Latin Americans
B) Asian Americans
C) Whites
D) African Americans
E) Native Americans

Question 19

__________ have the lowest infant mortality rate in the United States.

A) Latin Americans
B) Asian Americans
C) Whites
D) African Americans
E) Native Americans

Question 20

Car companies and airlines have had to redesign their seats to accommodate _____.

A) "supersized people"
B) baby seats
C) animal carriers
D) longer legs
E) blankets and pillows

Question 21

According to the __________ perspective,men control women's health.

A) conflict
B) feminist
C) symbolic interactionist
D) functionalist
E) fundamentalist

Question 22

Which of the following is a major issue in U.S.healthcare?

A) physician salaries
B) the cost of medical school
C) the lack of medical technology
D) the increase in employers who provide full medical benefits
E) containing medical costs

Question 23

The top three preventable health hazards,in order of priority,are:

A) smoking, drug abuse, obesity
B) obesity, drug abuse, smoking
C) social class, drug abuse, obesity
D) poverty, obesity, drug abuse
E) smoking, obesity, drug abuse

Question 24

Americans continue to get fatter; _____ percent of adults and ____ percent of children are obese.

A) 17; 36
B) 26; 36
C) 36; 17
D) 26; 17
E) 17; 26

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT one of the four most important demographic factors that affect health?

A) age
B) race
C) sex
D) height
E) social class

Question 26

After age 65,___________ diseases comprise the majority of health problems,including disability.

A) acute
B) actuary
C) chronic
D) short-term
E) respiratory

Question 27

According to the __________ perspective,health and medicine are critical in ensuring a society's survival and preserving social order.

A) conflict
B) feminist
C) symbolic interactionist
D) functionalist
E) fundamentalist

Question 28

According to the __________ perspective,the medical establishment is a powerful social control agent.

A) conflict
B) feminist
C) symbolic interactionist
D) functionalist
E) fundamentalist

Question 29

According to the __________ perspective,labeling people as ill increases the likelihood of being stigmatized.

A) conflict
B) feminist
C) symbolic interactionist
D) functionalist
E) fundamentalist

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT a reason why women tend to live longer than men?

A) Men are more likely to die by suicide.
B) Men are more likely to die in motor vehicle crashes.
C) Men are more likely to work in dangerous occupations.
D) Men have more chronic diseases, such as asthma and cancer.
E) Men are more likely to drink, smoke, and abuse drugs.

Question 31

The _____________ is a network of business enterprises that influences medicine and health care.

A) medical-industrial complex
B) social-industrial complex
C) neo-industrial-complex
D) post-industrial complex
E) medication complex

Question 32

According to the __________ perspective,an industry drive for profit ignores people's health needs.

A) conflict
B) feminist
C) symbolic interactionist
D) functionalist
E) fundamentalist

Question 33

In 2011,______ of Americans had no health insurance.

A) 20%
B) 17%
C) 5%
D) 10%
E) 3%

Question 34

The infant mortality rate uses the number of deaths of infants younger than ________ in its calculation.

A) 1 year
B) 1 month
C) 2 months
D) 2 years
E) 18 months

Question 35

Which of the following countries recently passed healthcare reform legislation?

A) Japan
B) Canada
C) Mexico
D) Russia
E) United States

Question 36

As early as age ______,the lower the family income,the greater the likelihood that adults will experience two or more chronic diseases.

A) 25
B) 30
C) 21
D) 60
E) 45

Question 37

Which of the following statements is true about the cost of health care?

A) The sicker a patient is when first treated, the higher the costs of care.
B) Medical technologies decrease the cost of health care.
C) The U.S. is a world leader in preventative medicine.
D) Serious illnesses such as diabetes, colon cancer, and heart disease are undetectable until they are well advanced.
E) Pharmaceutical companies base the price of medications on how much it costs to manufacture, not demand.

Question 38

Which of the following is a concern to offering free or low cost medical care?

A) People will spend too much time at the doctor's office and not enough time working.
B) The pharmaceutical companies will make too much money and makers of over-the-counter medicines will go bankrupt.
C) Insurance providers won't be able to maintain high profit margins.
D) People will abuse the privileges and overuse the system.
E) People will spend too much money on preventative medicine.

Question 39

The majority of the population in the United States receives health care benefits from

A) the government.
B) inheritance.
C) private insurance.
D) religious institutions.
E) local community groups.

Question 40

According to the __________ perspective,medicalization has increased the power of medical associations,parents,and mental health advocates.

A) conflict
B) feminist
C) symbolic interactionist
D) functionalist
E) fundamentalist

Question 41

The biggest threat to public health in the United States is obesity.

Question 42

The health of an individual is highly associated with education level.

Question 43

Explain the health care proposals of both major political parties.How do both address the concerns related to rising costs and the uninsured?

Question 44

Health care is the only determinant of health.

Question 45

The most important preventable health hazard is drug abuse.

Question 46

Before recent health care reform,the United States was the only major,industrialized nation without universal access to health care.

Question 47

What are the most important ways that social class and health care are related?

Question 48

Critics claim that the American health-care system has developed to a point at which it has become dysfunctional.

Question 49

Compared with other groups,Latinos are the most likely to die from illegal drugs and prescription drug abuse.

Question 50

Health is the same as health care.

Question 51

What is meant by the social construction of illness?

Question 52

Chronically ill people are responsible for almost 50% of all healthcare spending.

Question 53

The drop in infant mortality rates can be attributed to the use of highly sophisticated medical techniques.

Question 54

How is health care organized in the United States? In what significant ways does this method NOT work well?

Question 55

How would you explain the symbolic interactionist perspective on health care to your parents?

Question 56

Prior to the recent health care reform in the United States,the last major health care legislation was the creation of the Medicare system in 1965.

Question 57

Access to medical care is one of the main ways of determining quality of life.

Question 58

What is meant by medicalization and demedicalization? Provide examples to support your answer.

Question 59

Prior to the nineteenth century,most medical practice was based on folklore rather than scientific knowledge.

Question 60

The higher costs of health care in the United States,brings higher quality.

Question 61

What is meant by the sick role and how does this social status function in our society?

Question 62

Outline the key points of the conflict theory on health and health care.

Question 63

How does paying for medical care in the U.S.differ from those in Canada,Great Britain,and China? Are there similarities among any of these countries? Are there major differences?

Question 64

How is the health care in the United States affected by the development of scientific medicine and its professionalization?

Question 65

How have attitudes toward mental illness changed over time? How has this been reflected in both daily life and social policy?

Question 66

Why does the rising cost of health care in the United States present such urgent problems now and for the future? What are some realistic solutions?

Question 67

In what specific ways is the social environment related to health and illness in this country? What changes have taken place in respect to this relationship in the last fifty years?

Question 68

How is medicine impacted today in the U.S.as the result of the fee-for-service principle?

Question 69

What is the most important information you could derive from the study of social epidemiology and chronic illnesses?

Question 70

What are the fundamental premises of the functionalist perspective on health in the U.S.?

Question 71

How are life style choices related to health,disease,and impairment? Why?