Deck 15: Social, Behavioral, and Psychosocial Epidemiology

Question 1

Social epidemiology deals with the health effects of:

A) socioeconomic stratification.
B) social networks.
C) discrimination.
D) work demands.
E) All are correct.

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Researchers (e.g., Fox) have concluded that there is an absence of an association between cancer outcomes and:

A) stress.
B) depressed mood.
C) psychosis.
D) bereavement.
E) All are correct

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Sociocultural influences on health include:

A) specific behaviors associated with daily living.
B) mediation of stress exposure.
C) health services utilization.
D) All are correct.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Personal behavior and lifestyle factors in health do not include:

A) social support.
B) alcohol consumption.
C) choice of diet.
D) exercise levels.

Question 5

Which of the following statements describes the person-environment fit model?

A) Discrepancy between husband and wife in social and educational status
B) Goodness of fit between the characteristics of the person and environment
C) Stressors that result from the happenings in one's existence
D) None of these is correct.

Question 6

Which of the following statements describes a stressful life event?

A) Discrepancy between husband and wife in social and educational status
B) Goodness of fit between the characteristics of the person and environment
C) An occurrence that might cause readjustments in people's activities
D) None of these is correct.

Question 7

Selye's concept of the general adaptation syndrome did not include:

A) alarm reaction.
B) stage of recovery.
C) stage of resistance.
D) stage of exhaustion.

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of social incongruity?

A) Discrepancy between parents in social status
B) Discrepancy between generations (e.g., fathers and sons)
C) Changes from rural to urban residence
D) All are correct.

Question 9

The most important methodological problem(s) in the measurement of life events is/are:

A) subject's recall ability.
B) reliability of measurement.
C) memory biases.
D) subject's recall ability, reliability of measurement, and memory biases.
E) number of items in the questionnaire.

Question 10

The type A behavior pattern is hypothesized to be a risk factor for:

A) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
B) coronary heart disease.
C) rheumatoid arthritis.
D) All are correct.

Question 11

Which of the following conditions would not be likely to be considered a Western or way-of-life disease?

A) Bacterial infection
B) Diverticular disease
C) Obesity
D) Diabetes
E) Gallbladder disease

Question 12

Describe how the diet-heart hypothesis represents a multifactorial model for the etiology of coronary heart disease. In what way is the diet-heart hypothesis inconsistent with the epidemiologic triangle?

Question 13

Discuss how social environment contributes to the worldwide DALYs for childhood malnutrition and poor water quality.

Question 14

Discuss the association between sedentary lifestyle and heart disease. Be sure to cite examples of specific research studies.

Question 15

What are some of the possible associations that have been identified between personality and smoking? Using your own ideas, describe and compare study designs that might be used to investigate these hypothesized associations.