Question 1

Pregnant women are highly motivated to stop smoking. This can be best described as an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Pregnancy acts as a leverage point, a critical moment when individuals are more motivated to change behavior due to the potential impact on their unborn child.

Question 2

Asbestos and radon exposure greatly increase the hazard of cigarette smoking. This can be best described as an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Asbestos and radon exposure, when combined with cigarette smoking, increase the risk of health issues more than the sum of their individual effects, which is an example of multiplicative interaction.

Question 3

Chicken pox is viewed as a lifelong disease that produces different manifestations at different ages. This is an example of which of the following uses of systems analysis?

Accepted Answer

Systems analysis is used to understand how a disease like chicken pox can have different impacts and manifestations throughout a person's life, illustrating its effects over the lifespan.

Question 4

Which of the following most accurately describes the microbiological influences component of One Health?

Accepted Answer

RNA viruses have a higher mutation rate compared to DNA viruses, which is a significant microbiological influence in the context of One Health, as it affects the emergence and spread of diseases.

Question 5

An investigator studies the etiology of a disease, taking into account or adjusting for potential confounding variables. This is an example of which of the following approaches?

Accepted Answer

The answer of An investigator studies the etiology of a...

Question 6

An investigator examines the factors that influence an outcome and creates a system diagram indicating the direction and magnitude of the impact of factors without requiring a demonstration of cause-and-effect relationships. This is an example of which of the following approaches?

Accepted Answer

This approach is an example of integrative or systems thinking, as it involves examining the interactions and relationships between various factors and their impacts on an outcome, rather than isolating individual components as in reductionist thinking.

Question 7

An investigator selects the known cause-and-effect relationships that bring about coronary artery disease and uses these to investigate how multiple interventions can be used together to reduce the incidence and improve the outcome of the disease. This is an example of which of the following approaches?

Accepted Answer

The answer of An investigator selects the known cause-and-effect relationships...

Question 8

Which of the following features distinguishes a system from a heap-i.e., a collection of parts?

Accepted Answer

All the options correctly describe the differences between a system and a heap, highlighting the importance of interconnection, arrangement, and structure in a system.

Quiz 14: Systems Thinking: From Single Solution to One Health