Question 1

In general, women have lower rates of acute diseases, short-term disabilities, and nonfatal chronic diseases.

Accepted Answer

Women generally have higher rates of nonfatal chronic diseases and disabilities, and they often live longer than men, which can lead to a higher prevalence of certain health conditions and disabilities.

Question 2

Men have more injuries, more visual and hearing problems, and higher rates of life-threatening chronic diseases such as cancer and the major cardiovascular diseases.

Accepted Answer

Men generally have higher rates of injuries, visual and hearing problems, and life-threatening chronic diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases compared to women, due to a combination of biological, environmental, and lifestyle factors.

Question 3

Psychosis is a mental disorder involving anxiety that impairs functioning.

Accepted Answer

Psychosis is characterized by an impaired relationship with reality, often involving hallucinations or delusions, rather than being primarily defined by anxiety.

Question 4

Neurosis is a disorder in which the individual fails to distinguish between internal and external stimuli.

Accepted Answer

Neurosis refers to a class of mental disorders involving chronic distress but neither delusions nor hallucinations, thereby not impairing one's ability to distinguish between internal and external stimuli.

Quiz 13: Health Care and Illness: Physical and Mental

In general, women have lower rates of acute diseases, short-term disabilities, and nonfatal chronic diseases.

Men have more injuries, more visual and hearing problems, and higher rates of life-threatening chronic diseases such as cancer and the major cardiovascular diseases.

Psychosis is a mental disorder involving anxiety that impairs functioning.

Neurosis is a disorder in which the individual fails to distinguish between internal and external stimuli.