Question 1

The United States accounts for about what percentage of global AIDS cases?

Accepted Answer

A)  73 percent
B)  30 percent
C)  3 percent
D)  1 percentE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Compare and contrast the different types of health care systems in socialist and capitalist societies. Illustrate your argument with examples from various countries.

Accepted Answer

-Societies with mostly capitalist econom...

Question 3

Which concept refers to a medical care system in which patients or their insurers pay directly for the services of physicians and hospitals?

Accepted Answer

A)  direct-fee
B)  single-payer
C)  socialized medicine
D)  preferred providerE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Since the Soviet Union's 1991 collapse, the health-care system in the Russian Federation is

Accepted Answer

A)  privately operated.
B)  based on a health maintenance organization (HMO)  format.
C)  still mostly under government control.
D)  outsourced to a health consortium run by a group of eastern European nations.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

In 1990, which act of Congress outlawed discrimination against people with disabilities in employment and public accommodations, including hotels, theaters, restaurants, and stores?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Civil Rights Act, Title XV
B)  the Medicare Disabled Persons Amendment
C)  the Americans with Disabilities Act
D)  the Equal Access ActE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 6

What is the term for a medical care system in which the government owns and operates most medical facilities and employs most physicians?

Accepted Answer

A)  health maintenance organization (HMO) 
B)  socialized medicine
C)  private fee system
D)  capitalist medicineE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following is a medical approach to the treatment of mental illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychotherapy
B)  incarceration
C)  deinstitutionalization
D)  psychoactive drugsE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 8

According to the text, the U.S. nursing shortage is resulting in

Accepted Answer

A)  declining respect for nurses.
B)  fewer people earning nursing degrees.
C)  lower salaries and benefits for nurses.
D)  increasing salaries for nurses.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Of the following illnesses, which probably carries the greatest stigma?

Accepted Answer

A)  mental illness
B)  paralysis
C)  cancer
D)  diabetesE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

In what region of the world is the AIDS epidemic most serious?

Accepted Answer

A)  Africa
B)  Europe
C)  Asia
D)  North AmericaE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

From a feminist point of view, evaluate the character and the operation of the U.S. health care system. From this point of view, what specific changes would improve this system?

Accepted Answer

-Feminist Theory looks at issues of phys...

Question 12

Most mental disorders have

Accepted Answer

A)  a clear biological cause.
B)  a clear social cause.
C)  many causes, both biological and social.
D)  no cause at all.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Our culture's tendency to define women in terms of physical attractiveness

Accepted Answer

A)  is a major factor in how many women now participate in athletics and take steroids.
B)  is directly related to women living longer because they take better care of themselves.
C)  is functional for women and for society in that women are likely to maintain their health in order to produce healthier offspring.
D)  can lead to eating disorders, which in turn cause other serious health problems.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

In societies with which type of economy does the government control most economic activity, including providing medical services and operating hospitals and clinics?

Accepted Answer

A)  mostly capitalist economies
B)  mixed economies
C)  global economies
D)  socialist economiesE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 15

The notion of the "sick role," a pattern of behavior expected of people defined as ill, is reflected in which of these theoretical approaches?

Accepted Answer

A)  structural functional
B)  social conflict
C)  symbolic interaction
D)  feministE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Social epidemiology is the study of

Accepted Answer

A)  how contaminated foodstuffs, such as peanut butter that contains salmonella, are distributed throughout the country.
B)  the social effects of rapid technological change, such as the Internet or automobile.
C)  the spread of social phenomena, such as poverty, teen pregnancy, or crime, though a society's population.
D)  how health and disease are distributed throughout a society's population.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 17

About what percentage of the U.S. population has no medical coverage?

Accepted Answer

A)  15 percent
B)  35 percent
C)  55 percent
D)  75 percentE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Jeffrey is a paraplegic and uses a wheelchair. Jeffrey has a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  disease.
B)  mental disorder.
C)  disability.
D)  activity determinant.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

If you argue that high quality health care is a right that everyone should have, you are speaking from which political position?

Accepted Answer

A)  radical left
B)  liberal
C)  conservative
D)  all positions agree on thisE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

One good measure of a society's health is the percentage of babies who die in their first year of life for each thousand live births. What concept is used to track this pattern?

Accepted Answer

A)  infant morbidity
B)  the infant mortality rate
C)  the infant death expectancy rate
D)  the first-year life span success rateE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 9: Physical and Mental Health

What is the term for a medical care system in which the government owns and operates most medical facilities and employs most physicians?

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If you argue that high quality health care is a right that everyone should have, you are speaking from which political position?

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In societies with which type of economy does the government control most economic activity, including providing medical services and operating hospitals and clinics?

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The United States accounts for about what percentage of global AIDS cases?

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The notion of the "sick role," a pattern of behavior expected of people defined as ill, is reflected in which of these theoretical approaches?

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Our culture's tendency to define women in terms of physical attractiveness

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Most mental disorders have

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Social epidemiology is the study of

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About what percentage of the U.S. population has no medical coverage?

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From a feminist point of view, evaluate the character and the operation of the U.S. health care system. From this point of view, what specific changes would improve this system?

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According to the text, the U.S. nursing shortage is resulting in

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In what region of the world is the AIDS epidemic most serious?

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Of the following illnesses, which probably carries the greatest stigma?

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One good measure of a society's health is the percentage of babies who die in their first year of life for each thousand live births. What concept is used to track this pattern?

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Which of the following is a medical approach to the treatment of mental illness?

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Compare and contrast the different types of health care systems in socialist and capitalist societies. Illustrate your argument with examples from various countries.

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Which concept refers to a medical care system in which patients or their insurers pay directly for the services of physicians and hospitals?

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Jeffrey is a paraplegic and uses a wheelchair. Jeffrey has a(n)

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In 1990, which act of Congress outlawed discrimination against people with disabilities in employment and public accommodations, including hotels, theaters, restaurants, and stores?

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