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1. Which is NOT a major area of investigation in medicalsociology? |
E. All of the above answers are major areas of investigation inmedical sociology. |
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2. Medical sociology is an important area of study because: |
It recognizes the role that social factors play in determining or influencing health. |
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3. Medical sociology, as a sub-discipline, began gaining strength: |
It was always part of sociology as a major focus of classical sociologists. After World War II with the infusion of large amounts of federal funding forresearch |
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4. Which circumstance(s) particularly affected the development of medical sociology in its early stages? |
Pressure to produce work that could be applied to medical practice and health policy. Lack of attention on the role of medicine and health from classical theorists. : |
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5. What is NOT a task of a sociologist in medicine?
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Develop theory that assists in understanding social issues related to health.
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6. The World Health Organization defines health as:
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A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
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7. The Hippocratic Oath requires the physician to swear that he or she will:
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Help the sick.
Refrain from intentional wrong doing or harm. Keep confidential all matters pertaining to the doctor–patient relationship. |
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8. Decline in deaths from infectious diseases in the second half of the nineteenth century was mainly due to:
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Improvements in diet, housing, and public sanitation.
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9. The germ theory of disease is a perspective which asserts:
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Diseases are caused by a biologicalagent.
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10. Unlike infectious diseases, chronic diseases typically are_____________ and ______________.
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Long term;incurable.
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11. With the transition to a greater prevalence of chronic diseases, physicians have increasingly had to take which approach to medical care?
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“Whole person”care.
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12. Which of the following have been significant factors in the most recent epidemiologic transition, which has seen a reemergence of infectious diseases?
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Globalization of trade and travel.
Global warming and climate change. |
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13. The appearance of the West Nile virus in New York city reflects:
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The role of globalization in the spread of infectious diseases.
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14. One of the greatest threats from infectious diseases worldwide comes from:
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Sexually transmitted diseases.
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15. What caused the prevalence of STDs to soar around the globe?
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The birth control pill. A worldwide ideology of sexual liberation and permissiveness. A new pattern of employment in developing nations. Greater availability of multiple sexual partners.
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16. There are two categories of bioterrorism:
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Overt and covert.
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17. A disgruntled coworker infects a box of pastries with dysentery, causing several staff to become ill. This is an example of:
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Bioterrorism.
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18. In which study were syphilis patients intentionally not treated and allowed to die?
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Tuskegee.
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19. Which is not a major bioethical issue?
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Use of adult stem cells.
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20. The primary focus of the epidemiologist is on: |
Health problems of social aggregates.
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21. _________________ has special significance for a society because it is traditionally used as an approximate indicator of a society’s standard of living and quality of health care delivery.
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Infant mortality rate.
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22. Germ theory provided a framework for understanding the causal agents of disease. What are the five agents recognized today?
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Biological, nutritional, chemical, physical, and social.
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23. The science of epidemiology has passed through three eras and is entering a fourth. In what order did it pass through the first three eras?
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Sanitary, Infectious, Chronic.
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24. As a nation shifts from primarily rural-agricultural to urban-industrial, what changes are seen in the health profile of the nation?
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Leading causes of death change from mostly infectious diseases to chronic diseases.
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25. Since AIDS results from a private act that has extreme social consequences, serious moral and legal questions also arise about the rights of ____________ versus the welfare of _______________.
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Individuals, society.
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