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20 Cards in this Set
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1. Several studies find that the strongest and most consistent predictor of a person’s health and life expectancy is
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Socialclass.
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2. Which component of social class is consistently the strongest single predictor of good health?
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Education. |
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3. New research is showing that the relationship between occupation, income, education, and health changes over the life course, with __________ becoming more important for health as a person moves toward older age. |
Income.
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4. People living in poverty have the greatest exposure to risk factors producing ill health. Which of the following is a risk factor that is influenced by socioeconomic circumstances?
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Physical. Biological. Psychological. Lifestyle.
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5. Changes in lifestyle patterns over the past decades has meant that coronary heart disease is now concentrated more among which group?
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Poor/lowerclass.
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6. Which of the following are more prevalent among the upper and middle classes?
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Anxiety and mood disorders.
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7. Compared to other social classes, lower class individuals visit physicians _________.
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More often.
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8. What group uses preventative services the least?
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Lower class.
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9. Which of the following is NOT one of the features of neighborhoods that can influence health?
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Racial makeup of the neighborhood.
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10. What has been the general pattern in life expectancy during the 20th century with respect to men and women?
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Women gained more than men in the first half of the century but since then men have made greater gains and the gap is narrowing.
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11. ________________ is the leading cause of death for women after age 66
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Heart disease.
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12. Compared to women, men usually have substantial health inferiority in terms of life expectancy because of the combination of two major effects: biological and ___________ effects.
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Social-psychological
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13. In 2006, the average infant in the U.S. could expect to live for ______ years.
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78
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14. By 2050 it is projected that _______ of all Americans will be 65 or older.
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20%
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15. Which of the following trends is most likely to strain health care delivery systems and public health insurance in future years?
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Increasing proportion of elderly in the population.
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16. What is most prevalent health problem of persons over the age of 65?
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Arthritis.
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17. For all causes of death, _____________ have the highest death rates.
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Non-Hispanic blacks.
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18. For all causes of death, _____________ have the lowest death rates.
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Asians/Pacific Islanders.
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19. What minority group is most likely to use hospital emergency rooms as their primary source of medical services?
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Hispanics.
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20. Suicide is a major health concern for which minority group?
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American Indians/Alaskan Natives.
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