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Who determines which illnesses are stigmatized?
a. Therapists b. The patients themselves c. Society d. All of the above |
c. Society
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Chronic fatigue syndrome is an example of _______________.
a. a stigmatized disease b. a contested illness c. a disability d. demedicalization |
b. A contested illness
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The Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) is an example of ________________
a. the social construction of health b. medicalization c. disability accommodations d. a contested illness |
a. The social construction of health
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What is social epidemiology?
a. The study of why some diseases are stigmatized and others are not b. The study of why diseases spread c. The study of the mental health of a society d. The study of the causes and distribution of diseases |
d. The study of the causes and distribution of diseases
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Core nations are also known as __________________
a. high-income nations b. newly industrialized nations c. low-income nations d. developing nations |
a. High-income nations
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Many deaths in high-income nations are linked to __________________
a. lung cancer b. obesity c. mental illness d. lack of clean water |
b. Obesity
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According to the World Health Organization, what was the most frequent cause of death for childrenunder five in low income countries?
a. Starvation b. Thirst c. Pneumonia and diarrheal diseases d. All of the above |
c. Pneumonia and diarrheal diseases
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Which of the following statements is not true?
a. The life expectancy of black males in the United States is approximately five years shorterthan for white males. b. The infant mortality rate for blacks in the United States is almost double than it is for white. c. Blacks have lower cancer rates than whites. d. Hispanics have worse access to care than non-Hispanic whites. |
c. Blacks have lower cancer rates than whites
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The process by which aspects of life that were considered bad or deviant are redefined as sicknessand needing medical attention to remedy is called:
a. deviance b. medicalization c. demedicalization d. intersection theory |
b. Medicalization
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What are the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders in the United States?
a. ADHD b. Mood disorders c. Autism spectrum disorders d. Anxiety disorders |
d. Anxiety disorders
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Sidewalk ramps and Braille signs are examples of _______________.
a. disabilities b. accommodations required by the Americans with Disabilities Act c. forms of accessibility for people with disabilities d. both b and c |
d. Both b and c
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The high unemployment rate among the disabled may be a result of ____________.
a. medicalization b. obesity c. stigmatization d. all of the above |
c. Stigmatization
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Which public health care system offers insurance primarily to people over 65?
a. Medicaid b. Medicare c. Veterans Health Administration d. All of the above |
b. Medicare
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Which program is an example of socialized medicine?
a. Canada’s system b. The United States’ Veterans Health Administration c. The United States’ new system under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act d. Medicaid |
b. The United States' Veterans Health Administration
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What will the individual mandate provision of the 2010 U.S. health care reform do?
a. Require everyone to buy insurance from the government b. Require everyone to sign up for Medicaid c. Require everyone to have insurance or pay a penalty d. None of the above |
c. Require everyone to have insurance or pay a penalty
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Great Britain’s health care system is an example of ______________
a. socialized medicine b. private health care c. single-payer private health care d. universal private health care |
a. Socialized medicine
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What group created the Millennium Development Goals?
a. UNICEF b. The Kaiser Family Foundation c. Doctors without Borders d. The World Health Organization |
d. The World Health Organization
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Which of the following is not part of the rights and responsibilities of a sick person under thefunctionalist perspective?
a. The sick person is not responsible for his condition. b. The sick person must try to get better. c. The sick person can take as long as she wants to get better. d. The sick person is exempt from the normal duties of society. |
c. The sick person can take as long as she wants to get better
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The class, race, and gender inequalities in our healthcare system support the _____________perspective.
a. conflict b. interactionist c. functionalist d. all of the above |
a. Conflict
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The removal of homosexuality from the DSM is an example of ____________.
a. medicalization b. deviance c. interactionist theory d. demedicalization |
d. Demedicalization
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