Chapter 19 test
b
Ralph is from the lower class while his neighbor tom is a member of the middle class based on the evidence of studies it is ___________________ will have serious mental problems a) impossible to determine based on social class b) more likely that ralph c) more likely that tom d) just as likely that both Ralph and tom
a
_________________ refers to the practice by hospitals of sending unprofitable patients to public hosptials a) dumping b) dunking c) disengagment d) discharging
b
according to symbolic interactionists physicians in the US eliminated midwives from assisting in childbirth by a) becoming more politically powerful than midwives b) redefining pregnancy and childbirth as medical condition c) not allowing midwives to buy medicines d) learning more about childbirth than midwives
f
according to your test the Tuskegee syphilis experiment will go down in history as one of the most altrustic and humanitarian efforts in Alabama because it virtually eliminated general disease from the African american population
b
according to your text physicians practice __________________meidicne to protect themselves from patients in case they are sued a) classical b) defensive c) patient based d) depersonalization of
a
acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) was first diagnosed and documented in the year a) 1981 b) 1976 c) 1968 d) 1988
t
alcohol as well as nicotine are the two most frequently used legal drugs in the US
b
alternative medicine refers to a) laymen practicing medicine as in the case of midwives b) non traditional medicine such as acupuncture and meditation c) experimental drugs used by doctors in third world countries d) self doctoring oneself rather than trusting the medical profession
t
although Sweden has the most comprehensive health care system in the world the system is inefficient
f
although a health concern nicotine is more of a social habit rather than a serious addication
d
although a promising treatment has been found for aids given to someone in the early stages of the disease some researchers are fearful that the cocktail of drugs may result in a) physicians using the drugs for other diseases b) drug companies overcharging for the drug c) people becoming addicted to the drugs d) the microbes mutating and creating a super aids virus
f
because fewer Americans died of heart disease in the past it is safe to assume americans were healthier then
b
because health care is considered a commodity in the US the result has been the creation of a a) public health care system b) two tired system of medical care c) strict code of ethics for health care personnel d) proactive approach to medicine
a
because of the increase of ai and water pollution and the high rates of heart disease and cancer in the US today many wonder if people were healthier in the past what people tend to overlook is that in the past a) today's diseases often went unrecognized b) inaccurate statistics were kept c) no organization kept track of mortality rates d) the birth rates were higher
a
dealing with people as though they were objects refers to the ________________ of medicine a) depersonalization b) personfivation c) bureacratizaiton d) detachment
b
diseases that could be controlled if there were more funds are most likely to strike a) European nations b)third world nations c) urban centers d) industrialized nations
c
epidemiology is the study of a) how nations are stratified on the basis of the health care they receive b) the practice of medicine by indigenous tribes c) how medical disorders are distributed throughout the population d) the training and preparation of physicians in a given society
b
in china some physicians take extra jobs because a) they have military duty in addition to their normal work b) they cannot service on their salaries c) the government forces them into government employment d) they enjoy working with the public
b
in the US the flexure report led to a) an increase in the number of medical schools b) the professionalization of medicine c) the founding of the American medical association d) a shorter training period to become a doctor
f
international health experts and sociologists have identified only two components of health : physical and social
t
many diseases in poorer countries could be brought under control if the elite did not spend the funds of the country on themselves
b
selma works for a company that pays a set fee to the midwest physicians clinic to take care of they employees needs this type of medical care is known as a) co insurance medical plan b) health maintenance organization c) capping medical insurance plan d) diagnosis related group plan
t
since the deinstitutionalization plan 1960s there has been an increase of former mental people on the streets which results in a higher rate of homelessness in the US
f
the drug ecstasy is more popular among females college students than male students because of its tendency to produce fantasy like behavior
d
the term euthanasia refers to a) the right to prepare a life will have it followed by attending physcians b) the tendency for people to grow older because of the advances in medical field c) any death preparation document submitted by a patient d) mercy killing for terminally ill people
t
the worldwide epidemic of 1918 that killed as many as 40 million people was caused by the flu
t
when health care is considered a commodity the result is a two tier system of medical care superior care for those who can afford it and inferior for those who cannot
c
which society would be home to a medical expert known as a shaman a) urban b) latin c) tribal d) rural