Sociology 18.1 : Health & Medicine Quiz

medicalization

Only a few decades ago, children who had a difficult time paying attention in school and were constantly fidgeting were disciplined. Today, they are often diagnosed with ADHD or other conditions and given various interventions that can include medication, counseling, or special accommodations. This is an example of ____. A. medicalization B. political correctness C. redefining deviance D. changing illness beliefs

sick roles

Patterns of behavior that a sick person adopts to minimize the disruptive effects of illness are called ____. A. regimes of health B. sick roles C. stigmas D. health roles

study how society approaches and shapes health, disease, and illness

People working in the subfield of "medical sociology" ____. A. study how society approaches and shapes health, disease, and illness B. advocate for social responses to medical problems C. study how medicine can be used to help reduce social problems, such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease D. advocate for the medicalization of behaviors defined as "deviant" by society, such as depression, autism, and ADHD

disease

Ralph has just been diagnosed with a treatable form of cancer. The specific symptoms and his body's biological responses to the cancer would be referred to as a(n) ____. A. chronicles B. disease C. diagnosis D. illness

the process of taking social behaviors that may be on the fringes of what we consider "typical" and redefining them as medical conditions to be corrected

Sociologists define "medicalization" as ____. A. the procedures used to scientifically diagnose and treat disease B. the practice of using pharmaceutical treatments rather than "folk" remedies C. the process of taking emotional problems and redefining them as biological problems D. the process of taking social behaviors that may be on the fringes of what we consider "typical" and redefining them as medical conditions to be corrected

a state of physical, mental, and social well-being

The contemporary view of "health" in our society defines it as ____. A. a lifestyle that combines exercise, good hygiene, and balanced diet B. a state of physical, mental, and social well-being C. the absence of disease D. a state of physical and mental well-being

Because society doesn't recognize syphilis as a "legitimate" illness

Two students are diagnosed with different diseases at the local doctor. One is diagnosed with syphilis, the other other is diagnosed with pneumonia. Both are treatable with prescription antibiotics. Why is the student with pneumonia able to tell her friends, and adopt the "sick role," while the other student will try to keep his private? A. Because syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease, and sex makes people uncomfortable B. Because pneumonia is never caused by personal behavior, so it can't be "her own fault" C. Because society doesn't recognize syphilis as a "legitimate" illness D. Because syphilis is related to smoking, his sore throat was "his own fault"

How society defines and treats different diseases (or even whether it defines something as a "disease") varies by culture

Which of the following best describes the relationship between health and culture? A. While most (if not all) cultures identify and diagnose diseases in the same way, how they treat those diseases varies by culture B. Culture and health are very different; culture is a social construction, but health is defined by scientific medicine C. Some cultures are more prone to certain types of diseases than others D. How society defines and treats different diseases (or even whether it defines something as a "disease") varies by culture