HA 3315 Review Questions

The percentage of people of color in America was estimated to be ________ in 2014. - 38% - 36% - 25% - 12%

- 38%

A universal healthcare program means that ______. - A country provides access to care (health insurance) to all its citizens. - A country provides access to care to all people in the whole universe - A country provides access to care to all of its employed citizens - A country provides access to care to all employed individuals in the whole universe

- A country provides access to care (health insurance) to all its citizens.

Before the _______, medical schools were substandard and lacked a standard curriculum. - American Medical Association Report - Medical Schools of America Report - The Institute of Medicine Report - Abraham Flexner Report

- Abraham Flexner Report

Changes in a individual's culture and behavior to be similar to the culture and behavior of the residents in the host country is called _______. - Acculturation - Reculturation - Deculturation - Neoculturation

- Acculturation

The two major contributing factors to increased health care costs in the US consist of: __________ - Advances in medical technology and widespread health insurance coverage - Lack of health insurance and use of traditional medicine - Widespread health insurance coverage and lack of cultural competence - Advances in medical technology and lack of health insurance

- Advances in medical technology and widespread health insurance coverage

Fill in the blank. _________ is the primary federal source for quality delivery of health services. - American Medical Association for Healthcare Quality - Agency for Healthcare Quality and Health Insurance - Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services for Healthcare Quality - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

According to the Zinner article, the charitable era used _________ to care for patients. - Sanatoriums - Guesthouses - Almshouses - Guesthouses

- Almshouses

Sacred objects, such as charms, worn on a string or chain around the neck, wrist, or waist, to protect the wearer from the evil eye are called _______. - Body decorations - Jewelry - Amulets - Souvenirs

- Amulets

Before hospitals were founded, medical doctors were trained as _________ who received training by shadowing a physician. - Administrators - Nurses - Patients - Apprentices

- Apprentices

In the American Indian and Alaskan Native culture _______________ is a recognized method of protecting, maintaining and restoring health. - Dreaming - Fishing - Grilling - Beading

- Beading

According to the Zinner article, the reason for the creation of managed care was to: - Offer patients with more choices of treatments - Provide universal care for all citizens - Better manage escalating health care costs - Enhance physician satisfaction

- Better manage escalating health care costs

Individuals born between 1946 and 1964 belong to the _______. - Generation X - Generation Z - Silent generation - Boomer generation

- Boomer generation

_______ has the largest number of undocumented individuals - Arizona - Texas - Florida - California

- California

The diseases of the rich consist of __________. - Cancer, heart disease, stroke - Cancer, heart disease, kidney disease - Cancer, diabetes, heart disease - Cancer, sickle cells, heart disease

- Cancer, heart disease, stroke

Some patients preferred to be treated at home during the _________. - Government Era - Insurance Era - Charitable Era - Managed Care Era

- Charitable Era

It is important to recognize that the patient has an important responsibility for her/his health in the __________. - Managed Care Era - Insurance Era - Consumer Era - Government Era

- Consumer Era

______________ refer to polarization between two groups and their differences are intensified by the way they are perceived. - Cultural differences - Cultural conflicts - Cultural perceptions - Cultural polarizations

- Cultural conflicts

__________ is the sum of socially inherited characteristics of a human group that comprises everything that one generation can tell, convey, or hand down the next generation. - Ethnicity - Inheritance - Culture - Social characteristics

- Culture

The set of factors or events that keep individuals or families in poverty is called the _______. - Cycle of factors - Cycle of events - Cycle of poverty - Cycle of social problems

- Cycle of poverty

The early practice of medicine ______. - Required a major course of study - Required physicians to study in Australia - Did not require a major course of study - Required physicians to study in Europe

- Did not require a major course of study

The growth in the use of complimentary and integrative medicine has been attributed to the _________. - Change in type of endemic disease - Lack of health care knowledge - Aging population - Dissatisfaction with conventional medicine

- Dissatisfaction with conventional medicine

In traditional American Indian belief, the _____________ is considered a living organism; the body of a higher individual with a desire to be well. - River - Earth - Sea - Lake

- Earth

A person who believes that his or her ethnic group is superior to other ethnic groups is a/an ________. - Xenophobe - Arrogant - Ethnocentric - Ignorant

- Ethnocentric

In traditional epidemiology, illness is attributed to the _______. - Evil nose - Evil eye - Evil tongue - Evil ear

- Evil eye

Cultural care creates and embraces scientific and technological developments that are sophisticated and costly. - True - False

- False

Due to the pain and trauma caused by circumcision, people have stopped this practice - True - False

- False

In ancient times, the birth of a female child was considered more significant than that of a male child. - True - False

- False

Japanese men that follow the Shintoism religion eat the umbilical cord of their new born. - True - False

- False

Lutherans in Germany practice baby shower before birth but never set up the crib until after birth. - True - False

- False

Native Americans usually keep the windows open at night to get enough sleep even in winter. - True - False

- False

Only Christians practice baptism. - True - False

- False

Race and Hispanic origin describe the same concept. - True - False

- False

The Germans use Ivory soap suppositories for constipation. - True - False

- False

The Irish apply baking soda on insect bites. - True - False

- False

Western medicine believes in the use of traditional healers. - True - False

- False

Western medicine expects patient recovery at the lowest cost possible. - True - False

- False

An example of a traditional method to protect mental health consists of _______. - Drinking wine - Relaxation - Concentration - Family activities

- Family activities

Physicians in China are classified as __________. - Good and bad physicians - Generalist and specialist physicians - First-class and second-class physicians - Scientist and naturalist physicians

- First-class and second-class physicians

The two major forces that have shaped the problems we are facing in health care are: _________ - Free enterprise and science - Science and lack of health insurance - Free enterprise and belief in witchcraft - Science and belief in witchcraft

- Free enterprise and science

Some cultures in the US and Canada tend to be _______. - Present-oriented - Future-oriented - Disoriented - Past-oriented

- Future-oriented

In Chinese tradition, this item is burnt to send payment to the deceased person and ensure his or her well-being in the afterlife. - Ghost silk - Ghost rice - Ghost candle - Ghost money

- Ghost money

The practice of tongue examination to diagnose a disease is called __________. - Glossocopy - Claposcopy - Linguiscopy - Tonguoscopy

- Glossocopy

The common theme of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism is __________. - Harmony - Competition - Materialism - Individualism

- Harmony

The traditional American Indian believes that _______________ reflects a total harmony with nature and having the ability to survive under exceedingly difficult circumstances. - Sickness - Illness - Health - Disease

- Health

______________ is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease. - Happiness - Health - Peace - Wealth

- Health

________________________ are among the top 10 leading causes of death for American Indians and Alaskan Natives, - Crohn's disease, malignant neoplasm, Alzheimer's, chronic liver disease - Brain disease, malignant neoplasm, diabetes, chronic liver disease - Brain disease, malignant neoplasm, Alzheimer's, chronic liver disease - Heart disease, malignant neoplasm, diabetes, chronic liver disease

- Heart disease, malignant neoplasm, diabetes, chronic liver disease

The extend to which an individuals lifestyle reflects his/her traditional or tribal culture is called ________. - Heritage consistency - Cultural consistency - Socialization consistency - Tradition consistency

- Heritage consistency

According to the Zinner article, the law designed to improve the infrastructure of existing hospitals and build new hospitals was the _______. - Wagner-Murray-Dingle Act - Health Care Modernization Act - Kerr-Mills Act - Hill-Burton Act

- Hill-Burton Act

__________ is a practice that treats the person, not the disease. - Osteopathy - Homeopathy - Allopathy - Candypathy

- Homeopathy

The _____________ Indians associate illness with evil spirits. - Kusiut Indians - Hopi Indians - Chippewa Indians - Lakota Indians

- Hopi Indians

Fill in the blank. _________ are the foundation of the US healthcare system - Physicians - Hospitals - Health insurance companies - Public health workers

- Hospitals

____________ are the foundation of our healthcare system. - Hospitals - Patients - Doctors - Medical Schools

- Hospitals

The imbalance of a person's being (physical, mental, and spiritual) and the outside world is called ______. - Stress - Illness - Distress - Emergency

- Illness

People who are ____, _____, and _____, are not allowed to have an abortion. - Christians, Mormons, Muslims - Jehovah's witnesses, Mormons, Muslims - Buddhists, Jehovah's witnesses, Muslims - Hindus, Muslims, Mormons

- Jehovah's witnesses, Mormons, Muslims

These people bury the deceased as soon as possible and mourn for seven days. - Muslims - Mormons - Hindus - Jews

- Jews

The reason for "waking" is to _______ - Keep the vampires away from the deceased - Keep the witches away from the deceased - Keep company for the deceased so that he/she does not feel alone - Keep the evil spirits away from the deceased

- Keep the evil spirits away from the deceased

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) ensures that health insurance is not discontinued if a person ___________. - Becomes an orphan - Loses his/her job - Is divorced - Loses his/her spouse

- Loses his/her job

____________ is defined as the art and science of the diagnosis and treatment of disease and maintenance of health. - Medical culture - Medical belief - Medical care - Medical cost

- Medical care

__________ has the highest percentage of individuals who become legal permanent residents in the united states in 2013. - India - Ireland - Mexico - China

- Mexico

Individuals born between 1977 and 1994 belong to the _______. - Silent generation - Generation Z - Millennial generation - Boomer generation

- Millennial generation

The three types of divination are: __________________________. - Motion in the foot, stargazing, eating - Motion in the hand, moongazing, listening - Motion in the head, stargazing, listening - Motion in the hand, stargazing, listening

- Motion in the hand, stargazing, listening

The process to which foreign-born people age 18 and over may become citizens of the United States is called ______. - Americanization - Assimilation - Acculturation - Naturalization

- Naturalization

The states of ____________ have the largest number of American Indians. - Maine, Arizona, California, New Mexico, Ohio - Oklahoma, Arizona, South Carolina, New Mexico, Alaska - Oklahoma, Arizona, California, New Mexico, Alaska - Oklahoma, Illinois, California, New England, Alaska

- Oklahoma, Arizona, California, New Mexico, Alaska

Alksen, Wellin, Suchman, and Patrick suggest that illness experience has the following stages: _________ - Onset stage, sick role stage, patient status stage, and recovery stage - Onset stage, diagnosis stage, treatment stage and rehabilitation stage - Onset stage, diagnosis stage, patient status stage, and medical care contact stage - Onset stage, diagnosis stage, patient status stage, and recovery stage

- Onset stage, diagnosis stage, patient status stage, and recovery stage

According to the Zinner article, To Err Is Human (a publication of the Institute of Medicine) is credited with the increasing emphasis on _________. - Value-based care - Patient education - Administrative accountability - Patient safety

- Patient safety

The very first US hospital was the _________. - Boston General Hospital - Massachusetts General Hospital - Pennsylvania Hospital - New York Hospital

- Pennsylvania Hospital

The three domains of health beliefs consist of ______ - Perceived susceptibility, perceived seriousness, perceived benefits - Perceived illness, perceived seriousness, perceived recovery - Perceived susceptibility, perceived sickness, perceived illness - Perceived sickness, perceived seriousness, perceived recovery

- Perceived susceptibility, perceived seriousness, perceived benefits

The three major aspects of poverty are _______. - Physical, mental, spiritual - Physical, cultural, mental - Physical, cultural, criminal - Physical, mental ethical

- Physical, mental, spiritual

For much of the 19th century, the education in medical school in the US was ________. - Well Regulated - The Best in the World - The Second Best in the World - Poorly Regulated

- Poorly Regulated

Religion and physical health may intersect in _______. - Pregnancy - Forgiveness - Wedding - Reading

- Pregnancy

In ancient China, the task of the physician was to _________. - Prevent illness - Cure the disease - Fight the evil eye - Practice witchcraft

- Prevent illness

An example of a traditional method to maintain physical health consists of _____. - Acupuncture - Relaxation - Family activities - Proper clothing

- Proper clothing

The purpose of the Hill-Burton Act was to _________. - Provide federal fund to enhance US medical education - Provide federal funding to enhance health administration education in the US - Provide federal funding to enhance health insurance system in the US - Provide federal funding to enhance the infrastructure of the US hospital system

- Provide federal funding to enhance the infrastructure of the US hospital system

American Indians practice an act of ________________ in order to maintain their harmony with nature and cleanse the body and spirit. - Adoration - Separation - Purification - Divination

- Purification

Individuals who seeks residence in the United States in order to escape persecution based on race, religion, nationality, or political opinion in their country or origin are called ____. - Outlaws - Illegal immigrants - Refugees - Criminals

- Refugees

___________ has played a major role in shaping the cultural values in Asia. - Religion - Politics - Communism - Witchcraft

- Religion

The components of heritage consistency consist of: __________ - Values, culture, tradition, ethnicity - Tradition, culture, socialization, language - Religion, culture, socialization, education - Religion, culture, socialization, ethnicity

- Religion, culture, socialization, ethnicity

People immigrate to the United States for the following reasons ________. - Religious freedom, marital freedom, economic opportunities - Religious freedom, political freedom, economic opportunities - Cultural freedom, political freedom, economic opportunities - Marital freedom, political freedom, economic opportunities

- Religious freedom, political freedom, economic opportunities

It has been believed that the cause of spiritual illness is _______. - Poverty - War - Sin - Wealth

- Sin

The process of being raised within a culture and acquiring the characteristics of individuals who belong to that culture is called ________. - Socialization - Culturally-based education - Culturization - Culturally-based upbringing

- Socialization

An example of traditional method to restore spiritual health consists of _______. - Acupuncture - Special prayers - Massage - Herbal teas

- Special prayers

In traditional epidemiology, an example of agents of disease may consist of ________. - Physical abuse - Spirit possession - Alcohol addiction - Drug addiction

- Spirit possession

In Chinese culture, health is defined as a ___________. - State of spiritual and intellectual harmony with society - State of spiritual and physical harmony with nature - State of spiritual and physical harmony with society - State of spiritual and intellectual harmony with nature

- State of spiritual and physical harmony with nature

According to the Zinner article, insurance was not applied to medical care until 1929, when ________. - Employers subsidized health care - Blue Cross plans were developed for hospital care - Teachers in Dallas, Texas contracted with Baylor Hospital for care - Garfield and Kaiser formed the medical group to provide health care to workers

- Teachers in Dallas, Texas contracted with Baylor Hospital for care

What is the supreme law of the US? - The immigration law - The criminal law - The constitution - The presidential election law

- The constitution

While the Asian race comprises people from different countries in Asia, the textbook only discusses the traditional health and illness beliefs and practices of the Chinese population because ________. - China has the largest population among other Asian countries - The health and illness beliefs and practices of the other Asians are derived in part from the Chinese health traditions - China is a beautiful country - China manufactures most of the goods sold in the US

- The health and illness beliefs and practices of the other Asians are derived in part from the Chinese health traditions

As defined by the WHO, "health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease" - True - False

- True

Canadians rub camphor around the neck to ward off any evil spirit. - True - False

- True

In ancient forms of healing, the cause of illness was attributed to the forces of evil. - True - False

- True

In traditional China, physicians got paid when the person was healthy and the payment stopped when the patient became ill and the physicians had to pay for the cost of treatments. - True - False

- True

Iranians take honey to heal a cough. - True - False

- True

It was believed, in ancient times, that the envy of people in the community can cause one's illness - True - False

- True

Italian Catholics believe that life begins at conception. - True - False

- True

Native Americans experience higher disease rates and lower life expectancy than any other racial or ethnic group. - True - False

- True

The Austrians apply fried chopped onions on infected wounds. - True - False

- True

The goal of cultural care is the provision of care that is based on knowledge and constructive attitudes toward the health traditions observed among diverse cultural groups. - True - False

- True

The mourning tradition of the Greek Orthodox consists of men growing beard - True - False

- True

Western medicine likes promptness, neatness and organization, and patient compliance with all teaching and prescriptions. - True - False

- True

With respect to professional culture, professional socialization consists of teaching the students a set of beliefs, practices, habits, likes, dislikes, norms, and rituals. - True - False

- True

The _________________ reached the shores of the United States about AD 1010, they were unable to settle on the land and left after a decade of frustration. - Italians - Germans - Belgians - Vikings

- Vikings