Med Soc Final

There is a clear Scientific support for the effectiveness of all complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) techniques (True or False)

False

_______ suggested that a person's social class position is determined exclusively by his or her degree of access to a society's means of production

Marx

Folk healers are most commonly used among:

Some low income racial and ethnic minority groups

The ________ model applies when the patient is seriously ill or being treated on an emergency basis in a state of relative helplessness, due to a severe injury or lack of consciousness. a. activity-passivity b. guidance cooperation c. react-revise d. mutual participation

a

Which is not a type of faith healing? a. massage therapy b. self-treatment through prayer c. Treatment with a laypersons thought to communicate with God d. Treatment from an official church member e.. Healing obtained from religious beliefs

a

Medicalization

a process where previously non-medical problems are defined and treated as medical problems

sickness

a social state signifying an impaired social role for those who are ill

illness

a subjective state pertaining to an individuals psychological awareness of having a disease and usually causing that person to have a modification in his or her behavior

disease

an adverse physical state consisting of physiological dysfunctions within an individual

What is the central rule of the doctor-nurse game?

avoid open disagreement between the players

Visits to physicians are higher for a. males b. females c. adilts

b

The role of the registered nurse: a. has not changed over time b. has been led to include more bedside services c. has changed to include an administrative role d. has created a pathway to medical school e. has not provided a manner for nurses to be promoted

c

Which is not an example of a traditional path of nursing education? a. associates degree b. college-based programs c. church training programs d. hospital based degree programs

c

Weber maintains that life ______ is influenced by life chances

choices

What is likely the most powerful influence on lifestyle forms?

class circumstances

Which of the following are reasons why the doctor-nurse game is changing? a. greater assertiveness by nurses b. increased number of male nurses c. the growing number of female doctors d. all of the above

d

Which refers to the social relationships a person has during day-to-day interaction, which serves to suggest, advise, influence, or coerce an individual into taking or not taking particular courses of action? a. interpersonal affect b. lay-referral system c. family d. social network e. none of the above

d

Which statement is true of the Chiropractic approach to healing? a. there is a broad support for it among the medical profession b. chiropractic healing is being absorbed by medicine c. chiropractor are not able to practice in all 50 states d. chiropractor face opposition from medicine

d

_______ argue that physician-patient interactions fall into one of three possible models a. Haug and Lavin b. Parsons c. Hayes-Bautista d. Szasz and Hollender e. All of the above

d

A pronouncement of deviant behavior involves making a ______ about what is right and proper behavior according to a social norm. a. psycho-social stand b. stigmatized assertion c. lasting proclamation d. wide-sweeping statement e. social judgment

e

Which is a component of self-care? a. taking preventative measures b. self treatment of symptoms c. managing chronic conditions d. consultation with health care providers e. all of the above

e

What is a class-based set of durable dispositions to act in particular ways that shape particular facets of health lifestyle

habitus

What is defined as activity undertaken by individuals for the purpose of maintaining or enhancing their health, preventing health problems, or achieving a positive body image?

health behavior

What are collective patterns of health-related behavior based on choices from options available to people according to their life chances?

health lifestyles

Medical Sociologists divide health oriented behavior into two general categories: ______ behavior and _____ behavior

health; illness

The process of seeking medical help involving a group of potential consultants, beginning in the family and extending outward to more select individuals until professionals are consulted is known as the:

lay-referral system

Regarding faith healing among parents and their children, the current trend in court decision is

parents may not refuse treatment for they children in life threatening cases

What refers to routine physical examinations, immunizations, prenatal care, delta checkups, screening for heart disease and cancer, and other services intended to ensure good health and to minimize the effects of illness if it occurs?

preventative care

Labeling theory does not explain the cause of deviance other than by the creation of other people to it (true or false)

true

Sociologists have typically viewed sickness as a form of deviant behavior (true or false)

true

What led to an increase in the status and salary of nurses in the late 1980s?

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what is the reason many low-income persons do not have a source of medical care

- health facilities may not be near - costs mat not be covered by health insurance - they lack health insurance