sociology of health and illness exam 3 quiz answers

which of the following are norms has been found to inhibit peer regulation among physicians?

-accountability -referrals -etiquette ALL of the above

patient non-compliance usually results from:

-the patient misunderstanding the doctor -the physician not adequately communicating with the patient

admissions criteria for medical school have

a broadened to include a greater mix of students, not just women and racial minorities, but also who will be personable and humanistic in their approach

deprofessionalization means

a decline in a professions autonomy and control over clients

when a patient is seriously ill the ____ style of doctor patient interaction applies, according to szasz and hollender (1956)

activity passivitiy

hall found that _______ represented a crucial point in the career development of the urban physician

affiliation with a prestigious hospital

the decline in the status of physicians is largely due to greater

all of the above -government regulation -corporations in the health care market -changes in the physician patient relationship

many nurses are no longer willing to be treated as mere subordinates by physicians for several reasons including

all of the above -increased number of female doctors -declining public esteem for doctors -the education of most nurses in academic settings

difficulties in interactions between doctors and racial/ethnic minority patients results from:

all of the above -language differences -lack of respect by doctors -unfamiliarity with an impersonal, anglo health care system

one of the most significant guiding principles of the american medical association had been its view of the physicians as

an independent practitioner

physician assistant and nurse practitioners in the US

are both increasing both in use and numbers

at the beginning of the 21st century we are witnessing that the dominance of medical profession is

declining

some patients may perceive _______ physicians as less of an authority figure than _______ physicians

female, male

ritzer and walcyk argue that a trend in medical practice has been toward greater efficiency, leading to greater profit this trend is the dominance of

formal authority

in a managed care system, the _________ function of the primary care physician also has a direct effect on the patients experience

gate keeper

______ is the most significant element in the power structure of the american medical profession

institutional position

in emanuel and emanuel's types of doctor patient relationships, in which does the physician offer advice relative to the patients values?

interpretive

physicians in the united states used to lack

lengthy training in specialized knowledge

two groups identified as having the most communication problems with physicians are:

lower class and women

the _______ is the notion that since the work of the physician is for the food of the patient, physicians tend to impute illness to their patients rather than to deny it and risk overlooking or missing it

medical decision rule

currently the trend in patient physician interaction seems to be forwards

mutual participation

millman contended that a "gentlemens agreement" existed among the hospital physicians, what did this agreement allow for?

overlooking each others mistakes

the internet now has a major role in health care delivery this includes:

patients using the internet as a source of medical information -a source of social support for people with health problems -a changed dynamic in the doctor-patient relationship

studies regarding physicians and the acquiring and retaining of clientele indicate that

physicians must take lay peoples expectations into account and learn to deal with them if they expect patients to return

physicians assistance generally spend the largest part of their workday

providing direct care for patient

physician assistants along with nurse practitioners may help address a significant issue in health care which is

providing more primary care practitioners

the technique known as evidence-based medicine has resulted in improvement for medical students in :

reducing uncertainty in the application of medical knowledge

mary boulton and her colleagues explain, that the influence of social class on the doctor-patient relationship is best understood in terms of ______

social distance

the flexner report advanced the establishment of

standards for medical school of admissions, faculty and facilities

in fox's study, one of the traits that medical students were found to acquire as a result of their medical training was:

the ability to tolerate uncertainty

when a nurse makes a recommendation to a doctor but without it looking like she has done so, and when a doctor asks for a recommendation from a nurse without it looking like he has, this is:

the doctor nurse game

a major trend in the work role of the nurse is:

the evolution of the R.N. into an administrative role

the forecast for the future of health care and medical practice by physicians is that

the majority of physicians will be employees

a recent development moving nurses even closer to doctors in professional status is:

the new doctor of nursing practice degree

according to friedson, an important distinction between non physician health care workers (nurses, paramedics, technicians, etc) and physicians is:

the physicians control over the work of other health care workers

which of the following is NOT a trend in contemporary society affecting the physician-patient relationship as identified by reeder?

the expansion of free standing emergency centers

the passage of public health insurance legislation and the establishment of professional standards review organizations and diagnostic related groups are all indicators that:

the government has been attempting to respond to public demands to control health care

which is NOT true of lay midwives?

they have been abolished in the U.S.

which is true of pharmacists?

they supplement rather than challenge the patient care tasks of providers

the reason for choosing a medical career most frequently given by medical students is generally that

they want to help people