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