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Question #1

Which of the following statements highlights the idea that mental illness can be socially constructed?

A The meanings and definitions of mental illness varies over time and place.

B An individual with a mental illness may not show external signs.

C An individual can determine for themselves if they have a mental illness.

D Mental illness is clearly definable using the latest DSM produced by the American Psychiatric Association.

Question #2

________ gather and analyze data on particular illnesses. They are interested in how, where, and to whom the illnesses are spread as well as how to stop their spread.

A Sociologists

B Epidemiologists

C Psychologists

D Entomologists

Question #3

Jordan has been suffering from sinus pain for several months, and his physician prescribes over-the-counter decongestants and acupuncture. This is an example of ________ medicine.

A integrative

B conventional Western

C curative

D alternative

Question #4

The ________ approach to addiction suggests that people of lower socioeconomic status are more likely to be scrutinized as problem drinkers or drug addicts.

A symbolic interactionist

B conflict theory

C sick role

D structural functionalist

Question #5

Many health inequities that people of lower socioeconomic status experience are worsened in ________ groups.

A older

B majority

C minority

D family

Question #6

In the ________ approach to addiction, people who become addicted may be responding to strains in the social system and their own lives by escaping through drugs and alcohol.

A sick role

B conflict theory

C symbolic interactionist

D structural functionalist

Question #7

What is HIV/AIDS considered?

A an epidemic

B a pandemic

C a rescission

D a sick role

Question #8

Approximately ________ people have died from having contracted HIV/AIDS since the virus was first identified in the early 1980s.

A 3,000,000

B 100,000,000

C 250,000

D 35,000,000

Question #9

Kendra is a lower-class American who lives in public housing, did not finish high school, experiences lapses in employment, and has a hard time paying her bills. Kendra is twice as likely as people who are not living in poverty to

A suffer from depression.

B have an above-average life expectancy.

C visit a doctor for yearly checkups.

D report having good physical well-being.

Question #10

Justin caught the flu and was urged by his employer to take a few days off to recover. However, on the third day of missing work, Justin’s employer sees him at lunch with some friends. His employer approaches him and Justin suggests he’s still very sick and will need a few more days to recover. Justin tells his employer he has not seen a doctor or taken any medicine. Justin is not fulfilling his duties as part of the

A doctor–patient relationship.

B sick role.

C medicalization of health.

D social/medical interactionism.

Question #11

A/An ________ is an epidemic that spans across national borders, across continents, or around the world.

A vector organism

B pandemic

C epidemiology

D deprivation amplification

Question #12

What disorder does the American Psychiatric Association define as “a complex development disorder that can cause problems with thinking, feeling, language, and the ability to relate to others”?

A autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

B obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

C attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

D bipolar disorder

Question #13

Kea tries to take good care of herself by regularly exercising, getting an appropriate amount of rest, and eating a healthy diet. Her approach to health is MOST closely aligned with

A palliative medicine.

B preventive medicine.

C chronic illness.

D lifestyle medicine.

Question #14

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was not recognized by the American Psychiatric Association in the form we now know it until 1987, despite the fact that children exhibited the same symptoms of ADHD before 1987. What sociological concept does this highlight?

A epidemic

B pandemic

C medicalization

D cultural competence

Question #15

What is the concept of acknowledging and incorporating a patient’s cultural background as part of the treatment process called?

A patient rights

B crisis medicine

C cultural competence

D the Association of American Medical Colleges

Question #16

A reality television program called The Swan (2004–2005) intended to give women extreme makeovers. This was done by radically changing their appearance, in part through plastic surgery. Of what is this an example?

A complementary medicine

B the medicalization of beauty

C deprivation amplification

D the epidemiology of beauty

Question #17

Research shows that the odds of a patient being diagnosed with autism ________ in the years when the diagnostic criteria of autism changed.

A decreased

B fluctuated

C remained stable

D increased

Question #18

As the process of ________ develops, we will be less likely to treat someone who has a mental health issue as having something they should just “deal with” alone. We will instead be more likely to think of the issue as having to do with a disease.

A hospitalization

B the professionalization of doctors

C medicalization

D acute care

Question #19

A/An ________ occurs when the number of cases of a particular disease during a particular time is significantly higher than it might be otherwise.

A pandemic

B distribution issue

C epidemic

D epidemiology

Question #20

The more strongly men identify with stereotypical ideas about masculinity, the more likely they are to

A have a longer life expectancy than women.

B avoid preventive health care.

C come into contact with vector organisms.

D avoid risky lifestyle behaviors (such as smoking, drinking, and driving fast).

Question #21

________ is a group of medical treatments, practices, and products that includes practices like acupuncture, homeopathy, hypnosis, and meditation as well as traditional healers like shamans.

A Curative medicine

B The 2010 Health Care Reform Act

C Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)

D Bioethics

Question #22

The 2010 Affordable Care Act (commonly called “Obamacare”)

A allowed insurance companies to deny coverage to anyone with preexisting conditions.

B provided universal health care for all citizens by providing each person with state-run insurance.

C required births to occur in a hospital instead of at home.

D included many insurance reforms and aimed to increase the number of Americans receiving health care.

Question #23

Dr. Robinson believes that the ongoing Flint water crisis in Michigan is only still a problem because the affected population is mostly black and poor. He believes the slow response of government officials is a result of this population’s lack of economic and political power. With which theoretical viewpoint do Dr. Robinson’s beliefs align?

A symbolic interactionism

B conflict theory

C structural functionalism

D modernism

Question #24

Siobhan recently learned that he has a mental illness. Since her diagnosis, she has begun to act according to the illness and in ways that she thinks others expect someone with a mental illness to act. Which theory of health and illness best explains her situation?

A symbolic interactionism

B structural functionalism

C curative medicine

D conflict theory

Question #25

People living in what type of an area have an increased risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease?

A East Coast city

B densely populated urban area

C food desert

D sparsely populated rural area

Question #26

Ori got food poisoning at his favorite restaurant and was treated right away. This type of illness would be classified as

A palliative.

B lifestyle based.

C acute.

D chronic.

Question #27

The Pacific Gas and Electric Company poisoned the water in Hinkley, California. The poisoned water system had sickened many Hinkley, California residents with ailments like liver damage and cancer. How would the illnesses of the Hinkley residents be classified?

A acute diseases

B curative diseases

C crisis diseases

D chronic diseases

Question #28

Death and illness in a population are bad for the productivity of the system and are destabilizing forces. Which theory takes this approach to medicine?

A symbolic interactionism

B structural functionalism

C conflict theory

D the sick role

Question #29

You are an American with a lower socioeconomic status. You are also a racial minority living in public housing and working a physically demanding job to financially support a family of four. It is likely that you

A have a number of ailments like arthritis and asthma.

B engage in regular good health practices.

C view physical labor as preventative medicine.

D report having good physical well-being.

Question #30

In the early twentieth century, unmarried women who had children were considered to be feebleminded or to suffer from mental problems. They were also thought more likely to give birth to children who were also feebleminded. Today, this attitude seems ridiculous. This is an example of

A epidemiological change.

B the social construction of mental illness.

C preventative medicine.

D a disease risk being amplified by social factors.

Question #31

________ is the study of controversial moral or ethical issues related to scientific and medical advancements.

A Conflict theory

B Curative medicine

C Medicalization

D Bioethics

Question #32

________ health care makes ill patients more comfortable and prepares them for the end of life.

A Comprehensive

B Palliative

C Alternative

D Integrative

Question #33

What is there evidence of that make(s) men more sick?

A biological factors

B traditional female gender role expectations

C traditional male gender role expectations

D gender inequality

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