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Chapter 14 Self Quiz
Health Communication
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1. _________________ is assessing peopleâs well-being based on their interaction with their digital devices.
E-health
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E-diagnosis
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Digital phenotyping
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E-visit
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Device medicine
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2. The United States ___________________________.
has the longest life expectancy of any nation in the world
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spends more per person on health care than any other nation in the world
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spends less per person on health care than any other nation in the world
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spends about the same per person on health care as any other nation in the world
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has the worldâs lowest rate of uninsured people
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3. One way to improve patient/provider interactions is to improve health care providersâ ___________, their ability to acknowledge, absorb, interpret, and act on the stories and plights of others.
interpersonal communication skills
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their nonverbal immediacy
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preferred mode of conflict resolution
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time they make for patients
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narrative competence
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4. Efforts to use popular television programs such as Desperate Housewives to impart important health information to viewers are based on the_________ theory.
Health Belief
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Elaboration Likelihood
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Narrative Persuasion
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Social Learning
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Balance
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5. Evidence suggests that the power distance between doctors and their patients ___________.
produces better outcomes as patients tend to listen better
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produces a reluctance on the part of patients to speak up
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can be overcome by patients recognizing the doctors' expertise
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produces better outcomes because doctors do indeed know best
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is not nearly the problem many people think it is
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6. _______ occurs when the patient experiences a treatment effect based solely on the doctor's words.
A child-patient relationship
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A machine-and-mechanic relationship
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Cyberchondria
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The nocebo effect
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An adverse effect
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7. _______ occurs when, in a provider-client interaction, the doctor is dominant, all-knowing and the patient is submissive and reliant.
A child-patient relationship
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A machine-and-mechanic relationship
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Cyberchondria
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The nocebo effect
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An adverse effect
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8. _______ occurs when, in provider-client interactions, physicians are experts who diagnose and fix the problem.
A child-patient relationship
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A machine-and-mechanic relationship
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Cyberchondria
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The nocebo effect
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An adverse effect
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9. The Health Belief Model says people will be motivated to act on a health message if they believe inaction will have serious consequences; this is the concept of _______________.
perceived susceptibility
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perceived vulnerability
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perceived benefits
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perceived severity
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self-efficacy
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10. Realizing a communication problem, many medical facilities create their patient materials at a __________ reading level.
2nd to 3rd grade
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4th to 6th grade
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7th to 8th grade
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junior high school
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high school
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