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Chapter 11 Practice Quiz
Health
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Which part of the World Health Organization's definition of health refers to a state of "well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community"?
Physical well-being
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Mental well-being
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Social well-being
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Critical well-being
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What do sociologists of health investigate in their research?
Larger social causes of health and illness
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Individual causes of health and illness
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Socio-biological causes of health and illness
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Biological causes of health and illness
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Which one of the following is NOT a main part of the sick role according to Parsons?
The sick person is not held personally responsible for their poor health
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The sick person is entitled to certain rights and privileges.
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The sick person is held personally responsible for their poor health
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The sick person is expected to take sensible steps to regain their health
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What are the most immediate factors affecting our health?
Social and community networks
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Living and working conditions
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Our age, sex, and other genetic factors
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Individual lifestyle factors
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Which term refers to the decisions and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific health care goals within a health care system?
Health disparities
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Health policy
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Life expectancy
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Social determinants of health
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Which of the following accurately reflects the trends in obesity rates?
Women are much more likely to be obese or overweight than are men.
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Peoples with more money are more likely to be obese or overweight than those with less money.
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Young people are more likely to be obese or overweight than old people.
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People who work in offices are more likely to be obese or overweight.
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Which one of the following answers is NOT a way to measure health?
Accidental death rate
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Life expectancy
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Healthy life expectancy
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Chronic disease prevalence
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Which of the following accurately reflects the relationship between health and gender?
Men report poorer health than women.
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Women are more likely to die from heart disease than men.
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Men are more likely to go to the doctor when they are ill.
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Women are more likely to be affected by health problems associated with old age.
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Which one of the following answers is NOT a main reason why education is a main predictor of health?
Education is related to social class and income, two important predictors of health.
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Education decreases the belief that you can change things around you.
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Education improves our ability to understand health-related information.
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Education increases the belief that you can change things around you.
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Which one of the following answers is NOT a standard of the Canadian health care system?
Universality
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Accessible
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Comprehensive
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For-profit
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Mental health issues are related to one's ability to cope with the regular problems and issues that come up in one's life.
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Health sociologists tend to focus on the immediate causes of illness.
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The more integrated an individual is with others, the healthier they tend to be.
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The social determinants of health refer to the larger social factors that shape our health.
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Individuals who live in countries with a greater level of inequality between the rich and the poor tend to have better health.
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Health disparities are the differences in health status across groups linked to social, economic, or environmental conditions.
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Social class is not weak predictor of health.
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Wealthier countries tend to have healthier populations.
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In Canada, health outcomes for Indigenous peoples are especially unequal.
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Obesity is a relatively modern phenomenon that only happens in some countries.
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