Chapter 7 Practice Quiz

. What does l sociology of health explore?

The strictly biological aspects of health

Health in seniors

The quality of a nation's health care system

how social factors influence the health of individuals and communities.

Health care received by ethnic minorities.

. What is the biomedical view of health?

The absence of all illness

The ability to live a normal life.

The ability to not feel excessive amounts of pain on a daily basis.

Having well-being

Living near loved ones

. Worldwide life expectancy is:

52

62

72

82

92

. Which country has the highest life expectancy?

Chili

Canada

UK

Monaco

Chad

. What are two ways in which the morbidity rate can be reported?

Incidence and prevalence

Subjective and objective

Absolute and relative

Essential and fundamental

Functionalist or conflict

. What is an endemic?

A disease that spreads throughout the world

A disease that only targets concentrated areas of a country

A disease that is only prevalent amongst the elderly

A disease that leads to a high infant mortality rate

A disease that is constantly present within a population

. What does the term "excess deaths" mean?

It's the number of deaths that occurred in a country in a specific year, minus the number of deaths that occurred in the same period a year earlier.

It's the number of too many deaths from a particular disease.

It's the number of deaths in a year multiplied by the number of deaths from previous years.

None of these are correct.

A and B only.

. Which is NOT a contributor to the obesity epidemic?

Larger portion sizes

Increased TV viewing

Good nutritional counselling within the school system

Technological advancements that lead to less physical activity

Increased use of prescription drugs

. According to the World Health Organization, what percentage of the world's children and adolescents have some form of mental disorder?

1%

5%

10%

15%

20%

. What is comorbidity?

Multiple people in a social enclave dying in close succession.

Getting ill at the same time as your spouse

The morbidity rate of a particular disease within a defined location

Mental illness that one gets while caring for a sick partner.

The susceptibility of an individuality with an illness to additional health problems

. According to the biomedical view of health, the human body is a machine that sometimes needs repair and calls for the use of therapeutic intervention to 'cure' disease and injury.

True.

False.

. Each year, over one million people die of suicide, making it the world's third leading cause of death in 15–29-year-olds.

True.

False.

. Conflict theorists see good health as the normal, desirable state of an individual.

True

False

. In Frederick Engels book, The Condition of the Working Class in England, he shows that the substandard living conditions of the disadvantaged in Manchester contributed to the city's high death rate.

True.

False

. Symbolic interactionists show that health and illness remain the same no matter which country is studied.

True

False

. The social determinants of health perspective views health as a complex relationship among various social, economic, and political factors.

True.

False

. Mental disorders and illnesses are social problems because they often interrupt the normal functioning of families, groups, and other social institutions.

True.

False.

. Workers with high cognitive ability make more use of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana the more complex their jobs are.

True.

False.

. Research shows women tend to drink more responsibly than men, and one of the reasons is that they are more likely to use other chemical substances to cope with stress.

True.

False.

. 16 percent of the Canadian population smokes.

True

False.

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