Chapter 8

Question 1

Abuse

Answer 1

a misuse or mistreatment in a relationship, it is the systematic pattern of misuse or inappropriate treatment to gain control and power over another individual

Question 2

Addiction

Answer 2

habit or compulsive behavior in which a person engages in a habit action despite the negative consequences and effects

Question 3

Birth Certificate

Answer 3

an official record declaring a live birth of a baby

Question 4

Certificate of live birth

Answer 4

an unofficial record of a live birth that is signed by the healthcare provider in attendance at the birth and includes information on the parents and the events at the time of birth

Question 5

Communicable disease

Answer 5

specific disease or illness that can cause an epidemic or pandemic to the general public

Question 6

Controlled Substance act

Answer 6

federal drug policy regulating the manufacturing, importation,possession,use and distribution of certain substances

Question 7

Coroner

Answer 7

An elected or appointed portion often not a physician to perform autopsies and testing to determine the cause of death and the time of death or under circumstances when no person was in attendance of death

Question 8

Employee Assistance Program(EAP)

Answer 8

Program designed to help employees receive counseling for substance abuse or other issues of abuse without fear of losing their job, may offer legal and financial counseling as well

Question 9

Intimate Partner Act(IPV)

Answer 9

more commonly called domestic violence or abuse in the physical, sexual or psychological harm caused by a current or former partner/spouse, can occur among heterosexual or same sex couples

Question 10

inquest

Answer 10

investigation into a suspisious death including autopsy and other

Question 11

Older American Act of 1987(OAA)

Answer 11

legislation passed to protect adults older than the age of 60 from abuse,neglect, abandonment and exploitation

Question 12

Medical examiner

Answer 12

an elected or appointed position to perform autopsies and testing to determine cause and time of death; often a physician with training in forensic pathology

Question 13

Postmortem

Answer 13

examination that is performed on an individual after death

Question 14

Statutory reporting

Answer 14

the legal responsibility of healthcare professionals to report vital information and incidence to the appropriate agencies for the protection and welfare of the general public and specific vulnerable populations

Question 15

Vital statistics

Answer 15

community- wide recording of individual key human events such as births, deaths,marriages and divorces