Income Inequality 10

Question 1

Countries with highest mental illness

Answer 1

USA; UK, Australia, New Zealand

Question 2

Countries with lowest mental illness

Answer 2

Italy, Japan, Germany,

Question 3

Which theories does mental illness support

Answer 3

social capital; status hierarchy; neo-materialist

Question 4

World Health Organisation…

Answer 4

World Health Organisation has completed an extensive analysis of schizophrenia in terms of rates of mental health across nations and recovery rates from mental illness

Question 5

Incidence

Answer 5

risk of some having mental illness = same across nations [genetic factors]

Question 6

Prevalence

Answer 6

proportion of cases in a society = developed nations have higher prevalence rates [psychosocial factors]

Question 7

Relate obesity to income inequality

Answer 7

Higher income inequality, the more people who are obese

Question 8

Countries with highest rates of obesity

Answer 8

USA, Greece, UK, Finland, Australia

Question 9

Countries with lowest rates of obesity

Answer 9

Japan, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden

Question 10

Which theory does obesity support

Answer 10

social capital; status hierarchy; neo-materialist

Question 11

Health consequences of obesity (10)

Answer 11

1) All-causes of death (mortality); 2) High blood pressure and high cholesterol; 3) Type 2 diabetes; 4) Coronary heart disease and Stroke; 5) Osteoarthritis; 6) Sleep apnea; 7) Cancers; 8) Low quality of life; 9) Mental illness such as clinical depression, anxiety, and other mental disorders; 10) Body pain and difficulty with physical functioning

Question 12

Summary

Answer 12

From the above statistics, an health and social index was developed – the higher the income inequality, the worse citizens are overall

Question 13

All factors combined which countries were the worst

Answer 13

USA, Portugal, UK

Question 14

Where does Australia rank

Answer 14

8th worst

Question 15

All factors combined which countries were the best

Answer 15

Japan, Sweden, Norway