Quiz 1(E) Flashcards
Assertion: Race is an important determinant of health
Reason: People from different races have different biology and genetics
A) Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
B)Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
C)The assertion is true but the reason is false
D)The assertion is false but the reason is true
Unselected
E)Both the assertion and the reason are false
C
Assertion: The social model of health is a means of social control
Reason: The social model of health emphasizes staying healthy rather than finding causes of ill health
A)Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
B)Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
C)The assertion is true but the reason is false
D)The assertion is false but the reason is true
E)Both the assertion and the reason are false
D
Assertion: Medicine has long been seen as a way to secure occupational and social authority
Reason: The public places high value on specialist medical professionals
A)Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
B)Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
C)The assertion is true but the reason is false
D)The assertion is false but the reason is true
E)Both the assertion and the reason are false
A
Which of the following models of health includes connecting with others, culture, nature, and a higher being?
A)The social model of health
B)The holistic model of health
C)The unified model of health
D)The medical model of health
B
Assertion: Infant mortality rates are a poor way to assess the health of a population
Reason: Infant mortality and adult mortality are largely unrelated
A)Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
B)Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
C)The assertion is true but the reason is false
D)The assertion is false but the reason is true
E)Both the assertion and the reason are false
E
Which of the following statements is true?
A)Demonstrating association requires causation
B)Causation and association are unrelated
C)Demonstrating causation requires association
C
A health promotion program that considers subjective measures of health is most likely to be based on which of the following models of health?
A)The medical model
B)The holistic model
C)The social model
B
Assertion: Social status affects health only for those at the bottom of the social hierarchy
Reason: Exposure to stress creates cortisol, which can damage the immune system and cause poor health
A)Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
B)Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
C)The assertion is true but the reason is false
D)The assertion is false but the reason is true
E)Both the assertion and the reason are false
D
Assertion: Chronic disease has replaced infectious disease as the leading cause of death
Reason: Lifestyle factors like physical activity are increasingly seen as import by the population
A)Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
B)Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
C)The assertion is true but the reason is false
D)The assertion is false but the reason is true
E)Both the assertion and the reason are false
B
Which of the following models of health describes health as encompassing physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional aspects?
Question options:
A)The holistic model of health
B)The social model of health
C)The unified model of health
D)The medical model of health
A
Which of the following is not a criticism of Seedhouse’s unified theory of health?
A)It encompasses a positive view of health, i.e. health is not just the absence of disease
B)It focuses too much on groups or populations, and not enough on individuals
C)It is so broad that it can’t effectively inform health promotion intervention
D)It does not sufficiently acknowledge how social factors influence health and our understandings of it
B
Assertion: Standardized death rates are often used to compare the health statuses of two populations
Reason: Standardized death rates allow for valid comparison, even if populations have different average ages
A)Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
B)Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
C)The assertion is true but the reason is false
D)The assertion is false but the reason is true
E)Both the assertion and the reason are false
A
Assertion: Subjective health measures are a poor way to assess the effects of a health promotion intervention
Reason: Subjective health measures account for different interpretations of health and wellness
A)Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
B)Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
C)The assertion is true but the reason is false
D)The assertion is false but the reason is true
E)Both the assertion and the reason are false
D
Which of the following models of health defines health as an ideal state, mental and physical fitness, a commodity, and a personal strength?
A)The medical model of health
B)The unified model of health
C)The holistic model of health
D)The social model of health
B
Assertion: Quality-adjusted life years are a poor way to assess the effects of disease in a population
Reason: Quality-adjusted life years consider only mortality, not morbidity
A)Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
B)Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
C)The assertion is true but the reason is false
D)The assertion is false but the reason is true
E)Both the assertion and the reason are false
E
Which of the following models of health is best depicted by the Medicine Wheel?
A)The unified model of health
B)The holistic model of health
C)The social model of health
D)The medical model of health
B
Which of the following is not an aspect of the medical model of health?
A)The dominance of trained experts
B)A focus on treatment rather than prevention
C)A definition of health that is the absence of disease
D)A focus on understanding why people are healthy
D
Assertion: Subjective perceptions of health can be downplayed in scientific medicine
Reason: The subjective experience of feeling ill is not always corroborated by an objective diagnosis of disease
A)Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
B)Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
C)The assertion is true but the reason is false
D)The assertion is false but the reason is true
E)Both the assertion and the reason are false
A
Which of the following has not challenged the dominance of medicine in recent years?
A)Increased use of complementary therapies like homeopathy or traditional Chinese medicine
B)Growing expectation that people seek professional advice and comply with treatment
C)People increasingly turning to “Dr. Google” to self-diagnose and treat
D)Growing power of administrators and managers over the delivery of medical care
B
Which of the following is not a reason women tend to be healthier than men?
A)Women are more likely to seek medical care
B)Women are socialized to be less aggressive and to take fewer risks
C)Women are more likely to inherit healthy genes
D)Women are less likely to engage in unhealthy behaviours
C
Assertion: During the Enlightenment, the human body became a key object for the pursuit of scientific knowledge
Reason: During the enlightenment, everything was deemed knowable through the proper application of scientific method
A)Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
B)Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
C)The assertion is true but the reason is false
D)The assertion is false but the reason is true
E)Both the assertion and the reason are false
A
Which of the following types of health determinant best characterizes the presence or absence of supervised drug consumption sites in a neighbourhood?
A)Individual lifestyle factors
B)Socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental conditions
C)Social and community networks
D)Living and working conditions
D
Assertion: Incidence of disease is a better measure of health than is prevalence of disease
Reason: Incidence is a measure of new cases of disease
A)Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
B)Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
C)The assertion is true but the reason is false
D)The assertion is false but the reason is true
E)Both the assertion and the reason are false
D
Assertion: The dominance of the scientific, medical model of health has been increasingly challenged in recent years
Reason: The scientific, medical model of health is too broad to be useful
A)Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
B)Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
C)The assertion is true but the reason is false
D)The assertion is false but the reason is true
E)Both the assertion and the reason are false
C
