Sociology MCQ Flashcards
What are the 3 most significant factors in regards to social determinants of health? A. Ethnicity, class, gender B. Ethnicity, income, education C. Class, education, gender D. Age, class, gender
A
Which of the following is NOT a limitation of the biomedical model?
A. Objectification
B. It is not a holistic approach to health
C. It does not take into account all the SDOH
D. Offers an explanation of a disease, e.g. a specific virus
D
Which of the following is NOT one of the social determinants of health? A. Economic B. Political C. Social D. Biological
D
Which of the following is NOT a feature of an ethnic minority? A. Social group B. Shared culture C. Not the dominant group D. Genetic similarity
D
Which of the following is NOT a social factor which influences dietary intake and physical activity? A. Income B. Area of residence C. Genetics D. Family environment
C
List the four aspects or lenses contributing to the sociological imagination:
A. Historical, cultural, structural, critical
B. Historical, social, cultural, structural
C. Obesity, low SES, ethnicity, age
D. Education, historical, critical, age
A
Which of the following is FALSE about the Social Model of Health?
A. Replaces the biomedical model
B. Considers people on an individual scale
C. Takes into account factors that influence health such as cultural and political factors
D. Works in tandem with the biomedical model
A
If we were to examine the current COVID-19 situation using the Sociological Imagination tool, what is something that would be considered a ‘structural factor’? A. Expectations around hygiene B. Previous experience with SARS C. Travel advisories D. Panic buying
A
Which of the following describes ethnic minority the best?
A. An ethnic minority group that is the lowest in number in a society.
B. The ethnic group with a shared cultural background within society that is not the dominant.
C. Ethnic group within society that is less significant than other groups.
D. The ethnic group that has the least political power in society.
B
What is NOT a limitation of the biomedical model? A. Reductionist B. Objectification C. Missing information D. Ineffective
D
What is NOT a key dimension of medical dominance?
A. Control over work and knowledge
B. Physician role over diagnosis and treatment
C. Equal status in the healthcare field
D. Need for work of others to be requested and supervised by medicine
C
Which of the following demonstrates a strength-based approach?
A. Tell the patient they aren’t looking after their health properly
B. Build rapport with the patient
C. Focusing on the good aspects of patients health
D. Suggesting ways to overcome problem - e.g. what type of food to eat to prevent obesity
E. Recognising their strengths as well as their issue
F. Focus on patient’s agency to support their health
E
Which of the following best describes the Deficit Based Model in health care?
A. Considering the individual’s strengths
B. Considering how social determinants impact the individual
C. Focusing on the problems and weaknesses of the individual
D. An approach that focuses on prevention based health care as opposed to cure based
C
Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of the biomedical model? A. Victim blaming B. Objectification of patients C. Medical scientism D. None of the above
D
What are the factors of the Sociological Imagination template?
A. Historical, cultural, structural, class/SES
B. Cultural, structural, historical, critical
C. Cultural, structural, critical, ethnicity
D. Social, cultural, structural, historical
B
