Exam 2: The Social Sources of Illness

A) They must believe they are susceptible to a particular health problem.
B) They must believe that compliance will significantly reduce their risk.
C) They must believe they may die if they do not comply.
D) all of the above
E) a and b only

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A) the doctors they have access to work for the corporations that in some way caused the illness.
B) they are labeled as lazy rather than ill.
C) they are considered responsible for the risks they took.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

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A) chronic diseases.
B) infectious diseases.
C) accidents and trauma.
D) infant and maternal mortality.
E) diseases of middle age.

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A) eroding cultural traditions that previously had reduced sexual activity.
B) encouraging industries that push into forests and put humans in contact with diseases carried by animals.
C) increasing the number of people who travel from region to region.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

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A) can cause mental as well as physical illness.
B) is most common among busy middle-class people.
C) can cause illness, but does not affect the immune system.
D) improves the immune system.
E) improves one's life choices.

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A) the incidence of epilepsy.
B) the prevalence of epilepsy.
C) the rate of epilepsy.
D) the epidemiological transition.
E) the demographic transition.

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Social conditions and status play a cruc...

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A) developing systems to identify ill-trained nurses
B) developing systems to identify drug-abusing doctors
C) increasing autopsy rates
D) making it easier for patients to sue incompetent doctors
E) holding more Medical Mortality Review conferences

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A) deaths.
B) illness.
C) infections.
D) chronic fatigue syndrome.
E) macroeconomics.

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A) heroin
B) cocaine
C) opium
D) caffeine
E) alcohol

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A) Widespread use of antibiotics has led to an increase in infectious diseases.
B) As more people in poorer countries are moving to cities, infectious disease is increasing.
C) Globalization is helping to spread infectious disease.
D) all of the above
E) a and b only

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A) sociology.
B) clinical sociology.
C) epidemiology.
D) geography.
E) enterology.

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A) are especially dangerous to children.
B) are contributing to climate change.
C) can be prevented by developing a "risk society."
D) all of the above
E) a and b only

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A) allow us to reasonably compare populations of different sizes.
B) are more scientifically accurate.
C) are a more objective measure.
D) can be measured in a less biased fashion.
E) can be more accurately calculated.

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A) can improve individuals' health.
B) can threaten individuals' health.
C) can lead to obesity.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above.

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A) illegal drugs.
B) diet and exercise.
C) AIDS.
D) tobacco.
E) microbial agents.

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