Question 1

All of the following are implications of the definition of communication provided in your book EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  It is important to identify communication strategies that work in every situation. 
B)  People should try to understand each other's expectations. 
C)  How effective communication is depends on circumstances and goals. 
D)  Our expectations reflect our personal experiences, emotions, and cultural beliefs. 
A)  It is important to identify communication strategies that work in every situation. 
B)  People should try to understand each other's expectations. 
C)  How effective communication is depends on circumstances and goals. 
D)  Our expectations reflect our personal experiences, emotions, and cultural beliefs. A

Question 2

All of the following are important to our definition of communication EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Personal goals 
B)  Shared meaning 
C)  Autonomy 
D)  Sensitivity 
A)  Personal goals 
B)  Shared meaning 
C)  Autonomy 
D)  Sensitivity C

Question 3

The nurse says that your lab results look okay, but she seems worried and she looks you in the eye a little longer than usual with an expression that seems to convey concern. The idea that we pay attention both to what people say and how they behave is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Content-level meaning 
B)  The perceptual impact hypothesis 
C)  The relational approach 
D)  Relational-level meaning 
A)  Content-level meaning 
B)  The perceptual impact hypothesis 
C)  The relational approach 
D)  Relational-level meaning C

Question 4

A friend of yours has been diagnosed with drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). The disease is highly contagious and can be deadly. Your friend's doctors have urged her to wear a surgical mask when she is around others, but she is too embarrassed to do so. You wonder if you should you tell people about your friend's diagnosis even though she has asked you not to. In your answer, address at least five of the questions presented in Chapter 1 for evaluating ethical dilemmas.

Accepted Answer

Answer should include five of the follow

Question 5

Which of the following best describes health as defined by the World Health Organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Healthy is the opposite of sick. 
B)  If you do not have a disease or injury, you are healthy. 
C)  Health is a state of physical, mental, and social well-being. 
D)  Health is an unobtainable condition of nearly perfect physical functioning. 
A)  Healthy is the opposite of sick. 
B)  If you do not have a disease or injury, you are healthy. 
C)  Health is a state of physical, mental, and social well-being. 
D)  Health is an unobtainable condition of nearly perfect physical functioning.

Question 6

"We can find out what is wrong with this patient by doing some blood tests." The idea that health is a physical phenomenon that can be explained and treated through physical means is consistent with which model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biopsychosocial 
B)  Paternalistic 
C)  Biomedical 
D)  Sociocultural 
A)  Biopsychosocial 
B)  Paternalistic 
C)  Biomedical 
D)  Sociocultural

Question 7

In the United States, the number of health-related positions is increasingly more rapidly than job growth in other fields.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In a system as complex as health care, superficial "fixes" seldom lead to long-term success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Health communication is concerned almost entirely with doctor-patient interactions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following best illustrates the idea that meaning is shared-that is, it exists in participants' mutual interpretations?

Accepted Answer

A)  The sonographer seeks to put a patient at ease by saying, "I'll be right here." The patient smiles in gratitude. 
B)  The doctor correctly concludes that her assistant is worried based on the assistant's worried expression. 
C)  A therapist who has known a particular patient for a long time says "Not you again!" when the patient walks in. Both laugh. 
D)  All of these illustrate it. 
A)  The sonographer seeks to put a patient at ease by saying, "I'll be right here." The patient smiles in gratitude. 
B)  The doctor correctly concludes that her assistant is worried based on the assistant's worried expression. 
C)  A therapist who has known a particular patient for a long time says "Not you again!" when the patient walks in. Both laugh. 
D)  All of these illustrate it.

Question 11

Which of the following is true of today's United States health care industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  It employs approximately 18 million people. 
B)  The number of health-related occupations is slowly increasing. 
C)  Almost all jobs in the industry involve direct patient care. 
D)  Health care reform has decreased demand for health care professionals. 
A)  It employs approximately 18 million people. 
B)  The number of health-related occupations is slowly increasing. 
C)  Almost all jobs in the industry involve direct patient care. 
D)  Health care reform has decreased demand for health care professionals.

Question 12

Renaldo has no specific illness, yet he hasn't felt well for several weeks, perhaps because he misses his parents since moving away to college. According to the definition of health supported by the World Health Organization:

Accepted Answer

A)  Since laboratory tests do not reveal an illness, we may consider Renaldo healthy. 
B)  Renaldo is not in good health. 
C)  If Renaldo is not careful, he may become ill. 
D)  Renaldo's illness is probably all in his head. 
A)  Since laboratory tests do not reveal an illness, we may consider Renaldo healthy. 
B)  Renaldo is not in good health. 
C)  If Renaldo is not careful, he may become ill. 
D)  Renaldo's illness is probably all in his head.

Question 13

Clinics and hospitals aren't going away, but additional services are emerging that embed health care more into everyday life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is the significance of defining health communication as a process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Meaning is interpreted in light of past and present experiences as well as expectations for the future. 
B)  Because they are part of a process, communication episodes have clear beginnings and endings. 
C)  A person can be healthy today but sick tomorrow. It's hard to predict. 
D)  The best communicators follow set guidelines about what to say first, second, and so on. 
A)  Meaning is interpreted in light of past and present experiences as well as expectations for the future. 
B)  Because they are part of a process, communication episodes have clear beginnings and endings. 
C)  A person can be healthy today but sick tomorrow. It's hard to predict. 
D)  The best communicators follow set guidelines about what to say first, second, and so on.

Question 15

From the biopsychosocial perspective, physicians are like mechanics and patients are like machines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Pablo is inspired more by a video game that features people and scenarios that are familiar to him than by a televised PSA featuring "rich kids" who don't know what his life is like. Which of the following reflects the idea that health is embedded in shared values, traditions, and rituals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mechano model 
B)  Sociocultural perspective 
C)  Biomedical model 
D)  Social relevance axiom 
A)  Mechano model 
B)  Sociocultural perspective 
C)  Biomedical model 
D)  Social relevance axiom

Question 17

How are the biomedical, biopsychosocial, and sociocultural health perspectives different? How are they alike?

Accepted Answer

Answer Should Include:
From a biomedical

Question 18

Which of the following best illustrates the nature of a system, such as health care?

Accepted Answer

A)  The system tends to have little influence on the people who actually work in it. 
B)  The system tends to become increasingly simple over time. 
C)  The system tends to resist radical change. 
D)  The system is usually separate from the larger environment in which it operates. 
A)  The system tends to have little influence on the people who actually work in it. 
B)  The system tends to become increasingly simple over time. 
C)  The system tends to resist radical change. 
D)  The system is usually separate from the larger environment in which it operates.

Question 19

Patricia, a home health aide, is frustrated with a client's family, but she realizes that alienating them would be a bad idea since she and her client need their help. The idea that we construct meaning in a process of ongoing, reciprocal influence is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  The sociobiological perspective 
B)  Social exchange theory 
C)  The transactional model of communication 
D)  Communication Accommodation Theory 
A)  The sociobiological perspective 
B)  Social exchange theory 
C)  The transactional model of communication 
D)  Communication Accommodation Theory

Question 20

According to the book, which of the following is an important reason to study health communication?

Accepted Answer

A)  Communication is an important source of personal confidence and coping ability. 
B)  Effective communication saves time and money. 
C)  Communication helps people in health care organizations operate efficiently. 
D)  All of these are important reasons. 
A)  Communication is an important source of personal confidence and coping ability. 
B)  Effective communication saves time and money. 
C)  Communication helps people in health care organizations operate efficiently. 
D)  All of these are important reasons.

All of the following are implications of the definition of communication provided in your book EXCEPT:

All of the following are important to our definition of communication EXCEPT:

The nurse says that your lab results look okay, but she seems worried and she looks you in the eye a little longer than usual with an expression that seems to convey concern. The idea that we pay attention both to what people say and how they behave is called:

Which of the following best describes health as defined by the World Health Organization?

"We can find out what is wrong with this patient by doing some blood tests." The idea that health is a physical phenomenon that can be explained and treated through physical means is consistent with which model?

In the United States, the number of health-related positions is increasingly more rapidly than job growth in other fields.

In a system as complex as health care, superficial "fixes" seldom lead to long-term success.

Health communication is concerned almost entirely with doctor-patient interactions.

Which of the following best illustrates the idea that meaning is shared-that is, it exists in participants' mutual interpretations?

Which of the following is true of today's United States health care industry?

Renaldo has no specific illness, yet he hasn't felt well for several weeks, perhaps because he misses his parents since moving away to college. According to the definition of health supported by the World Health Organization:

Clinics and hospitals aren't going away, but additional services are emerging that embed health care more into everyday life.

What is the significance of defining health communication as a process?

From the biopsychosocial perspective, physicians are like mechanics and patients are like machines.

Pablo is inspired more by a video game that features people and scenarios that are familiar to him than by a televised PSA featuring "rich kids" who don't know what his life is like. Which of the following reflects the idea that health is embedded in shared values, traditions, and rituals?

How are the biomedical, biopsychosocial, and sociocultural health perspectives different? How are they alike?

Which of the following best illustrates the nature of a system, such as health care?

Patricia, a home health aide, is frustrated with a client's family, but she realizes that alienating them would be a bad idea since she and her client need their help. The idea that we construct meaning in a process of ongoing, reciprocal influence is best described as:

According to the book, which of the following is an important reason to study health communication?

The Landscape for Health Communication

Patientcaregiver Communication

Patient Perspectives

Care Provider Perspectives

Diversity in Health Care

Cultural Conceptions of Health and Illness

Social Support, Family Caregiving, and End of Life

eHealth, mHealth, and Telehealth

Health Care Administration, Human Resources, Marketing, and Pr

Health Images in the Media

Public Health and Crisis Communication

Planning Health Promotion Campaigns

Designing and Implementing Health Campaigns

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Exam 1: Introduction

All of the following are implications of the definition of communication provided in your book EXCEPT:

All of the following are important to our definition of communication EXCEPT:

The nurse says that your lab results look okay, but she seems worried and she looks you in the eye a little longer than usual with an expression that seems to convey concern. The idea that we pay attention both to what people say and how they behave is called:

Which of the following best describes health as defined by the World Health Organization?

"We can find out what is wrong with this patient by doing some blood tests." The idea that health is a physical phenomenon that can be explained and treated through physical means is consistent with which model?

In the United States, the number of health-related positions is increasingly more rapidly than job growth in other fields.

In a system as complex as health care, superficial "fixes" seldom lead to long-term success.

Health communication is concerned almost entirely with doctor-patient interactions.

Which of the following best illustrates the idea that meaning is shared-that is, it exists in participants' mutual interpretations?

Which of the following is true of today's United States health care industry?

Renaldo has no specific illness, yet he hasn't felt well for several weeks, perhaps because he misses his parents since moving away to college. According to the definition of health supported by the World Health Organization:

Clinics and hospitals aren't going away, but additional services are emerging that embed health care more into everyday life.

What is the significance of defining health communication as a process?

From the biopsychosocial perspective, physicians are like mechanics and patients are like machines.

Pablo is inspired more by a video game that features people and scenarios that are familiar to him than by a televised PSA featuring "rich kids" who don't know what his life is like. Which of the following reflects the idea that health is embedded in shared values, traditions, and rituals?

How are the biomedical, biopsychosocial, and sociocultural health perspectives different? How are they alike?

Which of the following best illustrates the nature of a system, such as health care?

Patricia, a home health aide, is frustrated with a client's family, but she realizes that alienating them would be a bad idea since she and her client need their help. The idea that we construct meaning in a process of ongoing, reciprocal influence is best described as:

According to the book, which of the following is an important reason to study health communication?

The Landscape for Health Communication

Patientcaregiver Communication

Patient Perspectives

Care Provider Perspectives

Diversity in Health Care

Cultural Conceptions of Health and Illness

Social Support, Family Caregiving, and End of Life

eHealth, mHealth, and Telehealth

Health Care Administration, Human Resources, Marketing, and Pr

Health Images in the Media

Public Health and Crisis Communication

Planning Health Promotion Campaigns

Designing and Implementing Health Campaigns

Filters