Question 1

Medical culture stresses that doctors should

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A)  value clinical experience more than scientific knowledge. 
B)  care deeply about their patients. 
C)  trust natural bodily processes. 
D)  value working with chronic illnesses more than with acute illnesses. 
E)  value working with common illnesses more than with rare illnesses. 
A)  value clinical experience more than scientific knowledge. 
B)  care deeply about their patients. 
C)  trust natural bodily processes. 
D)  value working with chronic illnesses more than with acute illnesses. 
E)  value working with common illnesses more than with rare illnesses. A

Question 2

What is cultural health capital? Which populations are least likely to have cultural health capital? How does low cultural health capital affect doctor-patient relationships?

Accepted Answer

Cultural health capital refers to the cultural knowledge, resources, and practices that individuals and communities use to maintain and promote their health. This includes understanding and navigating the healthcare system, accessing appropriate health information, and utilizing traditional healing practices.

Populations that are least likely to have cultural health capital are often marginalized and disadvantaged groups, including immigrants, refugees, indigenous peoples, and low-income communities. These populations may face barriers such as language barriers, lack of access to culturally competent healthcare providers, and limited understanding of Western medical practices.

Low cultural health capital can affect doctor-patient relationships in several ways. Patients who do not have a strong understanding of the healthcare system may struggle to communicate their needs and concerns effectively to their doctors. This can lead to misunderstandings, misdiagnoses, and ineffective treatment plans. Additionally, patients with low cultural health capital may be more likely to distrust the medical system and may be less likely to seek out preventative care or follow treatment recommendations.

Overall, addressing disparities in cultural health capital is crucial for improving healthcare outcomes and reducing health inequities. Healthcare providers must work to understand and respect the cultural backgrounds and health beliefs of their patients, and health systems should strive to provide accessible and culturally competent care for all populations.

Question 3

The AMA's power has declined in part because of

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A)  the growing political power of Republicans. 
B)  the significant percentage of doctors who choose not to join. 
C)  the growing conservatism of American doctors. 
D)  the unwillingness of legislators to accept campaign contributions from the AMA. 
E)  declining support for US medical schools among charitable foundations. 
A)  the growing political power of Republicans. 
B)  the significant percentage of doctors who choose not to join. 
C)  the growing conservatism of American doctors. 
D)  the unwillingness of legislators to accept campaign contributions from the AMA. 
E)  declining support for US medical schools among charitable foundations. B

Question 4

Those who support practice protocols are most likely also to support

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A)  primary practice. 
B)  medical paternalism. 
C)  RBRVS. 
D)  evidence-based medicine. 
E)  the AMA. 
A)  primary practice. 
B)  medical paternalism. 
C)  RBRVS. 
D)  evidence-based medicine. 
E)  the AMA.

Question 5

Doctors' mechanistic model of the body may encourage them to

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A)  distrust natural bodily processes. 
B)  value "watching and waiting" rather than quickly intervening in Emergency Rooms. 
C)  rely on redactive treatment. 
D)  burn out after working in medicine for a few years. 
E)  listen carefully to their patients. 
A)  distrust natural bodily processes. 
B)  value "watching and waiting" rather than quickly intervening in Emergency Rooms. 
C)  rely on redactive treatment. 
D)  burn out after working in medicine for a few years. 
E)  listen carefully to their patients.

Question 6

The profession of medicine includes an ideology that dictates doctors' values,attitudes,and behaviors towards patients,colleagues,and other health care workers.Learning the role of medicine involves learning this ideology as well as learning specific technical knowledge.What does this ideology consist of,and how do doctors learn it?

Accepted Answer

The ideology of medicine consists of pri

Question 7

Which of the following have threatened medical dominance?

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A)  the rise of corporatization 
B)  the rise of government control 
C)  the decline in public support 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  the rise of corporatization 
B)  the rise of government control 
C)  the decline in public support 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 8

Published guidelines that establish norms of care for particular medical conditions based on a review of clinical research are known as

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A)  managed care documents. 
B)  practice protocols. 
C)  utilization summaries. 
D)  RBRVS decrees. 
E)  socialization literature. 
A)  managed care documents. 
B)  practice protocols. 
C)  utilization summaries. 
D)  RBRVS decrees. 
E)  socialization literature.

Question 9

The process through which medical students learn the skills,knowledge,and values of medicine as an occupation is referred to as

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A)  normative errors. 
B)  medical norms. 
C)  medical dominance. 
D)  professional dominance. 
E)  professional socialization. 
A)  normative errors. 
B)  medical norms. 
C)  medical dominance. 
D)  professional dominance. 
E)  professional socialization.

Question 10

The ways in which medical residents talk about patients sometimes suggest that residents

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A)  view patients as enemies. 
B)  depersonalize their patients. 
C)  believe patients' feelings are not important to their treatment. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  a and b only 
A)  view patients as enemies. 
B)  depersonalize their patients. 
C)  believe patients' feelings are not important to their treatment. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  a and b only

Question 11

Since the 1960s,

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A)  the percentage of health care institutions owned by investor-owned corporations has increased. 
B)  corporations increasingly have purchased only one kind of health care institution (such as only nursing homes or only hospitals). 
C)  the ratio of doctors per capita has decreased. 
D)  the proportion of doctors in private practice has grown. 
E)  doctors' ability to fight government regulation has grown. 
A)  the percentage of health care institutions owned by investor-owned corporations has increased. 
B)  corporations increasingly have purchased only one kind of health care institution (such as only nursing homes or only hospitals). 
C)  the ratio of doctors per capita has decreased. 
D)  the proportion of doctors in private practice has grown. 
E)  doctors' ability to fight government regulation has grown.

Question 12

The professional dominance of doctors has declined in part because of

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A)  the growth of paraprofessionals. 
B)  changes in public attitudes. 
C)  doctor's skyrocketing salaries. 
D)  the decline of corporate medicine. 
E)  decreases in government regulation. 
A)  the growth of paraprofessionals. 
B)  changes in public attitudes. 
C)  doctor's skyrocketing salaries. 
D)  the decline of corporate medicine. 
E)  decreases in government regulation.

Question 13

The American Medical Association

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A)  spends more than other competing interest groups on political lobbying. 
B)  has increased in power over recent decades. 
C)  is less powerful than the combined countervailing powers in health care. 
D)  has long supported a national health care system. 
E)  is more powerful than the insurance and pharmaceutical industries. 
A)  spends more than other competing interest groups on political lobbying. 
B)  has increased in power over recent decades. 
C)  is less powerful than the combined countervailing powers in health care. 
D)  has long supported a national health care system. 
E)  is more powerful than the insurance and pharmaceutical industries.

Question 14

Doctors' power over their patients increases when

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A)  patients are physically unable to communicate. 
B)  doctors work in solo practice. 
C)  doctors and patients share the same culture. 
D)  doctors and patients share the same language. 
E)  doctors belong to the AMA. 
A)  patients are physically unable to communicate. 
B)  doctors work in solo practice. 
C)  doctors and patients share the same culture. 
D)  doctors and patients share the same language. 
E)  doctors belong to the AMA.

Question 15

Respect for allopathic medicine had grown by the year 1900 because

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A)  Americans increasingly defined health care as complex matter requiring expert intervention. 
B)  Americans increasingly believed in the benefits of science. 
C)  of the impact of the Flexner Report. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  a and b only 
A)  Americans increasingly defined health care as complex matter requiring expert intervention. 
B)  Americans increasingly believed in the benefits of science. 
C)  of the impact of the Flexner Report. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  a and b only

Question 16

You have been appointed to an American Medical Association committee on reforming medical education.What would be your top three goals for reforming medical education? Why? What policies would you want to implement to achieve those goals? Why?

Accepted Answer

My top three goals for reforming medical

Question 17

The federal government developed a vested interest in restraining health care costs following the implementation of

Accepted Answer

A)  DRGs. 
B)  HMOs. 
C)  Medicaid and Medicare. 
D)  horizontal integration. 
E)  vertical integration. 
A)  DRGs. 
B)  HMOs. 
C)  Medicaid and Medicare. 
D)  horizontal integration. 
E)  vertical integration.

Question 18

To become a profession,an occupation must

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A)  set its own education and licensing standards. 
B)  eliminate all competitors. 
C)  prove its scientific grounding. 
D)  have all members take courses in ethics. 
E)  earn over $60,000 per person. 
A)  set its own education and licensing standards. 
B)  eliminate all competitors. 
C)  prove its scientific grounding. 
D)  have all members take courses in ethics. 
E)  earn over $60,000 per person.

Question 19

RBRVS (resource-based relative value scale)was adopted to increase

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A)  the incomes of medical specialists. 
B)  the incomes of doctors in primary practice. 
C)  the cost of Medicaid and Medicare. 
D)  the cost of drugs. 
E)  hospital profits. 
A)  the incomes of medical specialists. 
B)  the incomes of doctors in primary practice. 
C)  the cost of Medicaid and Medicare. 
D)  the cost of drugs. 
E)  hospital profits.

Question 20

The system under which the government sets an average length of hospital stay and costs for in-patient treatment for each possible diagnosis is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  retrospective payment. 
B)  deprofessionalization. 
C)  corporatization. 
D)  diagnostic-related groups. 
E)  Medicaid. 
A)  retrospective payment. 
B)  deprofessionalization. 
C)  corporatization. 
D)  diagnostic-related groups. 
E)  Medicaid.

Medical culture stresses that doctors should

What is cultural health capital? Which populations are least likely to have cultural health capital? How does low cultural health capital affect doctor-patient relationships?

The AMA's power has declined in part because of

Those who support practice protocols are most likely also to support

Doctors' mechanistic model of the body may encourage them to

Which of the following have threatened medical dominance?

Published guidelines that establish norms of care for particular medical conditions based on a review of clinical research are known as

The process through which medical students learn the skills,knowledge,and values of medicine as an occupation is referred to as

The ways in which medical residents talk about patients sometimes suggest that residents

Since the 1960s,

The professional dominance of doctors has declined in part because of

The American Medical Association

Doctors' power over their patients increases when

Respect for allopathic medicine had grown by the year 1900 because

You have been appointed to an American Medical Association committee on reforming medical education.What would be your top three goals for reforming medical education? Why? What policies would you want to implement to achieve those goals? Why?

The federal government developed a vested interest in restraining health care costs following the implementation of

To become a profession,an occupation must

RBRVS (resource-based relative value scale)was adopted to increase

The system under which the government sets an average length of hospital stay and costs for in-patient treatment for each possible diagnosis is known as

The Sociology of Health,Illness, and Health Care

The Social Sources of Illness

The Social Distribution of Illness in the United States

Illness and Death in the Less Developed Nations

The Social Meanings of Illness

The Experience of Disability, Chronic Pain, and Chronic Illness

The Sociology of Mental Illness

Health Care in the United States

Health Care Around the Globe

Health Care Settings and Technologies

Other Mainstream and Alternative Health Care Providers

Issues in Bioethics

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Exam 11: The Profession of Medicine

Medical culture stresses that doctors should

What is cultural health capital? Which populations are least likely to have cultural health capital? How does low cultural health capital affect doctor-patient relationships?

The AMA's power has declined in part because of

Those who support practice protocols are most likely also to support

Doctors' mechanistic model of the body may encourage them to

Which of the following have threatened medical dominance?

Published guidelines that establish norms of care for particular medical conditions based on a review of clinical research are known as

The process through which medical students learn the skills,knowledge,and values of medicine as an occupation is referred to as

The ways in which medical residents talk about patients sometimes suggest that residents

Since the 1960s,

The professional dominance of doctors has declined in part because of

The American Medical Association

Doctors' power over their patients increases when

Respect for allopathic medicine had grown by the year 1900 because

You have been appointed to an American Medical Association committee on reforming medical education.What would be your top three goals for reforming medical education? Why? What policies would you want to implement to achieve those goals? Why?

The federal government developed a vested interest in restraining health care costs following the implementation of

To become a profession,an occupation must

RBRVS (resource-based relative value scale)was adopted to increase

The system under which the government sets an average length of hospital stay and costs for in-patient treatment for each possible diagnosis is known as

The Sociology of Health,Illness, and Health Care

The Social Sources of Illness

The Social Distribution of Illness in the United States

Illness and Death in the Less Developed Nations

The Social Meanings of Illness

The Experience of Disability, Chronic Pain, and Chronic Illness

The Sociology of Mental Illness

Health Care in the United States

Health Care Around the Globe

Health Care Settings and Technologies

Other Mainstream and Alternative Health Care Providers

Issues in Bioethics

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