Question 1

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

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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. C

Question 2

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 D

Question 3

Homeopathic doctors treated illness with

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A) extremely dilute solutions of drugs. 
B) extremely powerful drugs. 
C) "heroic" measures. 
D) purging and bleeding. 
E) inoculations. 
A) extremely dilute solutions of drugs. 
B) extremely powerful drugs. 
C) "heroic" measures. 
D) purging and bleeding. 
E) inoculations. A

Question 4

During most of the nineteenth century, allopathic doctors typically

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A) were highly respected by the general public. 
B) based their treatment on scientific data. 
C) were far better trained than their competitors. 
D) received their education in Europe. 
E) received less than one year of training. 
A) were highly respected by the general public. 
B) based their treatment on scientific data. 
C) were far better trained than their competitors. 
D) received their education in Europe. 
E) received less than one year of training.

Question 5

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 6

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?

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My top three goals for reforming medical

Question 7

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 8

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.

Question 9

Nineteenth century allopathic medical schools

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A) had stringent admissions standards. 
B) trained students primarily through laboratory work. 
C) trained students primarily through lectures. 
D) played a critical role in teaching scientific principles to new doctors. 
E) emphasized scientific research. 
A) had stringent admissions standards. 
B) trained students primarily through laboratory work. 
C) trained students primarily through lectures. 
D) played a critical role in teaching scientific principles to new doctors. 
E) emphasized scientific research.

Question 10

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

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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.

Question 11

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 12

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 13

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?

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The ideology of medicine consists of pri

Question 14

Until recently, doctors overwhelmingly were white, male, and middle- or upper-class. How has this affected medical dominance over other occupations? How has it affected the treatment of patients who are not white, male, or affluent? How might this be changing?

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The dominance of white, male, and afflue

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

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 17

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?

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Cultural health capital refers to the cu

Question 18

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 19

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 20

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.

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

Which of the following have threatened medical dominance?

Homeopathic doctors treated illness with

During most of the nineteenth century, allopathic doctors typically

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

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?

Doctors' power over their patients increases when

Medical culture stresses that doctors should

Nineteenth century allopathic medical schools

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

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

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

Until recently, doctors overwhelmingly were white, male, and middle- or upper-class. How has this affected medical dominance over other occupations? How has it affected the treatment of patients who are not white, male, or affluent? How might this be changing?

Respect for allopathic medicine had grown by the year 1900 because

To become a profession, an occupation must

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?

Those who support practice protocols are most likely also to support

The professional dominance of doctors has declined in part because of

Doctors' mechanistic model of the body may encourage them to

The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care

The Social Sources of Modern Illness

The Social Distribution of Illness in the United States

Illness and Death in 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

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Exam 11: The Profession of Medicine

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

Which of the following have threatened medical dominance?

Homeopathic doctors treated illness with

During most of the nineteenth century, allopathic doctors typically

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

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?

Doctors' power over their patients increases when

Medical culture stresses that doctors should

Nineteenth century allopathic medical schools

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

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

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

Until recently, doctors overwhelmingly were white, male, and middle- or upper-class. How has this affected medical dominance over other occupations? How has it affected the treatment of patients who are not white, male, or affluent? How might this be changing?

Respect for allopathic medicine had grown by the year 1900 because

To become a profession, an occupation must

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?

Those who support practice protocols are most likely also to support

The professional dominance of doctors has declined in part because of

Doctors' mechanistic model of the body may encourage them to

The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care

The Social Sources of Modern Illness

The Social Distribution of Illness in the United States

Illness and Death in 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

Filters