Deck 8: Physical Health

Question 1

Which of the following statements accurately reflects mortality rates across ethnic groups?

A)Black males tend to live longer than white males
B)American Indians and Alaska Natives show lower infant death rates than the national mean
C)African Americans and Hispanics are the least likely to die from homicide than any other group
D)The mean life expectancy of major ethnic minority groups both sexes)is below the life expectancy of white females

Answer 1

The mean life expectancy of major ethnic minority groups both sexes)is below the life expectancy of white females

Question 2

Which of the following health care barriers is NOT identified by J.R.Betancourt and colleagues 2003)?

A)Organizational
B)Executive
C)Structural
D)Clinical

Answer 2

Executive

Question 3

Mind-body dualism suggests that the mind and the body are ________.

A)Interdependent entities
B)Independent entities
C)Connected
D)Tangible

Answer 3

Independent entities

Question 4

Tuberculosis, pneumonia, and influenza are examples of _________.

A)Acute diseases
B)Respiratory diseases
C)Chronic diseases
D)Lymphatic diseases

Question 5

When a doctor considers altering an ethnic minority member's diet, what must he take into account?

A)Cultural meanings of food
B)Culturally different diets
C)The individual's SES
D)All of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is a factor associated with health disparities?
I.Acculturation
II.Racism
III.Religion

A)I and II
B)II and III
C)I and III
D)I, II, and III

Question 7

According to R.M.Evans 1999), less than 2% of ethnic minorities serve senior leadership roles in health care management.The lack of representation may limit the availability and acceptability of health care for ethnic minorities.This type of barrier to health care illustrates problems at the _______ level.

A)Organizational
B)Structural
C)Foundational
D)Executive

Question 8

Which of the following statements BEST reflects psychiatric epidemiology?

A)The study of the mental consequences of skin diseases
B)Study of the occurrence of and risk factors associated with mental disorders
C)A branch of statistics measuring death rates
D)Study of medications used in the treatment of psychiatric disorders

Question 9

The "working poor" work ______ and do not have _______.

A)Minimum wage…medical coverage
B)Blue collared jobs…life insurance
C)Above minimum wage…medical coverage
D)Multiple jobs…a place to live

Question 10

Newly arriving ethnic minority immigrants may not understand or have the financial support for health care.Furthermore, they may not have access or know how to access health care services.This type of barrier to health care occurs at the _______ level.

A)Organizational
B)Structural
C)Foundational
D)Executive

Question 11

The National Healthcare Disparities Report attempted to ________ the ________of ethnic minority healthcare.

A)Minimize…failures
B)Shed light upon…weaknesses
C)Address issues about…inadequacies
D)Play down…successes

Question 12

Which of the following statements BEST reflects the difference between religion and spirituality?

A)Religion is the formal practice of a doctrine, and spirituality is the relationship between the individual and the higher power
B)A spiritual individual must be religious, whereas a religious individual is not necessarily spiritual
C)Religion is a person's belief in a god, and spirituality is the formal practice of one's belief in god
D)Religion cannot be transmitted across generations, whereas spirituality can.

Question 13

The leading cause of death in the US 2003)was _________.

A)Heart disease
B)Cancer
C)Stroke
D)Respiratory disease

Question 14

A biomedical model views illness in what way?

A)Illness can be explained through biological abnormalities
B)Illnesses stem from psychological distress
C)Illnesses are caused by a complex interaction of social and medical factors
D)Illnesses are caused by supernatural imbalances

Question 15

Type 2 diabetes

A)Almost always occurs in juveniles
B)Accounts for 90-95% of diagnosed cases of diabetes
C)Is unrelated to obesity
D)Is equally prevalent in Whites non-Hispanics)as in Chinese Americans

Question 16

How does religion relate to health status in ethnic minority populations?

A)Religion provides a reason for survival
B)Previous research suggests a positive relationship between health status and religion/spirituality
C)Spirituality and faith were found to be important support systems for African American women with breast cancer
D)All of the above

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a psychological factor of the biopsychosocial model that increases the likelihood of health or illness?

A)Stress
B)Cultural beliefs
C)Personality
D)Coping skills

Question 18

Which of the following scenarios provide a step towards culturally competent health care?

A)A health care system that views social factors and cultural factors as independent and unrelated
B)A health care system that adapts services to meet culturally unique needs
C)A health care system that does not have any ethnic minority members serving leadership roles
D)A health care system that is accessible only to those who have health insurance

Question 19

How is the selective migration hypothesis distinguished from the social stress hypothesis?

A)Selective migration hypothesis was renamed the social stress hypothesis in the early 1990's
B)The selective migration hypothesis states that the healthiest choose to migrate, and the social stress hypothesis states that later generations born in the US suffer more than immigrants
C)The social stress hypothesis states that immigrants experience high acculturative stressors, and the selective migration hypothesis states that only a select few out of many successfully immigrate
D)The selective migration hypothesis states that immigrants select their mode of acculturation, and the social stress hypothesis states that their mode of acculturation affects their acculturative stressors

Question 20

Which of the following statements does NOT reflect the concept of a health disparity?

A)Significant difference in incidence rates among groups as compared to the general population
B)Significant differences in survival rates among groups as compared to the general population
C)Significant differences in incidence rates among groups as compared to White European Americans
D)Significant difference in morbidity among groups as compared to the general population