Question 1

Given that the poor are visiting doctors in greater numbers, it is generally accepted that they use the same sources of medical treatment as those of higher income groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Ethnicity's influence on physician utilization appears wide-sweeping and goes beyond its role in providing a cultural context for decision making within social networks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

________________ interpretations of feeling states are medically significant, because sometimes physical changes are not obvious.

Accepted Answer

A)  Objective. 
B)  Subjective. 
C)  Professional. 
D)  Thoughtful. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 4

Self-care consists of both health and illness behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The most common response to symptoms of illness by people throughout the world is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Health behavior. 
B)  Illness behavior. 
C)  Self care. 
D)  Doctor visits. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 6

Self-care is an action that is independent of the medical profession.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

It appears that men generally know more about health matters than women, but women take better care of themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

On average, females tend to visit physicians more often than males in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

People have been doing self-care for ______________ and it is made easier today by access to the Internet with its abundance of medical information.

Accepted Answer

A)  A couple years. 
B)  Decades. 
C)  Centuries. 
D)  Self-care is relatively new, and we don't know how long it has been occurring. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 10

Koos's study helped establish the premise that _______________ persons are less likely than others to recognize various symptoms as requiring medical treatment and that these beliefs contribute to differences in the actual use of services.

Accepted Answer

A)  Lower-class. 
B)  Middle-class. 
C)  Upper-class. 
D)  Middle- and upper-class. 
E)  Lower- and middle-class.

Question 11

Consumerism in medicine means that people:

Accepted Answer

A)  Make informed choices about the services available to them. 
B)  Spend money on health care. 
C)  Buy and sell health services to one another. 
D)  Sell their personal advice within the lay referral system. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 12

Beliefs can have an impact on the use of physician services that is independent of financial constraints and the structural organization of services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Illness Behavior

Given that the poor are visiting doctors in greater numbers, it is generally accepted that they use the same sources of medical treatment as those of higher income groups.

Ethnicity's influence on physician utilization appears wide-sweeping and goes beyond its role in providing a cultural context for decision making within social networks.

________________ interpretations of feeling states are medically significant, because sometimes physical changes are not obvious.

Self-care consists of both health and illness behavior.

The most common response to symptoms of illness by people throughout the world is:

Self-care is an action that is independent of the medical profession.

It appears that men generally know more about health matters than women, but women take better care of themselves.

On average, females tend to visit physicians more often than males in the U.S.

People have been doing self-care for ______________ and it is made easier today by access to the Internet with its abundance of medical information.

Koos's study helped establish the premise that _______________ persons are less likely than others to recognize various symptoms as requiring medical treatment and that these beliefs contribute to differences in the actual use of services.

Consumerism in medicine means that people:

Beliefs can have an impact on the use of physician services that is independent of financial constraints and the structural organization of services.