Question 1

Alec believes that he can tell by the feeling in his head when his blood pressure is high. He says the feeling goes away quickly if he takes his medicine but can last all night when he doesn't take his medicine. Alec is using a

Accepted Answer

A)  health regimen. 
B)  commonsense model. 
C)  medical technique. 
D)  natural barometer.

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of rational nonadherence

Accepted Answer

A)  Mindy, who stops her diet because she isn't losing weight. 
B)  Vanessa, who stops buying her medicine because she doesn't have the money. 
C)  Mike, who skips chemotherapy because it makes him so sick he doesn't feel he can spend quality days with his children. 
D)  all of the above

Question 3

Match the following concepts with their descriptions in items :
-Widespread symptom perception among a large group of individuals with no confirmed medical basis for the symptom.

Accepted Answer

A) lay referral system 
B) health belief model 
C) commonsense model of illness 
D) treatment delay 
E) mass psychogenic illness

Question 4

Iatrogenic conditions are

Accepted Answer

A)  health problems as a result of medical treatment. 
B)  present only if practitioners make mistakes. 
C)  congenital heart defects. 
D)  likely to affect the heart.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT true regarding lay referral networks

Accepted Answer

A)  The actions they recommend tend to be more accurate than physicians. 
B)  Their recommendations are likely to make conditions worse. 
C)  Their recommendations can lead to delay behaviours. 
D)  Most people in Canada never rely on lay referral networks.

Question 6

Patients rate physician characteristics such as sensitivity and warmth as more critical than
physician competency levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to research, what is the role of emotions in seeking health care

Accepted Answer

A)  They always increase the likelihood that a person seeks health care. 
B)  individuals perceive diseases, such as cancer, to be so serious that they avoid seeking medical examinations out of extreme fear and anxiety 
C)  Emotions tend not to impede seeking medical care. 
D)  Fear is the single more important variable that prevents people from seeking medical care.

Question 8

The Canada Health Act ensures that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Each province covers the same types of care. 
B)  Mental health therapies services are covered in every part of the country. 
C)  All citizens have access to medically necessary services without having to pay out of pocket. 
D)  Doctors can charge for all services.

Question 9

The lower frequency of health care usage by the lower classes is accounted for partially by

Accepted Answer

A)  a lower incidence of disease. 
B)  mistrust of the health care system. 
C)  availability of a regular health care source. 
D)  the high quality of physicians attracted to low-income regions.

Question 10

Indigenous people in Canada face sociocultural and economic barriers to accessing health care because of:

Accepted Answer

A)  living in rural communities where services are harder to access. 
B)  inability to arrange transportation to clinics and hospitals. 
C)  language. 
D)  all of the above

Question 11

Match the institution listed below with the descriptions in items.
-Canada's publicly funded health insurance program.

Accepted Answer

A) hospitals 
B) nursing homes 
C) home health care 
D) Medicare 
E) universal health care

Question 12

Marie is American and is considered low-income. Marie's health care services will be covered by:

Accepted Answer

A)  a Medicaid program. 
B)  a Medicare program. 
C)  a universal health care system. 
D)  no health insurance, she will have to pay for services out of pocket.

Question 13

Match the following concepts with their descriptions in items :
-Help interpret a symptom, give advice about seeking medical attentions and recommend a remedy

Accepted Answer

A) lay referral system 
B) health belief model 
C) commonsense model of illness 
D) treatment delay 
E) mass psychogenic illness

Question 14

Which of the following statements about outpatient services is true

Accepted Answer

A)  Their use has been declining in recent years. 
B)  Outpatient services are much more expensive than inpatient services due to their technology-intensive services. 
C)  Outpatient services has had no effect on nursing home admissions. 
D)  Technological advances have made outpatient services a possibility for more patients.

Question 15

Which individual below is most likely to notice internal sensations such as pain

Accepted Answer

A)  An Olympic athlete sprinting for the finish. 
B)  A police officer in pursuit of a felon. 
C)  A single person at home reading a boring textbook. 
D)  All will notice internal sensations equally.

Question 16

Which of the behaviours is NOT associated with a "doctor centered'' style of relating

Accepted Answer

A)  Use of medical jargon. 
B)  Focus on the first problem mentioned by the patient. 
C)  Asking questions that require only brief answers. 
D)  Open ended questions.

Question 17

Practitioners tend to overestimate the degree to which patients comply with medical treatments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Studies of heat and pain thresholds have shown that

Accepted Answer

A)  people feel pain at widely varying temperatures. 
B)  heat does not cause pain. 
C)  almost all individuals report pain at rather uniform temperatures. 
D)  all individuals report pain at 30 C.

Question 19

According to the health belief model, which of the following initiates a decision-making process to seeking medical care

Accepted Answer

A)  Perceiving benefits to be greater than costs. 
B)  Perceiving costs and seriousness of disease to be significant. 
C)  The presence of threatening symptoms. 
D)  The availability of accessible health care.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT usually classified as a chronic condition

Accepted Answer

A)  Arthritis. 
B)  Flu. 
C)  Asthma. 
D)  Diabetes.

Exam 9: Using Health Services