Question 1

In the early 19th century, a woman would be diagnosed with_______________, if she would faint or throw her limbs about without control, her back would arch, and her entire body would become rigid.

Accepted Answer

A)   Neurasthenia
B)   Acute and maladaptive behavior
C)   Panic disorder
D)   Hysteria D

Question 2

______________is symptomatic in women and frequently in men.

Accepted Answer

A)   Human Papilloma
B)   Syphilis
C)   Chlamydia
D)   Gonorrhea C

Question 3

Evidence that women visit physicians more frequently than men can be explained as

Accepted Answer

A)   Women have less tolerance for pain
B)   Women show a higher incidence of fatal chronic diseases
C)   Women need and value attention
D)   Male perception of gender roles D

Question 4

How do gender stereotypes endanger women's physical health and lives?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

In the 19th century, physicians paid no attention to:

Accepted Answer

A)   Menstruation
B)   Pregnancy
C)   Menopause
D)   Osteoporosis

Question 6

The last officially reported clitoridectomy procedure in the United States was carried out in the

Accepted Answer

A)   Mid 1600s
B)   Mid 1700s
C)   Mid 1800s
D)   Mid 1900s

Question 7

There is evidence that physicians are more likely to view a woman's illness as:

Accepted Answer

A)   Chronic
B)   Psychogenic
C)   Pseudo chronic
D)   Acute

Question 8

Discuss three issues related to women's and men's health where gender roles exert influence.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Among the following choices, which is the most prevalent cause of death for women?

Accepted Answer

A)   Breast cancer
B)   Lung cancer
C)   HIV/AIDS
D)   Sexually transmitted diseases

Question 10

In the early 19th century, a woman would be diagnosed with__________________, if she experienced blushing, headaches, and neuralgia, insomnia, anorexia, and depression.

Accepted Answer

A)   Neurasthenia
B)   Acute and maladaptive behavior
C)   Panic disorder
D)   Hysteria

Question 11

Denmark et al (1994-1995) reviewed studies of lung cancer research published in 1984 and 1992. Conclusions show:

Accepted Answer

A)   The gender of subjects was frequently unspecified
B)   When gender was identified, male subjects predominated
C)   There was little or no description of treatment responses by gender.
D)   All of the above

Question 12

____________ is defined as a negative emotional experience that is usually associated with physiological, psychological, environmental, and behavioral changes.

Accepted Answer

A)   Depression
B)   Distressed
C)   Stress
D)   Pain threshold

Question 13

Until the World Health Organization provided a new definition of "health," it basically meant:

Accepted Answer

A)   The absence of disease
B)   Not being sick
C)   Something negative
D)   All of the above

Question 14

In regard to gender differences concerning effects of smoking

Accepted Answer

A)   Female smokers are more likely to develop lung cancer than male smokers
B)   Male smokers are more likely to develop lung cancer than female smokers
C)   Effects seem to be equal
D)   Effects depend more on race than gender

Question 15

__________________has/have great implications on women's health issues

Accepted Answer

A)   Physician's gender biases
B)   Politics
C)   Culture
D)   All of the above

Question 16

Although life expectancy favors women, they are ill more often than men. How could that be explained?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

_____________and________________ are associated with low socioeconomic groups.

Accepted Answer

A)   Gonorrhea; syphilis
B)   Syphilis; Chlamydia
C)   Chlamydia; Gonorrhea
D)   Chlamydia; HIV/AIDS

Question 18

HIV/AIDS is the fastest growing disease for:

Accepted Answer

A)   Women
B)   African Americans
C)   Hispanic Americans
D)   All of the above

Question 19

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for:

Accepted Answer

A)   Men
B)   Women
C)   Both men and women
D)   Children

Question 20

Until the women's movement, diagnoses of women's disorders were based on their:

Accepted Answer

A)   Brain functions
B)   Central nervous system
C)   Uterus and ovaries
D)   Hormones

Exam 14: A Gendered View of Physical Health

In the early 19^th century, a woman would be diagnosed with_______________, if she would faint or throw her limbs about without control, her back would arch, and her entire body would become rigid.