Question 1

Which of the following is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Preventive care is less likely among those with high incomes.
B)   About one-third of the poor do not have any health insurance.
C)   Low-income individuals pay a greater proportion of their incomes for health care.
D)   Higher-income individuals are more likely than lower-income people to have a regular source of health care. A

Question 2

Stereotypes and general beliefs about racial and ethnic minorities and the poor held by physicians can affect diagnosis and treatment of patients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

According to the Physician Task Force, an inadequate diet while pregnant can result in:

Accepted Answer

A)   lower infant mortality rate
B)   a higher birth rate
C)   the fetus having deficient brain growth
D)   resistance to infection C

Question 4

Individuals who live in poor neighborhoods where most people have not moved are less likely than residents of non-poor neighborhoods to experience depression and anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Moving into a middle-class occupation alleviates distress among Blacks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Associate each name or concept on the left with the idea or definition on the right:

Accepted Answer

The answer of Associate each name or concept on the...

Question 7

The ,mortality rates of lower-status individuals in the United States are related to all except:

Accepted Answer

A)   morbidity rates
B)   spousal support
C)   exposure to victimization
D)   rates of preventative care

Question 8

The degree of social inequality within a community is linked to the health status of its residents in that:

Accepted Answer

A)   cities with low occupational inequality have lower suicide rates
B)   societies with less inequality have, on average, more health problems
C)   communities with high unemployment rates actually have lower rates of illness
D)   communities with lower average incomes report higher rates of chronic health problems

Question 9

Male doctors often see illness and complaints among women as having a psychological rather than physiological origin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Violent crimes against the homeless have increased in the last decade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A national study found that, regardless of income or education, Blacks are no less likely to seek care than Whites, and may be even more inclined to do so.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A 2006 survey of 23 major U.S. cities revealed that:

Accepted Answer

A)   women composed the majority of the homeless
B)   Blacks made up a larger percentage of the homeless than did Whites
C)   the majority of homeless people were employed
D)   almost all homeless either suffered from mental illness or substance abuse

Question 13

Research on self-assessment of indicates that:

Accepted Answer

A)   self-assessment of health is a poor predictor of a person's actual health
B)   men more so than women classify their health as below average
C)   Whites are more likely than other racial/ethnic groups to rate their own health as fair or poor
D)   low-income individuals, regardless of race or ethnicity, are more likely than their higher-incomeCounterparts to rate their own health as only fair or poor

Question 14

Knowing the sex or race of a patient impacts mental-illness diagnoses by psychiatrists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

We know less about the factors related to men's health because most medical research has focused on women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Continuous economic hardship throughout one's life cycle appears to increase the chances for all except:

Accepted Answer

A)   being functionally disabled,
B)   having a chronic condition
C)   experiencing recurrent physical symptoms
D)   having problems with infertility

Question 17

Studies of the diagnosis process in mental illness suggest that:

Accepted Answer

A)   Black psychiatrists tend to give the most serious diagnoses to White patients
B)   diagnoses tend to be more "objective" when the sex or race of the patient is known
C)   male psychiatrists are reluctant to diagnose female patients as having depression disorders
D)   Black males are more likely to be considered violent, suspicious, or dangerous, by both Black and White psychiatrists, even when their clinical characteristics are the same as those of Whites.

Question 18

Historically, as concerns about the political involvement of women increased, there was a greater tendency to develop an image of madness that was distinctly feminine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Blacks are less likely than Whites to accept __________ as explanations of mental illness.

Accepted Answer

A)   life stresses
B)   discrimination
C)   genetic factors or poor family upbringing
D)   chemical imbalances

Question 20

Recent research suggests that Blacks have ____________________ than Whites.

Accepted Answer

A)   lower rates of chronic illness
B)   higher rates of nonfatal diseases
C)   lower rates of asthma and ulcers
D)   lower rates of stroke and diabetes

Exam 10: The Impact of Inequality on Personal Life Chances

Which of the following is NOT true?

Stereotypes and general beliefs about racial and ethnic minorities and the poor held by physicians can affect diagnosis and treatment of patients.

According to the Physician Task Force, an inadequate diet while pregnant can result in:

Individuals who live in poor neighborhoods where most people have not moved are less likely than residents of non-poor neighborhoods to experience depression and anxiety.

Moving into a middle-class occupation alleviates distress among Blacks.

Associate each name or concept on the left with the idea or definition on the right:

The ,mortality rates of lower-status individuals in the United States are related to all except:

The degree of social inequality within a community is linked to the health status of its residents in that:

Male doctors often see illness and complaints among women as having a psychological rather than physiological origin.

Violent crimes against the homeless have increased in the last decade.

A national study found that, regardless of income or education, Blacks are no less likely to seek care than Whites, and may be even more inclined to do so.

A 2006 survey of 23 major U.S. cities revealed that:

Research on self-assessment of indicates that:

Knowing the sex or race of a patient impacts mental-illness diagnoses by psychiatrists.

We know less about the factors related to men's health because most medical research has focused on women.

Continuous economic hardship throughout one's life cycle appears to increase the chances for all except:

Studies of the diagnosis process in mental illness suggest that:

Historically, as concerns about the political involvement of women increased, there was a greater tendency to develop an image of madness that was distinctly feminine.

Blacks are less likely than Whites to accept __________ as explanations of mental illness.

Recent research suggests that Blacks have ____________________ than Whites.