SP21 Wellness Chapter 3 Vocabulary Quiz

A method of judging the benefits of different products by comparing several factors, such as quality, features, and cost.

• health fraud

• medical history

• comparison shopping

• advertising

The sale of worthless products or services that claim to prevent disease or cure other health problems; also known as quackery.

• epidemiology

• medical history

• advertising

• health fraud

A written or spoken media message designed to interest consumers in purchasing a product or service.

• advertising

• health fraud

• medical history

• malpractice

People or groups whose sole purpose is to take on regional, national, and even international consumer issues.

• specialist

• primary care physician

• health consumer

• consumer advocates

A plan in which private companies or government programs pay for part or all of a person's medical costs.

• health consumer

• health insurance

• consumer advocates

• specialist

Failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards.

• malpractice

• epidemiology

• advertising

• preventative care

The scientific study of patterns of disease in a population.

• epidemiology

• public health

• malpractice

• health fraud

Medical doctors trained to handle particular kinds of patients or medical conditions.

• health consumer

• primary care physician

• specialist

• consumer advocates

Complete and comprehensive information about your immunizations and any health problems you have had to date.

• advertising

• public health

• medical history

• health fraud

Anyone who purchases or uses health products or services.

• primary care physician

• consumer advocates

• health consumer

• specialist