Ch. 19: Health & Medicine

Who determines which illnesses are stigmatized?

• Therapists

• The patients themselves

• Society

• All of the above

Chronic fatigue syndrome is an example of _______________.

• a stigmatized disease

• a contested illness

• a disability

• demedicalization

The Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) is an example of ________________

• the social construction of health

• medicalization

• disability accommodations

• a contested illness

What is social epidemiology?

• The study of why some diseases are stigmatized and others are not

• The study of why diseases spread

• The study of the mental health of a society

• The study of the causes and distribution of diseases

Core nations are also known as __________________

• high-income nations

• newly industrialized nations

• low-income nations

• developing nations

Many deaths in high-income nations are linked to __________________

• cancer

• obesity

• mental illness

• lack of clean water

According to the World Health Organization, what was the most frequent cause of death for children under five in low-income countries?

• Starvation

• Thirst

• Pneumonia and diarrheal diseases

• All of the above

Which of the following statements is not true?

• The life expectancy of Black males in the United States is approximately five years shorter than for White males.

• The infant mortality rate for Black people in the United States is almost double than it is for White people

• Black people have lower cancer rates than White people.

• Hispanic people have worse access to care than non-Hispanic White people.

The process by which aspects of life that were considered bad or deviant are redefined as sickness and needing medical attention to remedy is called:

• deviance

• medicalization

• demedicalization

• intersection theory

What are the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders in the United States?

• ADHD

• Mood disorders

• Autism spectrum disorders

• Anxiety disorders