Ashford University

SOC 313

Week 1 Quiz

1)All of Luis’s family members and friends encourage him and tell him that he is a resilient, optimistic person, despite the fact that he has severe rheumatoid arthritis. What type of social support system does this scenario describe?

 

informational.

 instrumental.

 emotional.

spiritual.

 

Question 2

 

 

Within the U.S., which of the following groups has the highest life expectancy?

 

Black women.

White males.

Hispanic males.

Asian women.

 

Question 3

 

 

Which country spends the lowest percent of its gross domestic product on health care, according

to OECD data?

 

Switzerland.

Mexico.

Canada. Germany.

 

Question 4

 

 

Which of the following is the BEST definition of evidence-based practices?

 

the integration of all a patient’s ecological-environment layers,

the use of verified and identical clinical experiments that were performed by two or more researchers,

the integration of the best research verification with clinical expertise and patient values,

the use of assessments that have identified the patient’s strengths, weaknesses, and coping mechanisms.

 

Question 5

 

 

A society’s single most important health-related measure is its                                   .

 

amount of disability.

maternal mortality

. life expectancy.

types of chronic illness.

 

Question 6

 

 

All the following are among Giddens’ elements of social class that are the most critical to a

society’s health dynamics EXCEPT:                                    .

 

genetics.

 income.

 education.

occupation.

 

 

Question 7

 

 

When Denise graduated from the military academy, she was deployed to Afghanistan for one

year. Bronfenbrenner would most likely call this event part of Denise’s                                    .

 

exosystem.

chronosystem.

ecosystem.

mesosystem.

 

 

Question 8

 

 

How is cost containment in health care related to evidence-based practices (EBP)?

 

EBPs contribute to rising healthcare costs and less cost containment.

EBPs arose out of the need to contain escalating healthcare costs.

EBPs tend to lead to more expensive tests but yield quicker diagnoses.

EBPs are an essential part of holistic care, which is less expensive than traditional care.

 

Question 9

 

 

According to several crucial health indicators, how does health in the U.S. over recent decades

compare with other developed nations?

 

It has largely remained the same.

 It has improved relatively slowly.

It has improved relatively quickly.

 It has significantly declined.

 

Question 10

 

 

According to Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model, a girl’s face-to-face interactions with her siblings would be part of her                                                                   .

 

mesosystem.

 exosystem.

microsystem.

 macrosystem.

 

Question 11

 

 

Evidence-based medicine expands the discussion of what constitutes                                     .

 

the patient’s point of view.

 a scientific model.

the science of medicine.

a living organism.

 

 

Question 12

 

 

Joan, whose leg is in a cast, is glad to be able to use her grabber to pick up a magazine that she

dropped. However, John, who has his leg in a cast too, is angry that he has to use his grabber to pick up a magazine that he dropped. How would the IFC model explain this difference?

 

John must be experiencing more pain than Joan is. John is a pessimist, and Joan is an optimist.

Two people with the same health condition perceive similar situations differently.

Two people with the same health condition cannot have the same level of participation.

 

 

Question 13

 

 

The IFC                                lists all the specific treatment targets that have been agreed upon by the

client’s rehabilitation team.

 

assignment

map categorical

profile assessment sheet

intervention table

 

 

Question 14

 

 

In the IFC scheme, what the term for the stage in which the healthcare professional ensures that

the appropriate rehabilitative intervention is applied to the patient?

 

assessment

assignment

 intervention evaluation

 

 

Question 15

 

 

Which of the following is NOT a physical environmental factor that might affect an individual’s

disability?

 

transportation access to technology climate

appropriate technology

 

Question 16

 

 

The physicians who initiated social engineering solutions to solve urban problems—such as

providing adequate drinking water and disposing of sewage—laid the foundation for which scientific field?

 

public health.

epidemiology.

microbiology.

 clinical medicine.

 

Question 17

 

 

At a societal level, a disability can inspire public policy changes if

 

the sufferers are wealthy.

 it is prevalent enough.

legislators are familiar with it.

the research is completed and conclusive.

 

Question 18

 

 

In recent decades, the definition of the term disability has changed to encompass which key

element?

 

the patient’s pathology. the patient’s view.

the patient’s internal factors.

 the patient’s environment.

 

Question 19