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Southern New Hampshire University SOC 313 Question1)During and after World War II, wage controls on U

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SOC 313

Question1)During and after World War II, wage controls on U.S. companies prohibited them from offering their employees higher salaries. How did this action affect healthcare in the United States?

•             Health insurance companies lobbied for healthcare subsidies.

•             Health insurance companies offered individual and group plans.

•             Companies began to offer employee benefits, including subsidized healthcare.

•             Companies offered incentives to employees who bought their own health insurance.

 

Question 2

Which theorist introduced and developed the biopsychosocial perspective on health and wellness?

•             Susan McDaniel.

•             C. Wright Mills.

•             Urie Bronfenbrenner.

•             George Engel.

 

Question 3

In sociology, factors such as where we live, the state of our environment, our education and income level, and our community/family relationships impact our health. Which of the following is the BEST term for these factors?

•             the social determinant of health.

•             the quality of care.

•             the person-in-environment classification.

•             the biomedical perspective.

 

 Question 4

Experimental research designs typically take place in a highly controlled environment to test a(n)

                .

•             dependent variable.

•             independent variable.

•             theory.

•             hypothesis.

 

Question 5

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 6

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

•             Switzerland.

•             Mexico.

•             Canada.

•             Germany.

 

Question 7

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 8

Lauralynn pays for all her medical care herself, directly to the health care provider. In other words, her payments are through a(n)      .

•             single-owner practice.

•             marketplace plan.

•             single-payer insurance.

•             individual payer plan.

 

Question 9

While the person-in-environment (PIE) classification system is useful in the entire health care field, by which group of professionals is it most often used?

•             registered nurses.

•             grief counselors.

•             social workers.

•             physical therapists.

 

Question 10

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

•             Black women.

•             White males.

•             Hispanic males.

•             Asian women.

 

 Question 11

 

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 12

Countries that implement the IFC are likely to achieve all the following policy objectives EXCEPT:

 

 

•             better health for their populations.

•             improved health policies.

•             focus on the micro level of health care.

•             more cost-effective health systems.

 

Question 13

Among the following, which is the best example of an acute condition?

•             diabetes.

•             cancer.

•             pneumonia.

•             hypertension.

 

Question 14

Although workplaces are legally mandated to accommodate employees with disabilities, within limits,

•             companies are slow to make such accommodations.

•             colleagues generally resent a person with a disability who gets more attention.

•             companies usually limit those accommodations to low-cost and easy adaptations.

•             colleagues will usually make the necessary accommodations themselves.

 

Question 15

Assessment, assignment, intervention, and evaluation are the four steps of       .

•             the IFC core.

•             patient prognosis.

•             the rehab cycle.

•             patient classification.

 

 Question 16

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 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

Using the WHO’s definition, the “inability of an individual to participate in society at a normal level” describes which term?

•             limitation.

•             impairment.

•             handicap.

•             disability.

 

Question 19

What does QALY specifically measure?

•             early death

•             years lived at perfect health

•             years of disability due to disease

•             disease burden

 

 Question 20

Kristi knows not to drink alcohol during her pregnancy because it may produce birth defects in her baby. In this scenario, alcohol is a       .

•             genetic factor.

•             pathology.

•             transitional factor.

•             teratogen