Question 1

Social stress

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A)  can cause mental as well as physical illness.
B)  is most common among busy middle-class people.
C)  can cause illness, but does not affect the immune system.
D)  improves the immune system.
E)  improves one's life choices.

Question 2

In a "risk society," individuals often find it difficult to get acknowledgement that they suffer from an illness because

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A)  the doctors they have access to work for the corporations that in some way caused the illness.
B)  they are labeled as lazy rather than ill.
C)  they are considered responsible for the risks they took.
D)  all of the above
E)  none of the above

Question 3

Which of the following is inherently the most dangerous to use?

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A)  heroin
B)  cocaine
C)  opium
D)  caffeine
E)  alcohol

Question 4

Morbidity refers to

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A)  deaths.
B)  illness.
C)  infections.
D)  chronic fatigue syndrome.
E)  macroeconomics.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true?

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A)  Widespread use of antibiotics has led to an increase in infectious diseases.
B)  As more people in poorer countries are moving to cities, infectious disease is increasing.
C)  Globalization is helping to spread infectious disease.
D)  all of the above
E)  a and b only

Question 6

Health lifestyles

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A)  are based on both life chances and life choices.
B)  can affect life chances, but life chances do not affect life choices.
C)  are very similar among Americans of different social classes.
D)  are not affected by socialization or life experiences.
E)  are purely a matter of individual choice.

Question 7

According to McGinnis and Foege, the most common cause of premature deaths is

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A)  illegal drugs.
B)  diet and exercise.
C)  AIDS.
D)  tobacco.
E)  microbial agents.

Question 8

In general, rates better measure how common an illness is than do raw numbers because rates

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A)  allow us to reasonably compare populations of different sizes.
B)  are more scientifically accurate.
C)  are a more objective measure.
D)  can be measured in a less biased fashion.
E)  can be more accurately calculated.

Question 9

To increase sales of tobacco, tobacco producers have

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A)  emphasized that smoking can lead to weight loss.
B)  sued the US Public Health Service.
C)  refrained from advertising to children.
D)  targeted men rather than women.
E)  primarily targeted wealthy whites.

Exam 2: The Social Sources of Modern Illness

Social stress

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Morbidity refers to

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Which of the following statements is true?

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Which of the following is inherently the most dangerous to use?

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In general, rates better measure how common an illness is than do raw numbers because rates

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Health lifestyles

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To increase sales of tobacco, tobacco producers have

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In a "risk society," individuals often find it difficult to get acknowledgement that they suffer from an illness because

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According to McGinnis and Foege, the most common cause of premature deaths is

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