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Question #1

______ is the number of deaths in a given time or place.

A. Mortality

B. Morbidity

C. Casualty

D. Fatality

Question #2

Structural Functionalists put forth that the commodification of health has created a large number of problems within the United States.

A. False

B. True

Question #3

Betty was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She tries to hide her illness from her co-workers and even her relatives. This is an example of an "untreatable illness."

A. False

B. True

Question #4

Zeus is from Sweden. There, healthcare is known as cradle to grave. In other words, the government handles the health care system. This is an example of:

A. Private healthcare

B. Limited healthcare

C. Individual mandates

D. Socialized medicine

Question #5

Please match the term to the definition. contested illnesses

A. long-term, debilitating illnesses like depression and bipolar disorder

B. the process by which previously normal aspects of life are redefined as deviant and needing medical attention to remedy

C. causes people to behave in ways that are seen as abnormal to society but seem normal to them

D. illnesses that are questioned or questionable by some medical professionals

Question #6

Please match the term to the definition. medical sociology

A. study of how humans mange issues of helath and illness

B. the process by which previously normal aspects of life are redefined as deviant and needing medical attention to remedy

C. study of the causes and distribution of diseases

D. process of being labeled as different and being discriminated against

Question #7

Please match the term to the definition. social epidemiology

A. process of being labeled as different and being discriminated against

B. the process by which previously normal aspects of life are redefined as deviant and needing medical attention to remedy

C. study of the causes and distribution of diseases

D. study of how humans mange issues of helath and illness

Question #8

Please match the term to the definition. medicalization

A. illnesses that are questioned or questionable by some medical professionals

B. study of how humans mange issues of helath and illness

C. process of being labeled as different and being discriminated against

D. the process by which previously normal aspects of life are redefined as deviant and needing medical attention to remedy

Question #9

Please match the term to the definition. stigmatization

A. study of how humans mange issues of helath and illness

B. the process by which previously normal aspects of life are redefined as deviant and needing medical attention to remedy

C. process of being labeled as different and being discriminated against

D. illnesses that are questioned or questionable by some medical professionals

Question #10

Please match the term to the definition. legitimation

A. a physician must certify that the illness is genuine

B. long-term, debilitating illnesses like depression and bipolar disorder

C. the process that changes "bad" behavior into "sick" behavior

D. patterns of expectations that define appropriate behavior for the sick and for those who take care of them. According to Parsons, the person has role …...

Question #11

Please match the term to the definition. sick role

A. patterns of expectations that define appropriate behavior for the sick and for those who take care of them.

B. the process that changes "bad" behavior into "sick" behavior

C. a physician must certify that the illness is genuine

D. long-term, debilitating illnesses like depression and bipolar disorder

Question #12

Please match the term to the definition. medicalization of deviance

A. the process that changes "bad" behavior into "sick" behavior

B. causes people to behave in ways that are seen as abnormal to society but seem normal to them

C. long-term, debilitating illnesses like depression and bipolar disorder

D. patterns of expectations that define appropriate behavior for the sick and for those who take care of them.

Question #13

Please match the term to the definition. mood disorders

A. patterns of expectations that define appropriate behavior for the sick and for those who take care of them.

B. causes people to behave in ways that are seen as abnormal to society but seem normal to them

C. long-term, debilitating illnesses like depression and bipolar disorder

D. a physician must certify that the illness is genuine

Question #14

Please match the term to the definition. personality disorders

A. patterns of expectations that define appropriate behavior for the sick and for those who take care of them.

B. a physician must certify that the illness is genuine

C. causes people to behave in ways that are seen as abnormal to society but seem normal to them

D. long-term, debilitating illnesses like depression and bipolar disorder

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