Test Bank For Social Determinants of Health: A Comparative
Approach 2nd Edition By Alan Davidson 9780199032204
Chapter 1-14 Complete Guide .
List 4 of the fundamental causes of health inequality - ANSWER: • Knowledge
• Money
• Freedom
• Power
• Beneficial social connections
• Prestige
List Selye's 3 Stages of Stress - ANSWER: • Alarm
• Resistance
• Exhaustion
What are 4 of the 5 types of racism discussed in lecture? - ANSWER: •
Systemic/institutionalized
• Implicit bias
• Interpersonal
• Aversive
• Social psychological
List 3 differences in health between men and women. - ANSWER: •Women live
longer, lower mortality
•Women are more likely to report health conditions
•Women more likely to report chronic conditions
•Women are more likely to rate themselves as having poor health
•Men tend to have higher rates of mortality due to major causes
What were 3 possible explanations of the Latino health paradox presented in
lectures/readings? - ANSWER: • Salmon Bias: go back to the country they emigrated
from to die
• Healthy Migrant Effect: migrants self-select to be the healthiest people; people
who travel are healthy
• Acculturation: something toxic about America, the longer you live here the worse
your health gets
List the 6 components of stigma according to Link and Phelan - ANSWER: • People
distinguish and label human differences
• Labeled as persons are linked to undesirable characteristics—negative stereotypes
• Labeled persons are viewed as an outgroup (us vs them)
• People experience emotional reactions to labeled people—fear, repulsion, disgust
and labeled persons may feel shame, embarrassment, humiliation
• Labeled persons experience status loss and discrimination
• Stigma is dependent on power
, Generally the USA is a world leader in positive health outcomes above peer nations
such as the UK, Denmark, etc. - ANSWER: false
The health differences between those of high and low income has significantly
decreased over time. - ANSWER: false
There is equality across all groups in their exposure stress. - ANSWER: false
People under higher stress are more likely to experience high blood pressure than
someone less stressed. - ANSWER: true
Latino are less likely than whites to smoke cigarettes. - ANSWER: true
Hegemonic masculinity is one explanation for why men have worse health than
women in similar demographic category. - ANSWER: true
Social capital can have both a positive and negative effect on health. - ANSWER: true
1) Lufety and Freese conducted a qualitative study of two clinics treating patients for
diabetes. - ANSWER: true (SES, diabetes care health clinics
the SES mortality gradient observed in many studies refers to a step by step increase
in mortality rates as education, occupation, and income increases from lower levels
to higher levels - ANSWER: false
as health has improved over the past 50 years health inequalities favoring higher SES
individuals over lower SES individuals have been eliminated - ANSWER: false
because genes have such a large influence on disease Link and Phelan call genes a
"fundamental cause" of disease - ANSWER: false
According to Link and Phelan (1995) a 1964 article by Charles Kadushin incorrectly
argued that exposure to disease will become "more and more equal for all social
classes" - ANSWER: true
the reading authored by Cockerman reports that women tend to live longer than
men - ANSWER: true
Which of the following was not included in Webers 3 part conceptualization of
stratification? - ANSWER: class, status, party
the class reading by mackenbach reported results about the relationship between
education and mortality rate in Europe - ANSWER: true
According to fundamental cause theory SES should be more strongly related to
diseases that are: - ANSWER: more preventable
Approach 2nd Edition By Alan Davidson 9780199032204
Chapter 1-14 Complete Guide .
List 4 of the fundamental causes of health inequality - ANSWER: • Knowledge
• Money
• Freedom
• Power
• Beneficial social connections
• Prestige
List Selye's 3 Stages of Stress - ANSWER: • Alarm
• Resistance
• Exhaustion
What are 4 of the 5 types of racism discussed in lecture? - ANSWER: •
Systemic/institutionalized
• Implicit bias
• Interpersonal
• Aversive
• Social psychological
List 3 differences in health between men and women. - ANSWER: •Women live
longer, lower mortality
•Women are more likely to report health conditions
•Women more likely to report chronic conditions
•Women are more likely to rate themselves as having poor health
•Men tend to have higher rates of mortality due to major causes
What were 3 possible explanations of the Latino health paradox presented in
lectures/readings? - ANSWER: • Salmon Bias: go back to the country they emigrated
from to die
• Healthy Migrant Effect: migrants self-select to be the healthiest people; people
who travel are healthy
• Acculturation: something toxic about America, the longer you live here the worse
your health gets
List the 6 components of stigma according to Link and Phelan - ANSWER: • People
distinguish and label human differences
• Labeled as persons are linked to undesirable characteristics—negative stereotypes
• Labeled persons are viewed as an outgroup (us vs them)
• People experience emotional reactions to labeled people—fear, repulsion, disgust
and labeled persons may feel shame, embarrassment, humiliation
• Labeled persons experience status loss and discrimination
• Stigma is dependent on power
, Generally the USA is a world leader in positive health outcomes above peer nations
such as the UK, Denmark, etc. - ANSWER: false
The health differences between those of high and low income has significantly
decreased over time. - ANSWER: false
There is equality across all groups in their exposure stress. - ANSWER: false
People under higher stress are more likely to experience high blood pressure than
someone less stressed. - ANSWER: true
Latino are less likely than whites to smoke cigarettes. - ANSWER: true
Hegemonic masculinity is one explanation for why men have worse health than
women in similar demographic category. - ANSWER: true
Social capital can have both a positive and negative effect on health. - ANSWER: true
1) Lufety and Freese conducted a qualitative study of two clinics treating patients for
diabetes. - ANSWER: true (SES, diabetes care health clinics
the SES mortality gradient observed in many studies refers to a step by step increase
in mortality rates as education, occupation, and income increases from lower levels
to higher levels - ANSWER: false
as health has improved over the past 50 years health inequalities favoring higher SES
individuals over lower SES individuals have been eliminated - ANSWER: false
because genes have such a large influence on disease Link and Phelan call genes a
"fundamental cause" of disease - ANSWER: false
According to Link and Phelan (1995) a 1964 article by Charles Kadushin incorrectly
argued that exposure to disease will become "more and more equal for all social
classes" - ANSWER: true
the reading authored by Cockerman reports that women tend to live longer than
men - ANSWER: true
Which of the following was not included in Webers 3 part conceptualization of
stratification? - ANSWER: class, status, party
the class reading by mackenbach reported results about the relationship between
education and mortality rate in Europe - ANSWER: true
According to fundamental cause theory SES should be more strongly related to
diseases that are: - ANSWER: more preventable
