MHA 708 QUIZ 1 with complete solutions 2023/2024
The value of all goods and services produced within a country for a given period; a
key indicator of the country's economic activity and financial well-being - ANSWER
gross domestic product
health as "not merely the absence of disease or infirmity but a state of complete
physical, mental and social well-being. - ANSWER WHO
Anticipated number of years of life remaining at a given age. - ANSWER Life
expectancy
Number of deaths in a given population within a specified period. - ANSWER
Mortality
Incidence or prevalence of diseases in a given population within a specified period. -
ANSWER Morbidity
A physical or mental condition that limits an individual's ability to perform functions
considered normal. - ANSWER Disability
A combined mortality- morbidity index that reflects years of life free of disability and
symptoms of illness. - ANSWER Quality adjusted life years
Major categories of mental health measures - ANSWER Mental Conditions;
Behaviors;
perceptions;
satisfaction;
Services received
Categories of physical health - ANSWER •Life expectancy
•Mortality
•Morbidity
•Disability
•Quality of life
Public Health vs Population health - ANSWER 1. both interact with medical care but
are not medical care
2. public health- deals with factors that impact health
3. population health- identify less direct factors and intervene where possible- look at
subgroups and compare
Market vs. Social Justice - ANSWER Market- willingness to pay for needs
Social justice- allocates care according to need rather than ability to pay
Health status can influence determinants of health - ANSWER reverse causality
Allocative health policy is ____ and ____ - ANSWER distributive and redistributive
, ranks second, after ischemic heart disease, as a nationwide burden on health and
productivity - ANSWER Mental Illness
most commonly used measure of relative social well-being - ANSWER
Socioeconomic status
The frequency of social activities a person undertakes within a specified period. -
ANSWER Social Contacts
Interpersonal relationships with social contacts and the extent to which the individual
can rely on the people involved in these contacts for support. - ANSWER Social
Resources
Factors that influence health status. Typically, they include socioeconomic status,
environment, behaviors, heredity, and access to medical care. - ANSWER
Determinants of Health
what are the determinants of health - ANSWER 1. social and economic
environment
2. physical environment
3. genetics and epigenetics
4. medical care access
5. behaviors
Fixed Factors are - ANSWER unchangeable, such as age, sex, and genetic
makeup
Modifiable Factors - ANSWER Individual lifestyle choices; social networks and
community conditions; the environment in which one lives and works; and access to
important goods and services, such as education, sanitation, food, and healthcare
three most prominent theories of disease causality - ANSWER germ theory,
lifestyle theory, environmental theory.
every disease has a specific cause, which should be identifiable. Knowledge of the
cause allows for the discovery of a cure. - ANSWER Germ Theory
study of factors controlling the presence or absence of a disease—is also based on
the single-cause, single effect framework of germ theory - ANSWER Epidemiology
tries to isolate specific behaviors (e.g., exercise, diet, smoking, drinking) as causes
of a disease and identifies solutions on the basis of improving or changing these
behaviors - ANSWER Lifestyle Theory
considers the general health and well-being of individuals more than it does disease.
It maintains that health is best understood by examining the larger context of
community - ANSWER Environmental Theory
The value of all goods and services produced within a country for a given period; a
key indicator of the country's economic activity and financial well-being - ANSWER
gross domestic product
health as "not merely the absence of disease or infirmity but a state of complete
physical, mental and social well-being. - ANSWER WHO
Anticipated number of years of life remaining at a given age. - ANSWER Life
expectancy
Number of deaths in a given population within a specified period. - ANSWER
Mortality
Incidence or prevalence of diseases in a given population within a specified period. -
ANSWER Morbidity
A physical or mental condition that limits an individual's ability to perform functions
considered normal. - ANSWER Disability
A combined mortality- morbidity index that reflects years of life free of disability and
symptoms of illness. - ANSWER Quality adjusted life years
Major categories of mental health measures - ANSWER Mental Conditions;
Behaviors;
perceptions;
satisfaction;
Services received
Categories of physical health - ANSWER •Life expectancy
•Mortality
•Morbidity
•Disability
•Quality of life
Public Health vs Population health - ANSWER 1. both interact with medical care but
are not medical care
2. public health- deals with factors that impact health
3. population health- identify less direct factors and intervene where possible- look at
subgroups and compare
Market vs. Social Justice - ANSWER Market- willingness to pay for needs
Social justice- allocates care according to need rather than ability to pay
Health status can influence determinants of health - ANSWER reverse causality
Allocative health policy is ____ and ____ - ANSWER distributive and redistributive
, ranks second, after ischemic heart disease, as a nationwide burden on health and
productivity - ANSWER Mental Illness
most commonly used measure of relative social well-being - ANSWER
Socioeconomic status
The frequency of social activities a person undertakes within a specified period. -
ANSWER Social Contacts
Interpersonal relationships with social contacts and the extent to which the individual
can rely on the people involved in these contacts for support. - ANSWER Social
Resources
Factors that influence health status. Typically, they include socioeconomic status,
environment, behaviors, heredity, and access to medical care. - ANSWER
Determinants of Health
what are the determinants of health - ANSWER 1. social and economic
environment
2. physical environment
3. genetics and epigenetics
4. medical care access
5. behaviors
Fixed Factors are - ANSWER unchangeable, such as age, sex, and genetic
makeup
Modifiable Factors - ANSWER Individual lifestyle choices; social networks and
community conditions; the environment in which one lives and works; and access to
important goods and services, such as education, sanitation, food, and healthcare
three most prominent theories of disease causality - ANSWER germ theory,
lifestyle theory, environmental theory.
every disease has a specific cause, which should be identifiable. Knowledge of the
cause allows for the discovery of a cure. - ANSWER Germ Theory
study of factors controlling the presence or absence of a disease—is also based on
the single-cause, single effect framework of germ theory - ANSWER Epidemiology
tries to isolate specific behaviors (e.g., exercise, diet, smoking, drinking) as causes
of a disease and identifies solutions on the basis of improving or changing these
behaviors - ANSWER Lifestyle Theory
considers the general health and well-being of individuals more than it does disease.
It maintains that health is best understood by examining the larger context of
community - ANSWER Environmental Theory
