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Medical sociology exam 3 Questions and
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Medical decision rule
Ans: The guiding principle behind everyday medical practi ce
Szasz and Hollender
Ans: interaction depends on severity of symptoms
Activity-passivity model
Ans: Patient is seriously ill or being treated on an emergency
basis in a state of relative helplessness
Guidance-cooperation model
Ans: -Patient has an acute, often infectious illness
-Patient knows what is going on and can cooperate with the
physician, but the physician makes the decisions
Mutual participation model
Ans: -Management of chronic illness
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-Patient works with the doctor as a full participant in
controlling the affliction
Hayes-Bautista
Ans: -Emphasizes the interaction as a process of negotiation
-Model is limited to situations in which the patient is not
satisfied with treatment and wants to persuade the doctor to
change it
Models of interaction is influenced by...
Ans: -Social class
-Age
-Education
-Severity of symptoms
-Satisfaction with treatment
In most instances which model of interaction is normative?
Ans: Mutual Participation
Information can be an important therapeutic tool in medical situations
if it meets three tests:
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Ans: -Reduces uncertinty
-Provides a basis for action
-Strengthens the physician-patient relationship
Who communicates more information to their patients?
Ans: Doctors from upper-middle class backgrounds
Who receives more information from physicians?
Ans: Patients from a higher class position or higher education
level
Women's health movement to combat sexual discrimination in
medicine
Ans: -Sexist attitudes and behavior toward women patients
and health workers
-Lack of sensitivity to the needs and complaints of women
seeking care
-Example: tendency of male physicians to misdiagnose heart
attacks in women as anxiety or stomach problems
Modern-day medical practice is provided within the context of middle-
class norms
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Medical sociology exam 3 Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
Medical decision rule
Ans: The guiding principle behind everyday medical practi ce
Szasz and Hollender
Ans: interaction depends on severity of symptoms
Activity-passivity model
Ans: Patient is seriously ill or being treated on an emergency
basis in a state of relative helplessness
Guidance-cooperation model
Ans: -Patient has an acute, often infectious illness
-Patient knows what is going on and can cooperate with the
physician, but the physician makes the decisions
Mutual participation model
Ans: -Management of chronic illness
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-Patient works with the doctor as a full participant in
controlling the affliction
Hayes-Bautista
Ans: -Emphasizes the interaction as a process of negotiation
-Model is limited to situations in which the patient is not
satisfied with treatment and wants to persuade the doctor to
change it
Models of interaction is influenced by...
Ans: -Social class
-Age
-Education
-Severity of symptoms
-Satisfaction with treatment
In most instances which model of interaction is normative?
Ans: Mutual Participation
Information can be an important therapeutic tool in medical situations
if it meets three tests:
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Ans: -Reduces uncertinty
-Provides a basis for action
-Strengthens the physician-patient relationship
Who communicates more information to their patients?
Ans: Doctors from upper-middle class backgrounds
Who receives more information from physicians?
Ans: Patients from a higher class position or higher education
level
Women's health movement to combat sexual discrimination in
medicine
Ans: -Sexist attitudes and behavior toward women patients
and health workers
-Lack of sensitivity to the needs and complaints of women
seeking care
-Example: tendency of male physicians to misdiagnose heart
attacks in women as anxiety or stomach problems
Modern-day medical practice is provided within the context of middle-
class norms
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
