MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY EXAM 3
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
Medical decision rule - ANS The guiding principle behind everyday medical practice
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
-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
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, 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: -
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
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QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
Medical decision rule - ANS The guiding principle behind everyday medical practice
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
-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
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, 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: -
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
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