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Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which of the following is NOT one of the differences between old and new biomedical cultures?
a) We believe modern medicine knows more about the body, disease, and treatment.
b) Current diagnostic assessment allows us to identify illness more accurately and precisely.
c) We can now identify and treat a greater number of diseases.
d) We now have recognized experts in health and healing.

Question 2:

Which of the following best describes the concept of mind–body dualism?
a) The mind and body and two separate entities.
b) The mind and body are closely interrelated.
c) It includes the psychosocial factors of illness.
d) It is a common belief among practitioners of alternative medicine.

Question 3:

Which concept breaks down the body into smaller parts to examine the origin of disease?
a) Mind–body dualism
b) Physical reductionism
c) Control and regimen
d) The machine metaphor

Question 4:

Meeting Canada’s Physical Activity Guidelines is an example of which concept of biomedicine?
a) Specific etiology
b) Physical reductionism
c) Regimen and control
d) Medicalization

Question 5:

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influenced biomedicine becoming central in forming our understanding of health and illness?
a) The decreased reliance on religion
b) The rise of the medical profession
c) Increased science education in schools
d) Increased prevalence of medical advancements in the media

Question 6:

Which of the following is not one of the ways in which medicalization is said to occur?
a) Instructionally
b) Conceptually
c) Institutionally
d) Through interactions

Question 7:

The adoption of medical vocabulary into everyday language is an example of which type of medicalization?
a) Institutional
b) Conceptual
c) Language based
d) Interaction based

Question 8:

Which of the following is NOT a level of iatrogenesis?
a) Clinical iatrogenesis
b) Social iatrogenesis
c) Cultural iatrogenesis
d) Traditional iatrogenesis

Question 9:

The dependence on medical experts and the abandonment of self-care in society is an example of which of the following?
a) Social iatrogenesis
b) Cultural iatrogenesis
c) Traditional iatrogenesis
d) Medicalization

Question 10:

Why are the biomedical model and medicalization criticized?
a) They give physicians power to label people as patients or maligners by legitimizing or delegitimizing their experience.
b) Medical doctors are almost solely responsible for shaping our understanding of health, illness, and our bodies from birth until death.
c) They create health inequities.
d) Both a and b

True or False Questions

Question 11:

The majority of our understanding of health is based on the beliefs of biomedicine.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

The concept of mind–body dualism considers the social determinants of health.
a) True
b) False

Question 13:

The placebo effect challenges the theory of mind–body dualism.
a) True
b) False

Question 14:

According to biomedical thinking, the role of the doctor is to treat the individual.
a) True
b) False

Question 15:

Most people believe that we dictate our own health and that illness can be avoided or managed with the appropriate regimen and control.
a) True
b) False

Question 16:

Secularization is one factor that led to the dominance of biomedical culture.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

When and how often to brush our teeth is an example of how biomedical culture has infiltrated our daily lives.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

In approximately 60 years, 10 new mental health conditions have been recognized.
a) True
b) False

Question 19:

Unsafe and unproven medical experiences are often conducted on marginalized individuals or populations.
a) True
b) False

Question 20:

The concept of iatrogenesis indicates that the medical establishment itself has become a major threat to health.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

Health and Society: Chapter 08

Multiple Choice Questions

True or False Questions