BBH 302 Exam 1 Study Guide with Complete Solutions
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BBH 302
BBH 302 Exam 1 Study Guide with
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differences vs. disparities - Answer️️ -disparities are unethical (people
who have more money are healthier than those with less). Differences are
those such as prostate cancer is higher in men than women due to their
biology.
inequalitie...
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BBH 302 Exam 1 Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
differences vs. disparities - Answer✔️✔️-disparities are unethical (people
who have more money are healthier than those with less). Differences are
those such as prostate cancer is higher in men than women due to their
biology.
inequalities vs. inequities - Answer✔️✔️-inequality is a difference, inequity
is like a disparity and is unethical. An inequality would be the higher
prevalence of lung cancer in smokers. An inequity would be that resource
poor individuals are often enrolled in health insurance programs that have
higher premiums and deductibles
Omission vs commission - Answer✔️✔️-omission is when you don't provide
service that's necessary- making assumption someone can't afford
diagnostic test so don't recommend- would be that a physician is unaware
of patient's cultural background - did not know patient had to pray about it
before going through with treatment so didn't go through with it.
Commission providing wrong treatment- beta blockers don't work well in
blacks- recommend to someone without knowing they're black, over
diagnosing kids into special education
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In the Singh and Miller (2004) article on immigration, the "Immigrant
Paradox" was consistently present in all but a few sub-groups from which
population? Hispanics, Asians, blacks, American Indiands - Answer✔️✔️-
Asians
Acculturation Process - Answer✔️✔️-the longer you have been here you
start to adopt practices of US. An increased risk of disease with increasing
length of being here. Acculturation you still retain parts of your culture,
assimilation you lose your culture.
Positive Immigrant Selectivity refers to the idea that - Answer✔️✔️-
Immigrants may be healthier than those who could not migrate
True or false: Suicide and homicide were lower in immigrants. -
Answer✔️✔️-false
true or false: In general, life expectancy was higher in immigrants. -
Answer✔️✔️-true
true or false: Immigrants suffering from disease (considered loathsome or
contagious) were banned from entering the U.S. as a part of the
Immigration Act of 1891. - Answer✔️✔️-true
true or false: Regardless of seating (i.e., first class, second class, etc.),
immigrants arriving to the country on ships and trains were subject to
equally harsh health inspections and medical examinations. - Answer✔️✔️-
false
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What is the name of the U.S. agency that was responsible for conducting a
majority of the health inspections of immigrants upon entry to the U.S. in
the early 1900s? - Answer✔️✔️-U.S. Public Health Service
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, which group was almost exclusively
banned from entering the U.S., a group labeled as "parasite-ridden?" -
Answer✔️✔️-asians
Which of the following new modes of travel in the early/mid 1900s raised
concerns about the medical inspections process, and the likelihood that
immigrants would spread diseases and infections to the American public? -
Answer✔️✔️-air travel
Physicians not referring patients of color for diagnostic tests because of
assumptions about the patient's medical adherence is an example of which
type of racism? - Answer✔️✔️-personally-mediated
Not having interpreters in areas in which there is a large prevalence of
immigrants from China is an example of what type of racism? -
Answer✔️✔️-institutionalized
Patients of color not following a physician's guidance because of beliefs
that the physician does not have their best interest in mind is an example of
which type of racism? - Answer✔️✔️-internalized
Which type of racism is the most fundamental, and is viewed as the
starting place for change? - Answer✔️✔️-institutionalized
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