How does the institution of medicine, according to Foucault exercise power?
a. Coercion
b. Explaining individual problems (disease/illness)
c. Providing a solution (cure/health)
d. Both B & C
e. All of the above - ANS d. Both B & C
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How does the institution of medicine, according to Foucault exercise power?
a. Coercion
b. Explaining individual problems (disease/illness)
c. Providing a solution (cure/health)
d. Both B & C
e. All of the above - ANS d. Both B & C
The use of parish mortality records in the 17th century is an excellent example of:
a. An early Surveillance System
b. An early Health Information System
c. An early health care system
d. Both A & B
e. None of the above - ANS a. An early Surveillance System
True or False: The term 'Stakeholders' refers to people or organizations who wither a) stand to
be affected by the programme/project or b) could 'make' or 'break' the programme/projects
success. - ANS True
Which model on the social class inequalities and health is best characterized by the following
statement: "Disadvantaged people are more likely to live in areas where they are exposed to
harm such as air-pollution and damp housing."
a. Behavioural model
b. Materialist model
c. Bio-chemical model
d. psycho-social model
e. Life course model - ANS b. Materialist model
Which of the following can be used to measure health status?
a. Pathological measures
b. Clinical Measures
c. Statistical measures
, d. Both A & B
e. Both B & C - ANS d. Both A & B
True or False: There is a precise formula of combined data sources and data collection methods
that is universal in ALL Health Information Systems. - ANS False
True or False: Surveillance is the ongoing measurement of performance of a health service or a
health professional, or of the extent to which patients comply with or adhere to advice from
health professionals. - ANS False
In the case of sickness, the process of __________ deviance is constituted through the act of
diagnosis wherein doctors engage in a process of classification through which people are either
labelled ill (deviant from the 'norm') or healthy, where as __________ deviance represents the
illness experience. Match the words, in order to the sentences, as best you can.
a. Primary, Secondary
b. Absolute, Relative
c. Relative, Absolute
d. Secondary, Primary
e. None of the Above - ANS d. Secondary, Primary
Which is the following are essential sources of health related information?
a. A Decennial Census
b. Household Surveys
c. Health Research
d. All of the Above
e. None of the Above - ANS d. All of the Above
True or False: According to the Symbolic Interactionist Perspective, patient dissatisfaction with
their doctor can occur if a doctor adheres too rigidly to the bio-medical signs and symptoms of a
disease, without considering the social experience of illness, and the patients health beliefs. -
ANS True
Which of the following are a part of the 'Lay Referral System'?
a. Friends
b. Family
c. The local grocer
d. The mailman
e. All of the above - ANS e. All of the above
Which of the following social factors can be used to explain the higher mortality rates of men in
the United Kingdom?
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