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Biobehavioral Health (BBH 302) : Penn State University


BBH 302 final exam Study Guide with
Complete Solutions

Which of the following terms refers to the rate of death in a specified
population above the expected rate for other populations - Answer✔️✔️-
excess deaths

The vocabulary below is critical to understanding the unequal distribution
of health in the U.S. - Match the words with their definitions. - Answer✔️✔️-
differences: differences in health that can be explained using biology

disparities: differences in the incidence, prevalence, or burden of disease,
that are due to systematic injustices and social justice issues

inequities: differences due to unequal treatment or access

Testicular cancer is higher in men than women - Answer✔️✔️-difference

In 2011, Black women account for 42% of all the pregnancy-related deaths
in the US, while White women account for only 12.5%. - Answer✔️✔️-
disparity

Lung cancer rates are higher in smokers than non-smokers - Answer✔️✔️-
difference

Appalachian populations have higher opioid drug abuse problems than
non-Appalachian populations. - Answer✔️✔️-disparity




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Biobehavioral Health (BBH 302) : Penn State University

Hospitals in residentially-segregated communities have fewer board
certified specialists than hospitals in non-segregated communities. -
Answer✔️✔️-inequity or disparity

Rural hospitals often lack basic diagnostic tests, procedures, and facilities. -
Answer✔️✔️-inequity or disparity

There are fewer dentists in rural areas than in urban areas. - Answer✔️✔️-
inequity or difference

What is the biggest contributor to the Black-White Wealth gap? -
Answer✔️✔️-home ownership

Which health phenomenon did the landmark Whitehall Study uncover? -
Answer✔️✔️-wealth related disparities in health

On average, how much longer do White men live compared to their
African American counterparts? - Answer✔️✔️-10 years

The ONLY way to eliminate the health-wealth gradient is to (to eliminate
the cycle of poverty): - Answer✔️✔️-increase income equity (or put another
way to decrease income inequity)

The US Health Disparities Heckler report revealed that there are
______________________ excess deaths in the US. - Answer✔️✔️-60,000

Which of the following are the TWO best measures of socioeconomic
status? - Answer✔️✔️-net worth, standard of living



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Biobehavioral Health (BBH 302) : Penn State University

Household income and education --> children's educational attainment -->
future employment opportunities --> health insurance coverage --> lack of
preventative care --> poor health --> lower household ____________ and
______________.

Fill in the gaps & what is this model is referred to: - Answer✔️✔️-income &
education; the cycle of poverty

In the Cycle of Poverty model, exposures refers to which of the following?
Choose all that apply. - Answer✔️✔️-- parents ability to cover the costs of
preventative medical and dental care

- housing quality, neighborhood safety

- access to amenities like parks, walking paths, and full-service grocery
stores

There is not a clear health-wealth gradient for which of the following
illnesses? - Answer✔️✔️-cancer

Which of the following is true about the mobility seen in poor
neighborhoods? - Answer✔️✔️-Poor residents tend to move to similar, poor
neighborhoods

In general, your zip code is a poor predictor of your health. - Answer✔️✔️-
false




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