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21.Once in control of the health care system, __________ allows the medical profession to ward off encroachment by others who wish to deliver health care. a.professional autonomyb.accepted practices b.legal barriersd.professional ethics 22.__________ is the process that legitimizes medical control over parts of a person’s life. a.Managed health carec.HMOs b.Medicalizationd.Professionalization 23.Which of the following has/have become (a) recognized medical problem(s) primarily as a result of medicalization? a.attention deficit disorderc.unattractiveness b.shopliftingd.all of the above 24.If you were a conflict theorist, which of the following would cause you the most concern? a.The consequences of a self-fulfilling prophecy among hypochondriacs. b.The long-term effect of the sick role for chronically ill patients. c.The poor health associated with lower socioeconomic status. d.The placebo effect. 25.Which of the following is/are consistent with a Marxist analysis of health and health care? a.Capitalist society limits the control workers have over their lives, in terms of where they must work and where they can afford to live. b.Lower socioeconomic status people have less access to quality health care. Lower class people have less health insurance and a higher risk of getting sick. all of the above 26.The fact that faith healing has been documented in numbers of cases means that faith healing cannot simply be regarded as a medical fluke; rather, according to symbolic interactionists, faith healing may be an illustration of: a.labeling.c.self-fulfilling prophecy. b.definition of the situation.d.health-related interactions. 27.In explaining health, the text points out that symbolic interactionism rests on three key notions. Which of the following is NOT one of these? a.People label health and illness as conditions according to their understanding of the situation. b.Social inequality is directly related to health and sickness. c.The definition of the situation and the associated concept of self-fulfilling prophecy. d.The roles of health-related interactions, such as those between doctors and patients. 28.If you were a symbolic interactionist, in which of the following would you be most interested? a.the consequences of medicalization b.the long-term effect of the sick role for chronically ill patients c.the poor health associated with lower socioeconomic status d.the placebo effect 29.Regarding the AIDS crisis in Africa, which of the following is most likely the only method of controlling the disease? a.teaching birth control – particularly the use of condoms b.providing funds for better health care c.banning prostitution and providing AIDS education to the gay population d.addressing the traditional values regarding sexual behavior and ideal family size 30.Worldwide, it is accurate to state that the world’s biggest killer is: a.AIDS.c.contagious and preventable disease. b.poverty.d.lack of proper medical care.