American Social Problems Ch 6: Physical and Mental Health.
Transcript of American Social Problems Ch 6: Physical and Mental Health.
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American Social Problems
Ch 6: Physical and Mental Health
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Chapter Overview
I. Objectives
II. Introductory Quiz
III. What about next week’s lesson?
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I. Objectives
A. Identify and discuss major problems with American systems of physical health care.
B. Identify and discuss major problems with American systems of mental health care
C. Discuss the sociological perspectives of these problems and their solutions.
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II. Introductory Quiz
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1. The average American lifespan is 76 years.
True
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2. The amount of exercise a person gets is one of the best
predictors of longevity.
True
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3. Tobacco use is the number one cause of deaths in the United
States.
True
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4. Accidents are the leading cause of death among Americans from the time they are born until they reach
middle age.
True
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5. The accidental death rate has increased dramatically since 1970.
False
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6. Homicide is more common than suicide.
False
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7. Suicide is more common among the elderly than young girls.
False
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8. Daily health is more effected by contagious disease than by heart
and circulatory problems.
True
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9. One can lose one’s sense of hearing and/or taste from a viral
infection.
True
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10. The best way to stop the AIDS epidemic is through abstinence.
True
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11. Poverty is as bad for your health as smoking cigarettes.
True
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12. Almost 1/3 of Americans experience a mental disorder each
year.
True
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13. The richer you are, the more prone to mental disorders you are.
False
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14. Women are more prone to mental disorders.
False
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15. America leads the world in health care and longevity.
False
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16. Medicare is for the aged and Medicaid is for the poor, blind, and
disabled.
True
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17. The best paid members of the medical community are the
physicians.
False
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18. Pharmaceutical corporations have poor returns on their
investments of time, research, and marketing.
False
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19. “Preventative medicine” is a hoax because if you are going to
get sick, you are going to get sick.
False
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20.About 33% of homeless people have serious mental disorders.
True
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21. In the US today, it is more likely that a person with a severe mental disorder will get treatment
than go to jail, compared to 30 years ago.
False
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III. What About Next Week?