Question

1) The most common approach to health and healthcare in America is

A) Reactive Health Approach

B) Proactive Health Approach

C) Health Promotion Approach

D) Health Maintenance Approach

2) The Proactive Health Approach is

A) treatment oriented.

B) more costly than reactive health.

C) prevention oriented.

D) highly promoted by the insurance industry

3) The Reactive Health Approach is

A) prevention oriented.

B) leads to a high degree of health and wellness.

C) less costly than proactive health.

D) treatment oriented.

4) Traditional, scientifically based medicine is called

A) naturopathic.

B) medipathic.

C) propathic.

D) allopathic.

5) Which of the following is least likely to be your primary health care provider?

A) A nephrologist

B) A pediatrician

C) An obstetrician-gynecologist

D) An internist

6) Surgery for glaucoma would be performed by an

A) oncologist.

B) osteopathic physician.

C) ophthalmologist.

D) optometrist.

7) The primary care practitioner in your school’s health clinic has a master's degree and can conduct diagnostic

tests and prescribe medication. He is not a doctor, but a ________.

A) registered nurse B) nurse practitioner

C) licensed practical nurse D) vocational nurse

8) Physician assistants

A) are the same as physicians, but with fewers years of experience.

B) are not licensed by state boards of medicine.

C) can offer treatment and write prescriptions only when supervised by a physician.

D) are competently able to treat 100 percent of those seeking primary care.

9) All of the following are true with respect to generic drugs EXCEPT

A) they have the same active ingredients but smaller dosage as their brand name counterpart.

B) they are sold under a chemical name.

C) they contain the same active ingredients as their brand name counterpart.

D) they are generally cheaper than brand name drugs.

10) Managed care plans

A) place the burden of economic risks (budget deficit/surplus) on the primary care physician only.

B) link care givers contractually to provide comprehensive health benefits.

C) place the burden of economic risks (budget deficit/surplus) on the patient only.

D) allow consumers to independently choose their provider or service.

11) A ________ is a set fee that your insurance plan would require you to pay for each office visit.

A) limit maximum

B) coinsurance

C) deductible

D) copayment

12) Private health insurance plans require you to pay ________ to your health care provider before your insurance company will start paying for services.

A) a coinsurance

B) a deductible

C) a copayment

D) an exclusion

13) If an insurance policy covers 90 percent of your total medical bills, the remaining 10 percent that you must pay would be your

A) copayment.

B) deductible.

C) exclusion.

D) coinsurance.

14) A 70-year-old retired person would be covered by ________, whereas a 55-year-old blind person would be covered by ________.

A) Medicare; Medicaid

B) Social Security; COBRA

C) COBRA; Medicare

D) Medicaid; Social Security

15) Your physician gets paid a fixed monthly payment regardless of the type or number of health services she provides. This is called

A) capitation.

B) prepayment.

C) coinsurance.

D) COBRA.

16) Naturopathy refers to

A) a process to allow the body to heal itself.

B) the science of life which places equal emphasis on body, mind, and spirit to restore harmony.

C) manipulation of the first two vertebrae in the spine to align the tissues properly.

D) the principle of "like cures like."

17) ________ medicine is based on administration of extremely diluted doses of potent natural agents that produce disease symptoms in healthy persons but are thought to cure the disease in the sick.

A) Chiropractic

B) Homeopathic

C) Herbal

D) Naturopathic

18) The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine is a center that serves as a clearinghouse for research and information. It lies within which federal agency?

A) The Department of Agriculture

B) The National Institutes of Health

C) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

D) The Food and Drug Administration

19) Alternative Medicine refers to

A) treatments that you use instead of, or in place of, standard care.

B) nonstandard treatments that you use together, or in conjunction with, standard care.

C) conventional medicine or standard care.

D) western or allopathic medicine.

20) Complementary Medicine refers to

A) conventional medicine or standard care.

B) nonstandard treatments that you use together, or in conjunction with, standard care.

C) western or allopathic medicine.

D) treatments that you use instead of, or in place of, standard care.

Answer 1

1).

A) Reactive Health Approach

Reactive health approach is the primary approach for health and healthcare in America. It primarily aims at targeting the symptoms of illness or injury and provide treatment based on these findings. This approach is also promoted by the insurance industry.

2).

C) prevention oriented.

Proactive health approach is prevention oriented, and it mainly aims at improving self-awareness and self-responsibility