Which of the following best explains why the rural population is growing when young persons from rural areas consistently are moving to urban areas to seek employment? a. Adults engaged in all the physically demanding farming tasks have longer life spans than people in urban areas. b. Farm families continue to have a higher birth […]
Which of the following problems depends on the responses of other people and therefore cannot be measured? a. Disability b. Handicap c. Impairment d. Injury ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: B In comparing these concepts, an impairment affects a human organ on a micro level; disability affects a person on an individual level; and a handicap […]
Which of the following best explains why there are so few hospitals in rural areas? a. Few nurses and physicians enjoy the rural lifestyle. b. Historically, hospitals began in large urban areas and have slowly expanded outward but have not yet reached all rural areas. c. Rural areas have very low population density. d. Rural […]
Which of the following events occurred in 1965? a. State mental hospitals were created. b. The mentally ill were deinstitutionalized. c. Electroconvulsive therapy was discovered to help depression. d. Community mental health centers for outpatient care were established. ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: B Deinstitutionalization is the release of institutionalized people, especially mental health patients, from […]
On the basis of all the work done by social scientists, approximately how many homeless persons should be expected and tolerated in our society? a. No more than 5% b. No more than 10% c. No more than 15% d. There should not be homeless persons in America. ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: D Kozol (1988) […]
Which of the following best describes the problem with the viewing disability based on the Nagi model? a. Functional limitations are used to determine if an individual is disabled. b. Functional limitations are not easily objectified and measured. c. The model does not distinguish between genetic limitations and limitations imposed by injury or illness. d. […]
From which of the following causes are rural residents twice as likely to die from in comparison with urban residents? a. Chronic diseases, especially cardiac problems and cancers b. Diabetes from the higher incidence of obesity c. Respiratory diseases (from pesticides and herbicides) d. Unintentional injuries ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: D Residents of rural areas […]
Which of the following best describes how brain imaging scans are being used? a. To deliver electroconvulsive therapy to high-risk individuals b. To help detect and diagnose medical disorders and illnesses c. To help determine treatment options for mental disorders d. To help determine the effects of psychotherapy ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: B Brain imaging […]
Which of the following represents the largest group of homeless adults? a. Minorities b. Disabled c. Females d. Males ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: D Among all sheltered homeless adults, approximately 63% were men; 37% were women. Men were overrepresented compared with the general population. The sheltered homeless population is younger than the general population. Most […]
A family was dependent on the dad for financial support, and now he is in treatment for alcoholism. The wife asks you how long this will take. Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse? a. “Don’t worry about length of time. Focus on helping him avoid alcohol.” b. “It […]
