MHA 708 QUIZ 1 with complete solutions
2023/2024
The value of all goods and services produced within a country for a given period; a key indicator of the
country's economic activity and financial well-being - ANSWER-gross domestic product
health as "not merely the absence of disease or infirmity but a state of complete physical, mental and
social well-being. - ANSWER-WHO
Anticipated number of years of life remaining at a given age. - ANSWER-Life expectancy
Number of deaths in a given population within a specified period. - ANSWER-Mortality
Incidence or prevalence of diseases in a given population within a specified period. - ANSWER-Morbidity
A physical or mental condition that limits an individual's ability to perform functions considered normal.
- ANSWER-Disability
A combined mortality- morbidity index that reflects years of life free of disability and symptoms of
illness. - ANSWER-Quality adjusted life years
Major categories of mental health measures - ANSWER-Mental Conditions;
Behaviors;
perceptions;
satisfaction;
Services received
ranks second, after ischemic heart disease, as a nationwide burden on health and productivity -
ANSWER-Mental Illness
, most commonly used measure of relative social well-being - ANSWER-Socioeconomic status
The frequency of social activities a person undertakes within a specified period. - ANSWER-Social
Contacts
Interpersonal relationships with social contacts and the extent to which the individual can rely on the
people involved in these contacts for support. - ANSWER-Social Resources
Factors that influence health status. Typically, they include socioeconomic status, environment,
behaviors, heredity, and access to medical care. - ANSWER-Determinants of Health
unchangeable, such as age, sex, and genetic makeup - ANSWER-Fixed Factors
Individual lifestyle choices; social networks and community conditions; the environment in which one
lives and works; and access to important goods and services, such as education, sanitation, food, and
healthcare - ANSWER-Modifiable Factors
three most prominent theories of disease causality - ANSWER-germ theory,
lifestyle theory, environmental theory.
every disease has a specific cause, which should be identifiable. Knowledge of the cause allows for the
discovery of a cure. - ANSWER-Germ Theory
study of factors controlling the presence or absence of a disease—is also based on the single-cause,
single effect framework of germ theory - ANSWER-Epidemiology
tries to isolate specific behaviors (e.g., exercise, diet, smoking, drinking) as causes of a disease and
identifies solutions on the basis of improving or changing these behaviors - ANSWER-Lifestyle Theory
2023/2024
The value of all goods and services produced within a country for a given period; a key indicator of the
country's economic activity and financial well-being - ANSWER-gross domestic product
health as "not merely the absence of disease or infirmity but a state of complete physical, mental and
social well-being. - ANSWER-WHO
Anticipated number of years of life remaining at a given age. - ANSWER-Life expectancy
Number of deaths in a given population within a specified period. - ANSWER-Mortality
Incidence or prevalence of diseases in a given population within a specified period. - ANSWER-Morbidity
A physical or mental condition that limits an individual's ability to perform functions considered normal.
- ANSWER-Disability
A combined mortality- morbidity index that reflects years of life free of disability and symptoms of
illness. - ANSWER-Quality adjusted life years
Major categories of mental health measures - ANSWER-Mental Conditions;
Behaviors;
perceptions;
satisfaction;
Services received
ranks second, after ischemic heart disease, as a nationwide burden on health and productivity -
ANSWER-Mental Illness
, most commonly used measure of relative social well-being - ANSWER-Socioeconomic status
The frequency of social activities a person undertakes within a specified period. - ANSWER-Social
Contacts
Interpersonal relationships with social contacts and the extent to which the individual can rely on the
people involved in these contacts for support. - ANSWER-Social Resources
Factors that influence health status. Typically, they include socioeconomic status, environment,
behaviors, heredity, and access to medical care. - ANSWER-Determinants of Health
unchangeable, such as age, sex, and genetic makeup - ANSWER-Fixed Factors
Individual lifestyle choices; social networks and community conditions; the environment in which one
lives and works; and access to important goods and services, such as education, sanitation, food, and
healthcare - ANSWER-Modifiable Factors
three most prominent theories of disease causality - ANSWER-germ theory,
lifestyle theory, environmental theory.
every disease has a specific cause, which should be identifiable. Knowledge of the cause allows for the
discovery of a cure. - ANSWER-Germ Theory
study of factors controlling the presence or absence of a disease—is also based on the single-cause,
single effect framework of germ theory - ANSWER-Epidemiology
tries to isolate specific behaviors (e.g., exercise, diet, smoking, drinking) as causes of a disease and
identifies solutions on the basis of improving or changing these behaviors - ANSWER-Lifestyle Theory
