MHA 708 Exam A
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1. 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-be-
ing: gross domestic product
2. health as "not merely the absence of disease or infirmity but a state of
complete physical, mental and social well-being.: WHO
3. Anticipated number of years of life remaining at a given age.: Life expectancy
4. Number of deaths in a given population within a specified period.: Mortality
5. Incidence or prevalence of diseases in a given population within a specified
period.: Morbidity
6. A physical or mental condition that limits an individual's ability to perform
functions considered normal.: Disability
7. A combined mortality- morbidity index that reflects years of life free of dis-
ability and symptoms of illness.: Quality adjusted life years
8. Major categories of mental health measures: Mental Conditions;
Behaviors;
perceptions;
satisfaction;
Services received
9. Categories of physical health: •Life expectancy
•Mortality
•Morbidity
•Disability
•Quality of life
10. Public Health vs Population health: 1. both interact with medical care but are not medical care
2. public health- deals with factors that impact health
3. population health- identify less direct factors and intervene where possible- look at subgroups and compare
11. Market vs. Social Justice: Market- willingness to pay for needs
Social justice- allocates care according to need rather than ability to pay
12. Health status can influence determinants of health: reverse causality
13. Allocative health policy is ____ and ____: distributive and redistributive
14. ranks second, after ischemic heart disease, as a nationwide burden on health
and productivity: Mental Illness
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15. most commonly used measure of relative social well-being: Socioeconomic status
16. The frequency of social activities a person undertakes within a specified
period.: Social Contacts
17. Interpersonal relationships with social contacts and the extent to which the
individual can rely on the people involved in these contacts for support.: Social
Resources
18. Factors that influence health status. Typically, they include socioeconomic
status, environment, behaviors, heredity, and access to medical care.: Determinants
of Health
19. what are the determinants of health: 1. social and economic environment
2. physical environment
3. genetics and epigenetics
4. medical care access
5. behaviors
20. Fixed Factors are: unchangeable, such as age, sex, and genetic makeup
21. Modifiable Factors: Individual lifestyle choices; social networks and community conditions; the environ-
ment in which one lives and works; and access to important goods and services, such as education, sanitation, food,
and healthcare
22. three most prominent theories of disease causality: germ theory,
lifestyle theory, environmental theory.
23. every disease has a specific cause, which should be identifiable. Knowledge
of the cause allows for the discovery of a cure.: Germ Theory
24. study of factors controlling the presence or absence of a disease—is also
based on the single-cause, single effect framework of germ theory: Epidemiology
25. 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: Lifestyle Theory
26. considers the general health and well-being of individuals more than it does
disease. It maintains that health is best understood by examining the larger
context of community: Environmental Theory
27. Behavioral risk factors three categories: leisure activity risks, consumption risks, and employ-
ment participation and occupational risks
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1. 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-be-
ing: gross domestic product
2. health as "not merely the absence of disease or infirmity but a state of
complete physical, mental and social well-being.: WHO
3. Anticipated number of years of life remaining at a given age.: Life expectancy
4. Number of deaths in a given population within a specified period.: Mortality
5. Incidence or prevalence of diseases in a given population within a specified
period.: Morbidity
6. A physical or mental condition that limits an individual's ability to perform
functions considered normal.: Disability
7. A combined mortality- morbidity index that reflects years of life free of dis-
ability and symptoms of illness.: Quality adjusted life years
8. Major categories of mental health measures: Mental Conditions;
Behaviors;
perceptions;
satisfaction;
Services received
9. Categories of physical health: •Life expectancy
•Mortality
•Morbidity
•Disability
•Quality of life
10. Public Health vs Population health: 1. both interact with medical care but are not medical care
2. public health- deals with factors that impact health
3. population health- identify less direct factors and intervene where possible- look at subgroups and compare
11. Market vs. Social Justice: Market- willingness to pay for needs
Social justice- allocates care according to need rather than ability to pay
12. Health status can influence determinants of health: reverse causality
13. Allocative health policy is ____ and ____: distributive and redistributive
14. ranks second, after ischemic heart disease, as a nationwide burden on health
and productivity: Mental Illness
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, MHA 708 Exam A
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hi7gza
15. most commonly used measure of relative social well-being: Socioeconomic status
16. The frequency of social activities a person undertakes within a specified
period.: Social Contacts
17. Interpersonal relationships with social contacts and the extent to which the
individual can rely on the people involved in these contacts for support.: Social
Resources
18. Factors that influence health status. Typically, they include socioeconomic
status, environment, behaviors, heredity, and access to medical care.: Determinants
of Health
19. what are the determinants of health: 1. social and economic environment
2. physical environment
3. genetics and epigenetics
4. medical care access
5. behaviors
20. Fixed Factors are: unchangeable, such as age, sex, and genetic makeup
21. Modifiable Factors: Individual lifestyle choices; social networks and community conditions; the environ-
ment in which one lives and works; and access to important goods and services, such as education, sanitation, food,
and healthcare
22. three most prominent theories of disease causality: germ theory,
lifestyle theory, environmental theory.
23. every disease has a specific cause, which should be identifiable. Knowledge
of the cause allows for the discovery of a cure.: Germ Theory
24. study of factors controlling the presence or absence of a disease—is also
based on the single-cause, single effect framework of germ theory: Epidemiology
25. 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: Lifestyle Theory
26. considers the general health and well-being of individuals more than it does
disease. It maintains that health is best understood by examining the larger
context of community: Environmental Theory
27. Behavioral risk factors three categories: leisure activity risks, consumption risks, and employ-
ment participation and occupational risks
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