UNR CHS 310 Final Exam
ePatient - correct answer ✔Internet savvy person who meet their own health
needs using communication technology (usually young, well educated, & rich
with information)
Three spheres - correct answer ✔powerful influence on way we
communicate w/ others: personal, technical, & public
Personal sphere - correct answer ✔communication btwn small # of ppl that is
usually not made part of public record
ex: conversation btwn friends or acquaintances, texts, or emails)
technical sphere - correct answer ✔governed by strict rules, such as agreed-
upon standards for what constitutes evidence and causality
ex: debate btwn scientists or trial attorneys
public sphere - correct answer ✔conversation, argument, debate, or
questioning about issues that concern ppl @ community or global level
involves diversity of perspectives in a discursive climate that invites
participation
social network theory - correct answer ✔proposes that we experience strong
ties with people whose social networks overlap ours a great deal and weak
ties with people whose social networks do not overlap much with our own
, strength of weak ties - correct answer ✔- help us avoid an isolated & insular
perspective on world
- learn new ideas
- exposed to opportunities beyond our current circumstance
-experience flexibility of being different from expectations of our close friends
- can be sources of support when our close friends feel as overwhelmed as
we do
- information sufficiency
information sufficiency threshold - correct answer ✔the amount of
information a person needs in order to feel capable of coping with and
understanding a threatening issue
disadvantages of eHealth - correct answer ✔- unreliable info
- conflicting info
- overwhelming amounts of info
- digital divide
red flag claims about health frequently found online - correct answer ✔-no
author or sponsor if source is given not well known
- sponsors selling product rather than offer free info
- dated information
references missing or do not seem legit
- "actual" satisfied customers
- anything w/ "secret formulas", "miraculous cures", "treating all forms of
cancer", "cancer disappears" & "nontoxic"
ePatient - correct answer ✔Internet savvy person who meet their own health
needs using communication technology (usually young, well educated, & rich
with information)
Three spheres - correct answer ✔powerful influence on way we
communicate w/ others: personal, technical, & public
Personal sphere - correct answer ✔communication btwn small # of ppl that is
usually not made part of public record
ex: conversation btwn friends or acquaintances, texts, or emails)
technical sphere - correct answer ✔governed by strict rules, such as agreed-
upon standards for what constitutes evidence and causality
ex: debate btwn scientists or trial attorneys
public sphere - correct answer ✔conversation, argument, debate, or
questioning about issues that concern ppl @ community or global level
involves diversity of perspectives in a discursive climate that invites
participation
social network theory - correct answer ✔proposes that we experience strong
ties with people whose social networks overlap ours a great deal and weak
ties with people whose social networks do not overlap much with our own
, strength of weak ties - correct answer ✔- help us avoid an isolated & insular
perspective on world
- learn new ideas
- exposed to opportunities beyond our current circumstance
-experience flexibility of being different from expectations of our close friends
- can be sources of support when our close friends feel as overwhelmed as
we do
- information sufficiency
information sufficiency threshold - correct answer ✔the amount of
information a person needs in order to feel capable of coping with and
understanding a threatening issue
disadvantages of eHealth - correct answer ✔- unreliable info
- conflicting info
- overwhelming amounts of info
- digital divide
red flag claims about health frequently found online - correct answer ✔-no
author or sponsor if source is given not well known
- sponsors selling product rather than offer free info
- dated information
references missing or do not seem legit
- "actual" satisfied customers
- anything w/ "secret formulas", "miraculous cures", "treating all forms of
cancer", "cancer disappears" & "nontoxic"
