PSY 382 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS!!
1 of 54
Term
14. What model helps us to understand how these different social
influences (interpersonal, neighborhood/work/school, society)
influence disease in an individual? (think about #1 & 2 above).
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a. Individual
i. Psychological, biological
b. Interpersonal
i. Friends, close friends
, c. Neighborhood/work/school
i. Friendliness/ hostility in the environment, stability, demand
d. Society
i. Broader social attitudes, social policies, freedoms, economics, control
a.The Biopsychosocial (BPS) Model: helps us to understand how all these
external social experiences can cause disease through health behavior
(diet, smoking, sedentary activity) and physiological reactions to stress
b. -> Biological -> Social -> psychological ->
a. the branch of epidemiology that studies the social distribution and social
determinants (causes/influences) of health
a.The Biopsychosocial (BPS) Model: helps us to understand how all these
external social experiences can cause disease through health behavior
(diet, smoking, sedentary activity) and physiological reactions to stress
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2 of 54
Term
know how to calculate mortality rate:
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, a. proportion of cases resulting in # of deaths x # of individuals in pop
death, measure of lethality
the proportion of individuals in a
population with disease
# of deaths / # of individuals in
(cases)
pop
i. # cased in pop at specified time /
# of persons in pop at that
specified time
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3 of 54
Definition
i. Kidney lesions, leading to kidney failure
ii.Chronic renal failure (# COD in type 1 patients)
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infectious disease a. Neuropathy
c. Gestational c. Nephropathy
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4 of 54
Term
, 9. Be able to explain why in some situations it might be
more important to know prevalence and in others it might
be more important to know incidence.
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Prevalence is most useful
for resource allocation Prevalence is important for
while incidence is most understanding treatment options
useful for risk and while incidence is for historical
etiology data.
Prevalence is used to
measure public health Prevalence helps in predicting
success while incidence future outbreaks while incidence is
measures individual health. irrelevant.
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QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS!!
1 of 54
Term
14. What model helps us to understand how these different social
influences (interpersonal, neighborhood/work/school, society)
influence disease in an individual? (think about #1 & 2 above).
Give this one a try later!
a. Individual
i. Psychological, biological
b. Interpersonal
i. Friends, close friends
, c. Neighborhood/work/school
i. Friendliness/ hostility in the environment, stability, demand
d. Society
i. Broader social attitudes, social policies, freedoms, economics, control
a.The Biopsychosocial (BPS) Model: helps us to understand how all these
external social experiences can cause disease through health behavior
(diet, smoking, sedentary activity) and physiological reactions to stress
b. -> Biological -> Social -> psychological ->
a. the branch of epidemiology that studies the social distribution and social
determinants (causes/influences) of health
a.The Biopsychosocial (BPS) Model: helps us to understand how all these
external social experiences can cause disease through health behavior
(diet, smoking, sedentary activity) and physiological reactions to stress
Don't know?
2 of 54
Term
know how to calculate mortality rate:
Give this one a try later!
, a. proportion of cases resulting in # of deaths x # of individuals in pop
death, measure of lethality
the proportion of individuals in a
population with disease
# of deaths / # of individuals in
(cases)
pop
i. # cased in pop at specified time /
# of persons in pop at that
specified time
Don't know?
3 of 54
Definition
i. Kidney lesions, leading to kidney failure
ii.Chronic renal failure (# COD in type 1 patients)
Give this one a try later!
infectious disease a. Neuropathy
c. Gestational c. Nephropathy
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4 of 54
Term
, 9. Be able to explain why in some situations it might be
more important to know prevalence and in others it might
be more important to know incidence.
Give this one a try later!
Prevalence is most useful
for resource allocation Prevalence is important for
while incidence is most understanding treatment options
useful for risk and while incidence is for historical
etiology data.
Prevalence is used to
measure public health Prevalence helps in predicting
success while incidence future outbreaks while incidence is
measures individual health. irrelevant.
Don't know?
