COMM 300 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Dr. Rusty does a study to investigate and document individual lived experiences with
health disparities by interviewing poor Appalachian families and their challenges
accessing healthy food and water. What kind of research approach is Dr. Rusty
using? - ANSWER-An equity-focused effort
Which of the following is an example of a communication inequality? - ANSWER-Not
having access to television shows with equitable demographic representation
Not having access to a community health center
Not having access to high-speed internet
NOT: Not having access to a patient-centered physician
To recognize that Margie is a middle-aged, white, heterosexual widow with a limited
income and all these characteristics will influence how she experiences social
opportunity and discrimination is to recognize what concept? - ANSWER-
Intersectionality
___________________ are nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes. -
ANSWER-Social determinants of health
________ is socially constructed following assumptions, beliefs, and perceived
norms around what people believe to be male/masculine or female/feminine. -
ANSWER-Gender
example of a social determinant of health? - ANSWER-A child's zip code
A woman's socioeconomic status
A community's water supply
NOT: A man's attitude toward exercise
________ is a socially constructed term based on the inappropriate classification of
people grouped by common descent or origin and on their biologically-based
characteristics. - ANSWER-race
Compared to patients who were not fully trained in the PACE program, patients who
were trained showed improvements in all of the following - ANSWER--seeking and
obtaining info from their doctor
- better at giving their doctors more info about health condition
-more likely to summarize and verify info
Dr. Shelly is trying to persuade her patient to get genetic testing to see whether they
have a gene mutation that would increase their risk of cancer. The patient is
uncertain about getting the procedure and worries that the findings won't change
, anything regarding their care plan. What type of difficult conversation is Dr. Shelly
navigating? - ANSWER-direct
Today, most providers engage in healthcare through the biomedical model of care.
true or false - ANSWER-false
Although electronic health records can be beneficial for patient care, they also can
problematically reduce _____________________. - ANSWER-patient-centered
communication
Finding common ground, exploring the concepts of health, disease, and illness,
understanding the patient as a whole person, and enhancing the patient-provider
relationship are key components of __________________. - ANSWER-patient-
centered medicine
Phil sat in a hospital waiting room prior to a routine visit. A nurse noticed that he
looked nervous and decided to sit by him for a minute. Phil shared that he gets very
anxious during hospital visits. The nurse put their hand on Phil's shoulder.
Immediately, Phil felt his heart rate start to slow and his anxiety subside. This
interaction demonstrates how communication can follow which type of path for
improving health outcomes? - ANSWER-proximal
The biopsychosocial model is the preferred model of healthcare because it
recognizes __________. - ANSWER-Multiple levels of influence on health and the
importance of the whole person in the experience of both disease and illness.
Disease and illness are terms that may be used interchangeably.
true or false - ANSWER-false
Exchanging information, responding to emotions, managing uncertainty, fostering
relationships, making decisions, and enabling self-management are all functions of
what? - ANSWER-Communication during healthcare encounters
According to Head and Bute's (2018) extended ecological model of communication
in medical encounters, patient-provider communication is influenced by multiple
contextual factors, including organizational, media, cultural, political-legal, and
everyday interpersonal communication about health.
true or false - ANSWER-true
From the perspective of multiple conversational goals, conversations that achieve a
single goal are more competent than those that achieve multiple goals.
true or false - ANSWER-false
In patient-provider interactions, understanding that what it means to be healthy will
vary from person to person is an important aspect of ______________. - ANSWER-
Enhancing the patient-provider relationship
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Dr. Rusty does a study to investigate and document individual lived experiences with
health disparities by interviewing poor Appalachian families and their challenges
accessing healthy food and water. What kind of research approach is Dr. Rusty
using? - ANSWER-An equity-focused effort
Which of the following is an example of a communication inequality? - ANSWER-Not
having access to television shows with equitable demographic representation
Not having access to a community health center
Not having access to high-speed internet
NOT: Not having access to a patient-centered physician
To recognize that Margie is a middle-aged, white, heterosexual widow with a limited
income and all these characteristics will influence how she experiences social
opportunity and discrimination is to recognize what concept? - ANSWER-
Intersectionality
___________________ are nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes. -
ANSWER-Social determinants of health
________ is socially constructed following assumptions, beliefs, and perceived
norms around what people believe to be male/masculine or female/feminine. -
ANSWER-Gender
example of a social determinant of health? - ANSWER-A child's zip code
A woman's socioeconomic status
A community's water supply
NOT: A man's attitude toward exercise
________ is a socially constructed term based on the inappropriate classification of
people grouped by common descent or origin and on their biologically-based
characteristics. - ANSWER-race
Compared to patients who were not fully trained in the PACE program, patients who
were trained showed improvements in all of the following - ANSWER--seeking and
obtaining info from their doctor
- better at giving their doctors more info about health condition
-more likely to summarize and verify info
Dr. Shelly is trying to persuade her patient to get genetic testing to see whether they
have a gene mutation that would increase their risk of cancer. The patient is
uncertain about getting the procedure and worries that the findings won't change
, anything regarding their care plan. What type of difficult conversation is Dr. Shelly
navigating? - ANSWER-direct
Today, most providers engage in healthcare through the biomedical model of care.
true or false - ANSWER-false
Although electronic health records can be beneficial for patient care, they also can
problematically reduce _____________________. - ANSWER-patient-centered
communication
Finding common ground, exploring the concepts of health, disease, and illness,
understanding the patient as a whole person, and enhancing the patient-provider
relationship are key components of __________________. - ANSWER-patient-
centered medicine
Phil sat in a hospital waiting room prior to a routine visit. A nurse noticed that he
looked nervous and decided to sit by him for a minute. Phil shared that he gets very
anxious during hospital visits. The nurse put their hand on Phil's shoulder.
Immediately, Phil felt his heart rate start to slow and his anxiety subside. This
interaction demonstrates how communication can follow which type of path for
improving health outcomes? - ANSWER-proximal
The biopsychosocial model is the preferred model of healthcare because it
recognizes __________. - ANSWER-Multiple levels of influence on health and the
importance of the whole person in the experience of both disease and illness.
Disease and illness are terms that may be used interchangeably.
true or false - ANSWER-false
Exchanging information, responding to emotions, managing uncertainty, fostering
relationships, making decisions, and enabling self-management are all functions of
what? - ANSWER-Communication during healthcare encounters
According to Head and Bute's (2018) extended ecological model of communication
in medical encounters, patient-provider communication is influenced by multiple
contextual factors, including organizational, media, cultural, political-legal, and
everyday interpersonal communication about health.
true or false - ANSWER-true
From the perspective of multiple conversational goals, conversations that achieve a
single goal are more competent than those that achieve multiple goals.
true or false - ANSWER-false
In patient-provider interactions, understanding that what it means to be healthy will
vary from person to person is an important aspect of ______________. - ANSWER-
Enhancing the patient-provider relationship
