PHC3603 Midterm Exam Questions With
Accurate Answers
Most diseases result in _____ when at least 90% of the population is vaccinated -
ANSWER Herd Immunity
A killed or weakened infectious organism that is administered through needle injection -
ANSWER Vaccine
What determines it's own vaccine requirement? - ANSWER each state
All 50 states allow - ANSWER medical exemptions to vaccines
All US states, except California, Mississippi and West Virginia allow - ANSWER religious
exemptions to vaccines
Less than 25 or half of the US allow - ANSWER for an exemption to vaccination based on
philosophical, personal or conscientiously held beliefs
Stakeholders for vaccinations - ANSWER school kids, parents, religious organizations,
government officials, school administrators and medical community
created the first vaccine for smallpox in the 16th century - ANSWER Edward Jenner
over a dozen peer-reviewed papers have found no correlation between Autism and the
MMR vaccine - ANSWER true
spending more time focusing on why bad things happen - ANSWER negative bias
if vaccines are presented as a personal choice instead of a necessity for good public
health, then potentially harmful _____ can seem more moral than potentially harmful
_____ - ANSWER inaction, action
tendency to accept information that confirms our existing beliefs - ANSWER
confirmation bias
forms of electronic communication through which users create online communities to
share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content - ANSWER social media
what started off as a social networking site for college students - ANSWER facebook
when was the first youtube video uploaded - ANSWER 2005
The US supreme court delivered its ruling that the right to marry was a fundamental
right for same-sex couples - ANSWER June 2015
, before the supreme court declared same-sex marriage legal across all 50 states -
ANSWER each state drafted its own marriage laws
which state became the first to legally recognize same-sex couples as marriage
partners - ANSWER Massachusetts
in what year was same-sex marriage first recognized at the state level - ANSWER 2003
the physician provides the necessary means or information and the patient performs the
act - ANSWER physician-assisted suicide
the physician performs the intervention
the act of bringing about the death of a hopelessly ill and suffering person in a relatively
quick and painless was for reasons of mercy - ANSWER euthanasia
what is considered a form of homicide and is illegal in the US
motive is seen as merciful rather than malevolent - ANSWER euthanasia
physicians have an obligation to relieve pain and suffering and to promote the dignity of
dying patients in their care
the principle of patient bodily integrity requires that physicians must respect patient's
competent decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatment - ANSWER legal-ethical debate
provide relief from pain and other distressing symptoms; affirms life and regards dying
as a normal process; intends neither to hasten or postpone death; integrates the
psychological and spiritual aspects of patient care; offers a support system to help
patients live as actively as possible until death; offers a support system to help the
family cope during the patients illness and in their own bereavement - ANSWER
palliative care
physician assisted suicide is legal in which five states - ANSWER Oregon, Vermont,
Washington, Montana and California
Dr. Kevorkian administered a drug to a patient that ended his life. Why did he go to jail? -
ANSWER since he administered the drug, it was a form of Euthanasia which is illegal
Can save children's lives; the ingredients are safe in the amounts used; major medical
organizations state they are safe; adverse reactions are extremely rare; the protect the
"herd"; they save children and their parents time and money; they protect future
generations; the eradicated smallpox and have nearly eradicated other diseases such
as polio; preventable diseases have not disappeared so they are still necessary; they
provide economic benefits for society - ANSWER PRO for vaccines
they can cause serious and sometimes fatal side effects; they contain harmful
ingredients; the government should not intervene in personal medical choices; having
them be mandatory infringes upon constitutionally protected religious freedoms; they
Accurate Answers
Most diseases result in _____ when at least 90% of the population is vaccinated -
ANSWER Herd Immunity
A killed or weakened infectious organism that is administered through needle injection -
ANSWER Vaccine
What determines it's own vaccine requirement? - ANSWER each state
All 50 states allow - ANSWER medical exemptions to vaccines
All US states, except California, Mississippi and West Virginia allow - ANSWER religious
exemptions to vaccines
Less than 25 or half of the US allow - ANSWER for an exemption to vaccination based on
philosophical, personal or conscientiously held beliefs
Stakeholders for vaccinations - ANSWER school kids, parents, religious organizations,
government officials, school administrators and medical community
created the first vaccine for smallpox in the 16th century - ANSWER Edward Jenner
over a dozen peer-reviewed papers have found no correlation between Autism and the
MMR vaccine - ANSWER true
spending more time focusing on why bad things happen - ANSWER negative bias
if vaccines are presented as a personal choice instead of a necessity for good public
health, then potentially harmful _____ can seem more moral than potentially harmful
_____ - ANSWER inaction, action
tendency to accept information that confirms our existing beliefs - ANSWER
confirmation bias
forms of electronic communication through which users create online communities to
share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content - ANSWER social media
what started off as a social networking site for college students - ANSWER facebook
when was the first youtube video uploaded - ANSWER 2005
The US supreme court delivered its ruling that the right to marry was a fundamental
right for same-sex couples - ANSWER June 2015
, before the supreme court declared same-sex marriage legal across all 50 states -
ANSWER each state drafted its own marriage laws
which state became the first to legally recognize same-sex couples as marriage
partners - ANSWER Massachusetts
in what year was same-sex marriage first recognized at the state level - ANSWER 2003
the physician provides the necessary means or information and the patient performs the
act - ANSWER physician-assisted suicide
the physician performs the intervention
the act of bringing about the death of a hopelessly ill and suffering person in a relatively
quick and painless was for reasons of mercy - ANSWER euthanasia
what is considered a form of homicide and is illegal in the US
motive is seen as merciful rather than malevolent - ANSWER euthanasia
physicians have an obligation to relieve pain and suffering and to promote the dignity of
dying patients in their care
the principle of patient bodily integrity requires that physicians must respect patient's
competent decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatment - ANSWER legal-ethical debate
provide relief from pain and other distressing symptoms; affirms life and regards dying
as a normal process; intends neither to hasten or postpone death; integrates the
psychological and spiritual aspects of patient care; offers a support system to help
patients live as actively as possible until death; offers a support system to help the
family cope during the patients illness and in their own bereavement - ANSWER
palliative care
physician assisted suicide is legal in which five states - ANSWER Oregon, Vermont,
Washington, Montana and California
Dr. Kevorkian administered a drug to a patient that ended his life. Why did he go to jail? -
ANSWER since he administered the drug, it was a form of Euthanasia which is illegal
Can save children's lives; the ingredients are safe in the amounts used; major medical
organizations state they are safe; adverse reactions are extremely rare; the protect the
"herd"; they save children and their parents time and money; they protect future
generations; the eradicated smallpox and have nearly eradicated other diseases such
as polio; preventable diseases have not disappeared so they are still necessary; they
provide economic benefits for society - ANSWER PRO for vaccines
they can cause serious and sometimes fatal side effects; they contain harmful
ingredients; the government should not intervene in personal medical choices; having
them be mandatory infringes upon constitutionally protected religious freedoms; they
