HS 301 EXAM REVIEW COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

HS 301 EXAM REVIEW COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS .Autonomy - ANSWERS-"Self determination" or "Self government" Challenge: Mental retardation or dementia or rational suicide (helping someone kill themselves .Nonmaleficence - ANSWERS-- Do no harm, minimizing harm -Challenge: keeping someone on a ventilator or withdrawing treatment Their own view of what is harmful may be inconsistent with perspective of others .Beneficence - ANSWERS-- The duty to "do good" - Cultural issues and not consulting with others .Justice - ANSWERS-- The fairness regarding treatment of others and how goods and services are distributed - Challenges: Costs of care, health insurance, discrimination .Fidelity - ANSWERS-- Importance of trust and loyalty in professional relationships - Challenge: Gay man dying of AIDS related conditions may refuse to inform his parents of situation because of rejection Physicians not giving the patients the most accurate time to live .Approximately how much has the average life expectancy in the US increased since 1900? - ANSWERS-- Increased from 47 to 77 years .What is the approximate death rate per 1000 in the US today? - ANSWERS-- Today it is 8.7 per 1000 .According to the text what is the leading cause of death in the US today? - ANSWERS-- Leading cause is heart disease then cancer .Define Epidemiologic transition - ANSWERS-- The historical shift in disease patterns, which is characterized mainly by redistribution of deaths from the young to the old .What does the statement "Death involves causality" mean? - ANSWERS-- There are biological reasons for the occurrence of death .According to the text, what percentage of Americans are affiliated with a religious tradition? - ANSWERS-More than 90% of Americans are affiliated with a religious tradition .Childhood experiences with death are most likely to - ANSWERS-Become fully aware of the impact only in adulthood .The sociological theory that most resembles the study of the human body is - ANSWERS-The structural - functionalist approach .What are the five major social institutions delineated by sociologists? - ANSWERS-1. Economy 2. The educational system 3. The family 4. The political system 5. Religion .In my traditional societies death is believed to occur because - ANSWERS-- it is unnatural - something is out of balance - ecological orientation - heredity