BBH 302 Final Exam Review Questions And Answers With Verified Solutions Graded A+

"Isms" - We refer to "isms" throughout this course to describe any kind of discrimination against another person because of a particular characteristic. This may be discrimination due to race or ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or any other characteristic. When we discuss racism, you will be encouraged to think about how the discussion could also apply to sexism, heterosexism, ageism, or other isms. Acculturation - Cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture." Achieving Health Equity - value all individuals and populations equally recognize and rectify social injustices provide resources according to need name racism and other "_isms" Acts of Commission - You're proving something, but its the wrong treatment ex: prescribing the wrong medication to patient Acts of Omission - not providing soemthing that is needed ex: A diagnostic test needed but a DR doesn't prescribe it Adverse Outcomes and Zika Virus - -Linked to pregnancy loss -Range of problems detected in infants with congenital Zika virus infection:-Developmental delay and intellectual disability -Problems with movement and balance -Feeding problems, difficulty swallowing -Seizures -Hearing loss -Vision problems 1 in 7 has Zika associated birth defect Alcohol Paradox (in rel. to natives) - AI/AN have lower rates of alc use but higher rates of alcoholism Amenable Deaths: - Avoidable deaths that could be prevented if individuals received adequate and timely health care. Appalachia - MORTALITY: Heart disease Cancer COPD Injury Stroke Diabetes Years of Potential Life Lost MORBIDITY: Physically unhealthy days Mentally unhealthy daysDiabetes prevalence Obesity prevalence MENTAL HEALTH: Depression prevalence Suicide incidence CHILD HEALTH: Infant mortality Low birth rate Teen births SUBSTANCE USE: Poisoning mortality Opioid prescription misuse Smoking Asian Enigma: - The paradox in low rates of gastric (stomach) cancer in certain parts of Asia (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, thailand), despite high rates of Helicobacter Pylori infection, which increases the risk of gastric cancer. Biases in Fitzgerald & Hurst (2017 - Black patients were assumed to be of lower socioeconomic status (SES). Black patients presenting with challenging behaviors were more likely to be prescribed higher doses of opioids, compared to White patients exhibiting similar challenging behaviors. Middle-aged women were twice as likely to receive a mentalhealth diagnosis than their middle-aged, male counterparts. Low-SES Black and Latina women were more likely to be recommended for an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) than low-SES White women. Cause of Disparities in Hispanics? - Represent a large proportion of the immigrant population in the U.S. Cultural and language barriers Disconnect b/w conventional medicine and traditional beliefs Urbanization and poverty Causes of Disparities in blacks? - Centuries of institutionalized racism Genetic fatalism Urbanization and poverty Distrust of medical system or mistrust (i.e, The PHS syphilis experiment at Tuskegee)