Obesity Exam 1| 71 Questions with 100%
Correct Solution| Rated A
causes of weight bias - ANSWER - Belief that stigma will motivate a behavior
change - Blaming victims rather than the causes (media, parents, etc.)
Attribution theory - ANSWER Obese individuals are disliked b/c they are blamed for their
condition
Greater belief in individual _____________ is associated with greater _____________ -
ANSWER - Weight control
- Weight bias
4 Common Coping Mechanisms - ANSWER 1) Internalizing social stereotypes (turn to food)
2) Assertive coping (confront perp, make a formal complaint)
3) Confrontation and compensation (compensate other ways)
4) Self protection (avoid social interaction)
(T or F) reducing weight bias is the same thing as discouraging efforts to reduce obesity -
ANSWER False
, What we need to do to reduce weight bias (3 things) - ANSWER 1) Change blame
attributions/educate on the true cause
2) Evoking empathy for obese individuals
3) Change perceived social consensus
Implicit Association Test (IAT) - ANSWER Assessment of implicit attitudes. The test uses
reaction times to measure people's automatic associations between attitude objects and
evaluative words.
Obese individuals pay ~$1,400 _________ in health care treatments than someone at a normal
weight - ANSWER - More
Direct costs - ANSWER those that result from inpatient and outpatient services (ex:
prescriptions, doctors appointments)
Indirect costs - ANSWER expense occurred as a result of a health condition
(ex: value of lost work, insurance costs are higher, wages tend to be lower)
_________________ make up the vast majority of lost money due to obesity epidemic -
ANSWER Indirect costs
Absenteeism - ANSWER the failure to show up for work due to health reasons
Presenteeism - ANSWER degree of lost productivity at work/job impairment associated
w/ health and work/life factors
(ex: obese individuals are less likely to work at full capacity)
Reason for employers to hire healthy employees - ANSWER - Unhealthy workers cost more
to employ through insurance benefits
Correct Solution| Rated A
causes of weight bias - ANSWER - Belief that stigma will motivate a behavior
change - Blaming victims rather than the causes (media, parents, etc.)
Attribution theory - ANSWER Obese individuals are disliked b/c they are blamed for their
condition
Greater belief in individual _____________ is associated with greater _____________ -
ANSWER - Weight control
- Weight bias
4 Common Coping Mechanisms - ANSWER 1) Internalizing social stereotypes (turn to food)
2) Assertive coping (confront perp, make a formal complaint)
3) Confrontation and compensation (compensate other ways)
4) Self protection (avoid social interaction)
(T or F) reducing weight bias is the same thing as discouraging efforts to reduce obesity -
ANSWER False
, What we need to do to reduce weight bias (3 things) - ANSWER 1) Change blame
attributions/educate on the true cause
2) Evoking empathy for obese individuals
3) Change perceived social consensus
Implicit Association Test (IAT) - ANSWER Assessment of implicit attitudes. The test uses
reaction times to measure people's automatic associations between attitude objects and
evaluative words.
Obese individuals pay ~$1,400 _________ in health care treatments than someone at a normal
weight - ANSWER - More
Direct costs - ANSWER those that result from inpatient and outpatient services (ex:
prescriptions, doctors appointments)
Indirect costs - ANSWER expense occurred as a result of a health condition
(ex: value of lost work, insurance costs are higher, wages tend to be lower)
_________________ make up the vast majority of lost money due to obesity epidemic -
ANSWER Indirect costs
Absenteeism - ANSWER the failure to show up for work due to health reasons
Presenteeism - ANSWER degree of lost productivity at work/job impairment associated
w/ health and work/life factors
(ex: obese individuals are less likely to work at full capacity)
Reason for employers to hire healthy employees - ANSWER - Unhealthy workers cost more
to employ through insurance benefits
