Sociology 1020 Chapter 10 – Flashcards
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What are life expectancy rate for different minority groups?
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White Males: 76.5 White Females: Black Males: 70.2 Black Females: 77.2
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What is a disability?
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A restricted or total lack of ability to perform certain activities as a result of physical limitations or the interplay of these limitations, social responses, and the social environment
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What is HIV?
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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How is AIDS transmitted?
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Transmitted primarily through bodily fluids, such as semen or blood. It can also be transmitted by blood transfusions and by infected mothers before or during birth or while breast-feeding
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What is a mental illness?
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A condition that requires extensive treatment with medication, psychotherapy, and sometimes hospitalization
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What is a mental disorder?
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A condition that makes it difficult or impossible for a person to cope with everyday life
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The highest rate of serious mental illness among U.S. adults is for persons of what age group?
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18-25
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What is Medicare?
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A program that covers most people age 65 and over.
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What is Medicaid?
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A health care program for persons who are low income or disabled and certain groups of seniors in nursing homes
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What do analysts using the social stress framework to examine mental disorders believe?
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Believe that stresses associated with lower-class life lead to greater mental disorders
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What are the characteristics of mental disorders?
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Many of these illnesses began in childhood or adolescence with the most common problems being: anxiety disorders, mood disorders, impulse control disorders, and substance abuse disorders
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What is the learned helpfulness theory?
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People become depressed when they think they have no control over their lives
