Essentials of Human Behavior: Integrating Person, Environment, and the Life Course Second Edition Test Bank

Instructor Resource Hutchinson, Essentials of Human Behavior, 2e SAGE Publishing, 2017 Chapter 3: The Biological Person Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. A biological system providing structure and processes for communicating sensory and perceptual information is the ______ system. a. endocrine b. cardiovascular c. nervous d. immune Ans: C Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Nervous System Difficulty Level: Easy 2. A biological system that plays an important role in a person’s growth, metabolism, development, learning, and memory is the ______ system. a. endocrine b. cardiovascular c. nervous d. immune Ans: A Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Endocrine System Difficulty Level: Easy 3. A biological system that is made up of organs and cells that work together to defend the body against disease is the ______ system. a. endocrine b. cardiovascular c. nervous d. immune Ans: D Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Immune System Difficulty Level: Easy 4. A biological system that is made up of the heart and the blood is the ______ system. a. endocrine b. cardiovascular c. nervous d. immune Ans: B Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Cardiovascular System Difficulty Level: Easy Instructor Resource Hutchinson, Essentials of Human Behavior, 2e SAGE Publishing, 2017 5. A biological system that supports and protects the body and provides motion is the ______ system. a. endocrine b. cardiovascular c. musculoskeletal d. immune Ans: C Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Musculoskeletal System Difficulty Level: Easy 6. A biological system for which it is important for adolescents to develop an understanding of the structures and functions involved, as well as a value base, is the ______ system. a. endocrine b. cardiovascular c. reproductive d. immune Ans: C Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Reproductive System Difficulty Level: Easy 7. TBI is associated with the ______. a. nervous system b. endocrine system c. immune system d. musculoskeletal system Ans: A Learning Objective: LO 3.2 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Nervous System Difficulty Level: Easy 8. Diabetes is associated with the ______. a. nervous system b. endocrine system c. immune system d. musculoskeletal system Ans: B Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Endocrine System Difficulty Level: Easy 9. AIDS is associated with ______. a. nervous system b. endocrine system c. immune system d. musculoskeletal system Ans: C Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Immune System Difficulty Level: Easy Instructor Resource Hutchinson, Essentials of Human Behavior, 2e SAGE Publishing, 2017 10. ______ is a social construct based on socially accepted ideals of what it means to be male and female. a. Gender b. Sexual orientation c. Transgender d. Sex Ans: A Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Reproductive Systems Difficulty Level: Easy 11. ______ has been used to describe situations in which people’s gender identity matches their assigned gender based on biological sex. a. Transgender b. Sexual orientation c. Cisgender d. Sex Ans: C Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Reproductive Systems Difficulty Level: Medium 12. ______ has been used to describe situations in which people’s gender identity does NOT match their assigned gender based on biological sex. a. Transgender b. Sexual orientation c. Cisgender d. Sex Ans: A Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Reproductive Systems Difficulty Level: Medium 13. ______ refers to erotic, romantic, and affectionate attraction to people of the same sex (gay or lesbian), the opposite sex (heterosexual), both sexes (bisexual), or the lack thereof. a. Transgender b. Sexual orientation c. Cisgender d. Sex Ans: B Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Reproductive Systems Difficulty Level: Medium 14. ______% of women use contraception during their first experience with sexual intercourse a. 26 b. 59 c. 78 d. 85 Ans: C Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Instructor Resource Hutchinson, Essentials of Human Behavior, 2e SAGE Publishing, 2017 Answer Location: Reproductive Systems Difficulty Level: Medium 15. Which of the following is NOT true? a. Twice as many Blacks report being in poor health as Whites. b. Twice as many Hispanics report being in poor health as Whites. c. Twice as many Whites report being in poor health as Blacks. d. All of the above are true. Ans: C Learning Objective: LO 3.4 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Exterior Socioeconomic Environment/Interior Health Environment Difficulty Level: Medium 16. Which of the following is true? a. All Americans have the same access to health care. b. People living in poverty are more at risk for poor health. c. People living in wealth are more at risk for poor health. d. None of the above are true. Ans: B Learning Objective: LO 3.4 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Exterior Socioeconomic Environment/Interior Health Environment Difficulty Level: Medium 17. In men, which of the following glands contains the urethra? a. corpa cavernosa b. corpus spongiosum c. testes d. none of the above Ans: B Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Reproductive Systems Difficulty Level: Hard 18. The primary function of the ______, or male gonads, is to produce sperm. a. corpa cavernosa b. corpus spongiosum c. testes d. none of the above Ans: C Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Reproductive Systems Difficulty Level: Medium 19. Each individual has ______ pairs of uniquely shaped autosomal chromosomes. a. 18 b. 19 c. 21 d. 22 Ans: D Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Reproductive Systems Instructor Resource Hutchinson, Essentials of Human Behavior, 2e SAGE Publishing, 2017 Difficulty Level: Medium 20. The ______, also called the womb, serves as the pear-shaped home for the unborn child for the 9 months between implantation and birth. a. uterus b. ovary c. estrogen d. cervix Ans: A Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Reproductive Systems Difficulty Level: Medium 21. ______ facilitates sexual maturation and regulates the menstrual cycle in premenopausal women. a. A uterus b. An ovary c. Estrogen d. A cervix Ans: C Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Reproductive Systems Difficulty Level: Medium 22. Women’s breasts are considered to be ______ sex characteristics because they do not have a direct function in reproduction. a. primary b. secondary c. tertiary d. partial Ans: B Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Reproductive Systems Difficulty Level: Medium 23. High blood pressure, often called the silent killer, is a major risk factor for ______. a. strokes b. heart attacks c. kidney failure d. all of the above Ans: D Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Cardiovascular Systems Difficulty Level: Easy 24. MS affects the ______, the insulating layer around nerve fibers. a. thyroid b. myelin c. marrow d. cartilage Ans: B Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Instructor Resource Hutchinson, Essentials of Human Behavior, 2e SAGE Publishing, 2017 Answer Location: Musculoskeletal System Difficulty Level: Easy 25. Which of the following can hamper the functioning of the immune system? a. vitamin deficiency b. excess weight c. diet high in fats d. all of the above Ans: D Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Immune System Difficulty Level: Medium 26. The ______, the soft tissue in the core of bones, is the largest organ in the body. a. lymph node b. marrow c. thymus d. spleen Ans: B Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Immune System Difficulty Level: Medium 27. ______ frameworks describe and explain human phenomena as sets of interrelated parts. a. Exchange b. Psychodynamic c. Systems d. Developmental Ans: C Learning Objective: LO 3.2 Cognitive Domain: Analysis Answer Location: An Integrative Approach Difficulty Level: Hard 28. Which of the following social work roles relates to health-related practice? a. researcher b. clinician c. service coordinator d. all of the above Ans: D Learning Objective: LO 3.5 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Implications for Social Work Practice Difficulty Level: Medium 29. Social workers should understand the influence of exterior context, including ______ issues. a. cultural b. social c. political d. all of the above Ans: D Learning Objective: LO 3.5 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Instructor Resource Hutchinson, Essentials of Human Behavior, 2e SAGE Publishing, 2017 Answer Location: Implications for Social Work Practice Difficulty Level: Medium 30. The most common cause of death in the United States is ______. a. cardiovascular disease b. AIDS c. lung cancer d. breast cancer Ans: A Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Cardiovascular System Difficulty Level: Medium 31. The great majority of school districts that have sex education policies a. provide condoms and other forms of birth control with parental permission b. require that abstinence be promoted c. do not provide any requirements for what is taught d. provide condoms and other forms of birth control without parental permission Ans: B Learning Objective: LO 3.5 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Reproductive Systems Difficulty Level: Medium 32. The endocrine system regulates the secretion of hormones through a ______. a. neurotransmitter b. synapse c. feedback system d. neuron Ans: C Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Endocrine System Difficulty Level: Medium 33. A cell body with a nucleus and a conduction fiber is a(n) ______. a. axon b. synapse c. neurotransmitter d. neuron Ans: A Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Nervous System Difficulty Level: Medium 34. The basic unit of all the nervous systems is a(n) ______. a. axon b. synapse c. neurotransmitter d. neuron Ans: D Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Instructor Resource Hutchinson, Essentials of Human Behavior, 2e SAGE Publishing, 2017 Answer Location: Nervous System Difficulty Level: Medium 35. The connection between each axon and dendrite is actually a gap called a(n) ______. a. axon b. synapse c. neurotransmitter d. neuron Ans: B Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Nervous System Difficulty Level: Medium True/False 1. The right and left sides of the heart contract together. Ans: T Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Cardiovascular Difficulty Level: Easy 2. Parasympathetic activities increase the heart rate. Ans: F Learning Objective: LO 23.3 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Cardiovascular Difficulty Level: Easy 3. Sympathetic activities increase the heart rate. Ans: T Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Cardiovascular Difficulty Level: Easy 4. The immune system becomes increasingly effective throughout childhood and declines in effectiveness in older adulthood. Ans: T Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Immune System Difficulty Level: Easy 5. Comprehensive analysis requires knowledge of all biological systems, exterior environment conditions, and their reciprocal influence. Ans: T Learning Objective: LO 3.2 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: An Integrative Approach Difficulty Level: Medium Instructor Resource Hutchinson, Essentials of Human Behavior, 2e SAGE Publishing, 2017 6. In the cases of Cheryl, Bess, Melissa, Thomas, Mary, and Juan and Belinda, their exterior environments are the initial reason they are seeking social work assistance. Ans: F Learning Objective: LO 3.2 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: An Integrative Approach Difficulty Level: Medium 7. Public health experts have long noted the association of poor health outcomes, in all body systems, with low income. Ans: T Learning Objective: LO 3.4 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Exterior Socioeconomic Environment Difficulty Level: Easy 8. Chronic stress has NOT been linked to such adverse health outcomes as hypertension. Ans: F Learning Objective: LO 3.4 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Exterior Socioeconomic Environment Difficulty Level: Easy 9. Individuals living in low-income neighborhoods have been found to have poorer health than individuals living in middle- or high-income neighborhoods. Ans: T Learning Objective: LO 3.4 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Exterior Socioeconomic Environment Difficulty Level: Easy 10. People with lower SES have greater exposure to such environmental hazards as air, water, and noise pollution. Ans: T Learning Objective: LO 3.4 Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Exterior Socioeconomic Environment Difficulty Level: Easy 11. Health insurance guarantees access to health care. Ans: F Learning Objective: LO 3.4 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Exterior Socioeconomic Environment Difficulty Level: Medium 12. Health literacy is a critical factor in health status. Ans: T Learning Objective: LO 3.4 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Exterior Socioeconomic Environment Difficulty Level: Medium 13. The peripheral nervous system, which is a subsystem of the nervous system, consists of the brain and the spinal cord. Ans: F Instructor Resource Hutchinson, Essentials of Human Behavior, 2e SAGE Publishing, 2017 Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Nervous System Difficulty Level: Medium 14. A synapse is a gap that is the connection between each axon and dendrite. Ans: T Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Nervous System Difficulty Level: Medium 15. Diabetes mellitus is the most common illness caused by hormonal imbalance. Ans: T Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Endocrine System Difficulty Level: Medium 16. A nonspecific immunity involves the lymphocytes developing a memory of an infection that allows the body to make a rapid defense against a subsequent exposure. Ans: F Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Immune System Difficulty Level: Hard 17. The basic working unit of all nervous systems is the neurotransmitter. Ans: F Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Nervous System Difficulty Level: Medium 18. A system that is made up of organs and cells that work together to defend the body against disease is the immune system. Ans: T Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Immune System Difficulty Level: Easy 19. Despite the introduction of new medical protocols, the perception of HIV/AIDS as a terminal disease has never changed. Ans: F Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Immune System Difficulty Level: Easy 20. A traumatic brain injury is defined as an insult to the brain that is caused by an external physical force and may result in a diminished or altered state of consciousness. Ans: T Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Instructor Resource Hutchinson, Essentials of Human Behavior, 2e SAGE Publishing, 2017 Answer Location: Nervous System Difficulty Level: Easy Completion 1. The ______ perspective suggests that human phenomena are pluralistic in meaning. Ans: constructionist Learning Objective: LO 3.2 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: An Integrative Approach Difficulty Level: Medium 2. The ______ system plays a crucial role in a person’s growth, metabolism, development, learning, and memory. Ans: endocrine Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Endocrine System Difficulty Level: Medium 3. A system that is made up of organs and cells that work together to defend the body against disease is the ______. Ans: immune system Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Immune System Difficulty Level: Medium 4. ______ is the measure of pressure of the blood against the wall of a blood vessel. Ans: Blood pressure Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Cardiovascular System Difficulty Level: Medium 5. The use of ______ has been increasing among many sexually active teens in the United States. Ans: contraception Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Reproductive System Difficulty Level: Easy 6. ______ issues, including travel time to a physician, availability, and cost are considered to contribute to health disparities. Ans: Access Learning Objective: LO 3.4 Cognitive Domain: Application Answer Location: Exterior Socioeconomic Environment Difficulty Level: Medium 7. The endocrine system regulates the secretion of hormones through a ______. Ans: feedback control mechanism Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Endocrine System Difficulty Level: Medium Instructor Resource Hutchinson, Essentials of Human Behavior, 2e SAGE Publishing, 2017 8. A ______ is a gap that is the connection between each axon and dendrite. Ans: synapse Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Nervous System Difficulty Level: Hard 9. ______ is the most common illness caused by hormonal imbalance. Ans: Diabetes mellitus Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Endocrine System Difficulty Level: Medium 10. ______ is defined as an insult to the brain that is caused by an external physical force and may result in a diminished or altered state of consciousness. Ans: A traumatic brain injury Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Nervous System Difficulty Level: Medium 11. ______, which is a subsystem of the nervous system, consists of spinal and cranial nerves. Ans: The peripheral nervous system Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Nervous System Difficulty Level: Medium 12. There is some evidence that risky health behaviors are used as ______ in the face of stress. Ans: coping strategies Learning Objective: LO 3.4 Cognitive Domain: Application Answer Location: Exterior Socioeconomic Environment Difficulty Level: Hard 13. In assessment and intervention, consider the ways in which one person’s ______ environment health status is affecting other people in the person’s exterior environment. Ans: interior Learning Objective: LO 3.5 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Implications for Social Work Practice Difficulty Level: Medium 14. Recognize that the ______ environmental meanings attached to health and illness may influence not only the physical experience but also the values and socioemotional response assigned to health and illness. Ans: exterior Learning Objective: LO 3.5 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Implications for Social Work Practice Difficulty Level: Medium 15. People with lower SES have greater exposure to ______, such as air, water, and noise pollution and hazardous waste. Instructor Resource Hutchinson, Essentials of Human Behavior, 2e SAGE Publishing, 2017 Ans: environmental hazards Learning Objective: LO 3.4 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Exterior Socioeconomic Environment/Interior Health Environment Difficulty Level: Medium 16. ______ connect the ovaries to the uterus. Ans: The fallopian tubes Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Reproductive Systems Difficulty Level: Medium 17. Women’s breasts are considered ______ sex characteristics. Ans: secondary Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Reproductive Systems Difficulty Level: Medium 18. For humans, ______ come in pairs, one member from the father and one from the mother. Ans: chromosomes Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Reproductive Systems Difficulty Level: Medium 19. A person with an attraction to people of both sexes is considered ______. Ans: bisexual Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Reproductive Systems Difficulty Level: Medium 20. Gender is a ______ based on socially accepted ideals of what it means to be male and female. Ans: social construct Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Reproductive Systems Difficulty Level: Medium Essay 1. Define the purpose of the nervous system, and list the three major subsystems that compose it. Ans: Correct answer should address central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Nervous System Difficulty Level: Medium 2. Using Juan and Belinda as your guide, discuss what social workers need to know about reproductive and sexual health. Ans: Contraception, sexuality, and STIs Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Cognitive Domain: Application Instructor Resource Hutchinson, Essentials of Human Behavior, 2e SAGE Publishing, 2017 Answer Location: Reproductive Systems Difficulty Level: Medium 3. Using Mary’s case as your guide, discuss musculoskeletal disorders, including risk factors. What else would you, as a social worker, need to know to be helpful to Mary? Ans: Diversity issues and MS risk and supports available Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Cognitive Domain: Analysis Answer Location: Musculoskeletal Systems Difficulty Level: Hard 4. Discuss race and class issues as they relate to physical health. What do you need to know as a social worker to advocate for health equity? Ans: Discuss differential access, environmental exposure, health behaviors, stress, and community influences. Learning Objective: LO 3.4 Cognitive Domain: Analysis Answer Location: Exterior Socioeconomic Environment Difficulty Level: Hard 5. Of the six cases presented in Chapter 3, which client would you prefer to work with? Why? Which client might be the most difficult? Why? How would this influence your assessment and intervention? Ans: Discuss big ideas from cases Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Cognitive Domain: Analysis Answer Location: Case Studies Difficulty Level: Hard