Discrimination based on a persons race

Discrimination against persons age

An overarching term that factors in education, income, employment level, and similar variables

Challenges the notion of static identities and rigid social categories

True or False- It is difficult to make an accurate diagnosis if the caregiver cannot fully understand what the patient is experiencing.

____ may cause people to underutilize health services and to doubt the validity of medical advice

Convergence and divergence are a part of this theory regarding people mirroring others communication styles.

Why do many individuals of low SES suffer from poor health

The best way to address a patients gender identity

True or False- In many medical settings family members and bilingual employees fill in as untrained interpreters

What race is most likely to be affected by diabetes?

Children define illness as something caused by a tangible, external agent, such as a monster or the sun

True or False- People of low SES are typically less assertive than other patients

True or False- Written forms seldom acknowledge options other than male or female.

True or False- Medical center managers are willing to incur the expense of professional interpreters because guidelines for reimbursement are clear in many states

In the United States, the average life span of an _____ ______ male is 72.3 years, which is more than 4 years shorter than the overall male average in the U.S.

Children begin to differentiate between external causes, such as wind and cold, and internal manifestations, such as sneezing and talking funny

True or False- Preconceived notions are not a stumbling block to communication between health professionals and patients of low SES

True or False- Members of gender minorities often feel comfortable disclosing their identity in the margins of health history questionnaires or during medical visits

True or False- Health professionals usually learn in med school how to communicate with people who have disabilities

These are the four reasons that people of different races may receive different medical care and respond to it differently.

Children are remarkably adept at envisioning the complex influence of agents they cannot regularly see

The theory that states that a person's social position emerges within the interface of micro level sociocultural patterns

True or False- Fear of social rejection can rob people of needed comfort, acceptance, and information when it comes to health

True or False- Acquaintances often find it taboo to talk about an individuals disability