Behavioral Sciences Flashcards
A country has new contraceptive programs and many women’s rights groups begin to form. Which stage of democratic transition is this country most likely entering?
Stage 3
Damage to which region of the central nervous system is most likely to cause hearing disturbances and a loss of pupillary reaction?
Midbrain
Which of the following systems best represents a meritocracy? Bureaucracy Social Reproduction Token Economy Institutionalization
Token Economy
If a patient presents with blindness in just the superior right quarter of his visual field, where in the brain would one expect to find the lesion responsible for the patient’s quadrantanopia?
In the left hemisphere on the lower bank of the calcarine sulcus
What is attribute substitution?
Explains that people will make a substitution to a simpler situation of idea (level of fear) when presented with a complex one (calculation of relative likeliness)
Which of the following is least likely to be a symptom of excess acetylcholine? Excessive sweating Constriction of pupils Increased heart rate Increased salivation
Increased heart rate
When eating soup in certain situations, an etiquette book advises to tilt the bowl away from oneself rather than toward oneself. This advice is an example of:
Folkways
A police detective notices that a suspect’s tone of voice becomes slightly higher when answering certain questions and takes this as a sign that the suspect is lying. Which form of communication is the detective relying on?
Nonverbal
What is the Jungian archetype that describes an individual’s more repulsive desires and instincts?
The shadow
When comparing the use of a single word in different sentences and contexts, which component of language always remains constant?
Morphology
What is a latent function?
When an organization, institution, or action has unintended consequences
What is the tenet of beneficence?
A physician has the responsibility to act in the patient’s best interest
What is the tenet of Non-maleficence?
Do not harm; a physician has a responsibility to avoid treatments in which the chance of harm outweighs the potential for benefit
What is the tenet of Respect for patient autonomy?
The physician has a responsibility to respect patients’ decisions and choices about heir own health care (exceptions include psychiatric illness, children, and public health threats)
What is the tenet of Justice?
The physician has the responsibility to treat similar patients with similar care, and to distribute healthcare resources fairly
