PSYC 331 CHAPTER 9 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS
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PSYC 331 CHAPTER 9 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS
Hysteria - (correct answer) -most famous female disorder. A mysterious disease marked by fainting or fits and a variety of symptoms such as loss of voice or partial paralysis, with no apparent physical cause. Considered a disease of the uter...
PSYC 331 CHAPTER 9 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
Hysteria - (correct answer) -most famous female disorder. A mysterious disease marked
by fainting or fits and a variety of symptoms such as loss of voice or partial paralysis,
with no apparent physical cause. Considered a disease of the uterus. Freud eventually
named it a mental illness
how has it modernly been explained? - (correct answer) -Modern commentators have
explained it as a result of the stifling restrictions attached to the role of the upper-class
woman during the 19th and 20th centuries
men and women:
reporting minor symptoms
seeking medical help
vulnerable to serious illness - (correct answer) -Women report more minor physical
symptoms and seek medical help more than men do, but men are more vulnerable to
serious illnesses at every stage of life, and the male's life span is shorter
_____ are more likely to suffer injury or death prenatally or to be victims of childhood
diseases - (correct answer) -males
Although __-____ males are conceived for every 100 females, by the time of birth the
ratio of males to females has dropped between ___ and ____ in US - (correct answer) -
108-140
103 and 106
who survives better? - (correct answer) -The survival rate of women from such
conditions as starvation, exposure, fatigue, and shock is better than that of men
In US, females outnumber males by ____. By 65, there are _ women for every _ men -
(correct answer) -early 20s
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Black and Hispanic men and women have ____differentials in life expectancy - (correct
answer) -smaller
, In developing countries, deaths from ____ are among the five major causes of death for
women aged 15-44 - (correct answer) -maternal causes (pregnancy and childbirth)
____ deaths per 100,000 births for Af Am women - (correct answer) -25.5
Men are more likely to die from _____ (5)
Women are more likely to die from ____ ((3) - (correct answer) -Men are more likely to
die from heart disease, cancer, lung disease, pneumonia and flue, and liver disease
Women are more likely to die from strokes, diabetes, and kidney disease
_____ are much more likely to be treated with prescription medicines for their mental
and physical problems - (correct answer) -Women
The two leading causes of death for men and women - (correct answer) -are heart
disease and cancer
____ is the leading killer of America's women - (correct answer) -Heart disease
Women who both_____ are at substantially increased risk for heart attacks - (correct
answer) -smoke and take oral contraceptives
Women and men report different physical symptoms: - (correct answer) -women report
more headaches, urinary problems, abdominal pain, and weight problems. Men report
more ulcers, asthma, and eye problems
Women are more likely to be diagnosed with a ____ illness - only among ____ - (correct
answer) -mental
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