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Health & Society
Unit CUBA’s – Final Exam Review Answers
The following are CUBA’s or review questions from every unit covered in Health &
Society this year. Please complete and study for the final exam.
Public Health Unit:
1. AMA is an example of a:
a. Corporate health program
b. Professional health organization
c. State program
d. Nationally funded program
2. UNICEF is an organization that operates on the INTERNATIONAL level of
government.
3. A/an EPIDEMIC is an outbreak of disease that affects many people in a
particular area.
4. This is a non-profit organization that offers many services usually on a local level.
It keeps records about local businesses. What is this organization?
a. Nader’s Raiders
b. Consumer Affairs Commission
c. Better Business Bureau
d. National Institute of Health
5. The EPA is the government agency that works to enforce standards to help
protect the environment from pollution.
Environmental Health Unit:
1. RADON is an indoor pollutant that is the second leading cause of lung cancer.
2. Aerosol sprays contain FLUROCARBONS which causes damage to the ozone
layer.
3. The substance used in insulation that can cause cancer is ASBESTOS.
4. The flammable, toxic, reactive/interactive and corrosive are all categories of
household TOXIC waste.
5. Emphysema can be caused by smoking and TEMPERATURE INVERSION
(cold air trapped under hot air).
6. BIODEGRADABLE products are able to break down.
Consumer Health Unit:
1. A chiropractor, homeopathy and acupuncture are all examples of
ALTERNATIVE health care.
2. MEDICARE is a federal government program that supplies health insurance to
people 65 years and older.
3. The portion of a medical bill paid by an individual before the insurance company
starts to pay is called a:
a. COBRA
b. Deductible
c. Premium
d. Group plan
4. HMO’s promote PREVENTATIVE health care which saves the insurance
companies money in the long run.
5. An unproven medical remedy is called QUACKERY.
6. Longer life expectancy, high tech equipment, medical lawsuits and malpractice
insurance costs are all reasons that health care costs in United States have
INCREASED.
Family Relationships Unit:
1. Dysfunctional families were first recognized with an ALCOHOL
problem in the family.
2. The __________ of family members are not met in a dysfunctional family.
a. expectations
b. needs
c. values
d. all of the above
3. A _______________relationship is where partners are intimate with only each
other.
a. marriage
b. monogamous
c. commitment
d. prenuptial agreement
4. A promise in a relationship means making a COMMITMENT.
5. Always “covering” for a family member means that you are ENABLING
them.
6. The three most important components in a healthy relationship are
COMPROMISE, COMMITMENT, and COMMUNICATION..
Birth Defects Lesson:
1. Spina bifida and cleft palate are best classified as:
a. a metabolic defect
b. prenatal damage
c. a blood disorder
d. a malformation of embryo
2. FAS is condition caused by the pregnant woman drinking ALCOHOL.
3. An example of an environmental factor that can endanger the fetus is exposure to
X-RAYS.
4. SURFACTANT is the substance used to increase the chance for babies to survive
premature birth.
Parenting Unit:
1. True or False: A baby will demand attention 24 hours a day and then take
another 18+ years to raise.
2. The most critical years in a child’s overall developments are the ages 0 to 3 years
old.
3. Fear, boredom, loneliness, and low self-esteem are all concerns of a child left
home alone without supervision before or after school. These children are
referred to as LATCH - KEY children.
4. Which one of the following is not a way that companies accommodate dual
working parents and child care concerns?
a. parenting co-op
b. flex time
c. job sharing
d. on site child care
5. True or False: Materialistic possessions are not a requirement for a child to be
healthy.
6. DISCIPLINE is a reasonable use of parental authority to correct a child’s
behavior, base on a child’s maturity level and does not harm or hurt the child.
Abuse/Violence Unit:
1. ALCOHOL related problems are the leading cause for arrests on college
campuses and the drug most often involved in homicides.
2. Abandoning a child or failing to supervise a child is called NEGLECT.
3. Abusive relationships are a vicious CYCLE.
4. Domestic Violence Act is a law that was passed to protect BATTERED spouses.
5. Battered women and their children can find a safe haven at an/a:
a. shelter
b. abode
c. clinic
d. half-way house
6. The cycle of violence includes the tension stage, abusive/battering stage and the
CALMING stage.
7. Destroying a child’s self esteem by using verbally abusive statements is an
example of EMOTIONAL abuse.
8. Which would NOT be classified as interpersonal violence?
a. elderly abuse
b. rioting
c. sexual assault
d. homicide