Download Unit 9: Health and Medicine Content Quiz

Unit 9: Health and Medicine Content Quiz
Part 1: Concepts
Match the definitions with the important terms. There are two extra terms.
cancer personality
tissue engineering
obesity epidemic
Human Genome Project
wellness
carcinogen
pesticide
1. Tissue engineering is a technique in which human body parts are manufactured by scraping cells
from patients and putting them into moulds where they are added growth factors and finally
transplanted back to the patients.
2. Wellness is a state of emotional, physical, social and spiritual well-being
3. Obesity epidemic is the term used to define the large number of people who are seriously
overweight in some societies, especially in developed countries.
4. Human Genome Project is the mapping of the body’s genetic code. This genetic revolution will help
scientists go inside genes and correct genetic errors.
5. Cancer personality is a personality type characterised by blocked emotions or an inability to deal
with pressure and stress.
Part 2: Short Answer Questions: Recognition
1- “What are the traditional ways of dealing with cancer?”
Below is the answer to this question. Please read it and put the sentences in the correct order.
a-The first one uses medical treatment.
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b-Gentler forms of therapy such as relaxation, diet, counseling and massage are used to increase
people’s resistance to their cancer.
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c. They can have drastic side effects and quite mixed success.
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d-There are two traditional ways of dealing with cancer.
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e-A second method of treatment concentrates on the psychology of the sufferer.
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f. Surgery and more recently chemotherapy are examples of such medical
treatments.
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2- Match the questions and the answers. There are two questions too many:
1. What is social wellness?
2. What are two opposing beliefs on the relation between cancer and the chemical industry?
3. How is ‘emotional wellness’ different from ‘social wellness’?
4. What are the reasons for the lack of funding for public health systems?
5. Compare the causes of cancer in the third world countries and developed countries.
6. In what ways do developing countries differ from developed countries in terms of laws
concerning the control of toxic chemicals?
a- __5___
The pattern and types of cancer in the Third World differ widely from those in industrial
countries. Liver, stomach, cervical and mouth cancers tend to predominate in the Third World
while they are relatively rare or on the decrease in industrial society. Most of the cancers in
the third world countries can be traced to inadequate diet or a lack of medical services such as
regular check-ups to screen for certain types of cancer. Others, like liver cancer, are caused by
viruses like hepatitis B - and go untreated because available vaccines are too expensive. So in
this sense, Third World cancers are diseases of underdevelopment whereas cancers in
developed countries mostly result from exposure to carcinogens.
b- __1___
Social wellness addresses interpersonal relationships and stresses how important it is for us to
enter into successful and fulfilling relationships with our family, friends, significant others,
pets and others. It includes having positive interactions with and enjoying being with others.
It is having comfort and ease during work and leisure situations and communicating feelings
and needs to others.
c- __6___
Less industrialized countries do not have the regulations that provide control of dangerous
carcinogens unlike Europe or North America. Therefore, people in developing countries
where herbicides and pesticides are still in common use are seriously exposed to chemical
poisoning . It will be decades before we know how many cancers will result from this unsafe
use. Also, in newly-industrializing countries like Brazil, Mexico, and India, legislation to
protect workers from carcinogens either does not exist or is rarely enforced. However, the use
of certain chemicals has either been banned or severely restricted in most industrial countries.
d- __3___
Social wellness involves developing and building close friendships and intimacy; It is about
our interpersonal relationships with others. However, emotional wellness is about our
intrapersonal relationships with ourselves. It involves us understanding our feelings and
emotions. While social wellness focuses on caring for others and for the common good,
emotional wellness stresses the importance of learning more about yourself and how things
you do affect your feelings.
Part 3: Short Answer Questions
Answer ONE of the questions below. (80 words)
A. What can people do to decrease their risk of getting cancer?
To avoid cancer personality, meaning finding a way to deal with pressure and stress. Some of
the ways could be maintaining emotional wellness and social wellness.
Avoiding environmental factors to maintain physical wellness, meaning changing our diet,
stamping out of smoking and being aware of carcinogenic substances and trying to stay
away from them as much as possible.
Alternative answer could be (BTB page 100 paragraph 19)
B.
Briefly describe the general trend(s) shown in the graph below and suggest two possible
factors which might explain this.
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70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Life
expectancy
through ages
Greece Rome 100 UK 1200 US 1900 US 2000
500BC (18 AD (25 (35 years) (47 years) (75 years)
years)
years)
The graph shows life expectancy through the ages in different countries. In 500BC life expectancy
was 18 in Greece. This number increased slightly by 7 years in Rome 100AD. It continued to increase
steadily in the following 1100 years and life expectancy reached to 35 in UK. By 1900 life expectancy
rose gradually to 47. At the beginning of 21st century this number reached its peak of 75 years. It
looks as if it will continue to increase in the rest of 21st century. One of the reasons for this could be
advances in medical treatment. Another reason could be people’s awareness in healthy lifestyle.