Question 1

Which of the following is the definition of a naturalistic disease theory?
A) Illness is due to the purposeful intervention of a supernatural being, a non-human being, or a person who has supernatural powers.
B) A person's health is closely connected to the environment with natural conditions or biological materials impacting a person's health.
C) A person's health is determined by what that person decides it to be based on their assumed symptoms.
D) Illness is due to an individual's experiences interacting with healthcare professionals and their professional opinions.

Accepted Answer

Naturalistic disease theory suggests that health is influenced by natural conditions or biological materials, emphasizing the connection between a person's health and their environment.

Question 2

What is the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Readability Test for?
A) Determining the "reading grade level" of a text
B) Determining how useful a document is
C) Making numbers clear
D) Ensuring the reader will actually read a hand out

Accepted Answer

The Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Readability Test is designed to assess the reading difficulty of a text and determine the grade level required to understand it.

Question 3

Which of the following is a negative effect of poor health literacy?
A) Being less likely to immunize oneself
B) Participating in preventative healthcare
C) Having trouble accessing health insurance
D) Spend two days longer in the hospital

Accepted Answer

B

Question 4

"A person's health is closely connected to the environment with natural conditions or biologic materials impacting a person's health; disease occurs impersonally" is a definition of which of the following:
A) Literacy
B) Numeracy
C) Personalistic disease theory
D) Naturalistic disease theory

Accepted Answer

The definition provided describes the Naturalistic disease theory, which suggests that a person's health is influenced by natural conditions or biological materials, and diseases occur due to impersonal factors.

Question 5

Which of the following is a word recognition test of 66 medial words?
A) Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA)
B) The eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS)
C) Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM)
D) Newest Vital Signs (NVS)

Accepted Answer

The Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) is a word recognition test that assesses a person's ability to read and pronounce 66 common medical terms.

Question 6

Which of the following was created by Boston University to share tools for health literacy?
A) Health Literacy Tool Shed
B) Health Literacy Kit
C) Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
D) Teach Back

Accepted Answer

The Health Literacy Tool Shed was created by Boston University to provide a comprehensive database of health literacy tools.

Question 7

Which of the following is not identified as "clear and effective" written material by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services?
A) Attract the reader's attention
B) Make the reader feel respected and understood
C) Moving the reader to action
D) Tell them how to handle their health care

Accepted Answer

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services emphasizes clear communication but does not specifically identify "telling them how to handle their health care" as a criterion for clear and effective written material.

Question 8

The SMOG provides an estimate of the number of college degrees needed to understand prose material.

Accepted Answer

The SMOG (Simple Measure of Gobbledygook) estimates the years of education needed to understand a piece of writing, not the number of college degrees.

Question 9

The measure of a person's computation skills is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The measure of a person's computation skills...

Question 10

A number of tools have been developed to measure health literacy. Name and describe the purpose of two of those tools.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A number of tools have been developed...

Quiz 3: Getting It Right: Words, Numbers, and Meaning

Which of the following is the definition of a naturalistic disease theory?

What is the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Readability Test for?

Which of the following is a negative effect of poor health literacy?

"A person's health is closely connected to the environment with natural conditions or biologic materials impacting a person's health; disease occurs impersonally" is a definition of which of the following:

Which of the following is a word recognition test of 66 medial words?

Which of the following was created by Boston University to share tools for health literacy?

Which of the following is not identified as "clear and effective" written material by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services?

The SMOG provides an estimate of the number of college degrees needed to understand prose material.

The measure of a person's computation skills is known as __________.

A number of tools have been developed to measure health literacy. Name and describe the purpose of two of those tools.