Understanding Vulnerability in Health

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What is the definition of vulnerability in the context of health?

  • Susceptibility to stressors leading to adverse effects (correct)
  • Resistance to stressors leading to adverse effects
  • Immunity to stressors leading to adverse effects
  • Adaptation to stressors leading to adverse effects

Which of the following is not one of the seven domains that help maintain a person's wellbeing in health?

  • Intellectual
  • Mental (correct)
  • Physical
  • Financial

What characterizes vulnerable populations in terms of health outcomes?

  • They are less likely to develop health problems
  • They are more sensitive to risk factors and often exposed to cumulative risk factors (correct)
  • They have decreased risk for adverse health outcomes
  • They have higher immunity to health problems

What are vulnerable populations more likely to experience as a result of exposure to risk factors?

<p>Worse outcomes from health problems (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) according to the WHO definition?

<p>Conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live and age, and the wider set of forces shaping daily lives (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered vulnerable based on the given information?

<p>Frail older adults (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a primary cause of vulnerability as per the information provided?

<p>Poverty (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group is less likely to have a regular health care provider according to the text?

<p>LGBTQ+ people (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are LGBTQ+ people at greater risk for in terms of behavioral health?

<p>Suicide and suicidal thoughts (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a reason for the disparities in access to care for LGBTQ+ people?

<p>Limited role models (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do LGBTQ+ people have higher rates of HPV infection and related cervical or anal cancers?

<p>Stigma, discrimination, and institutional bias in the healthcare system (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the acronym 'LGBTQQITS' stand for based on the given information?

<p>'Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Two-Spirit' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a contributing factor to LGBTQ+ health disparities according to the information provided?

<p>Fear due to stigma, discrimination, and institutional bias in the health care system (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do LGBTQ+ people have higher risk for in terms of physical health?

<p>HIV/AIDS and poor health (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to science according to the information provided?

<p>Sex (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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