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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is considered vulnerable based on the given information?

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

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

    <p>Poverty</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</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</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</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</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'</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term refers to science according to the information provided?

    <p>Sex</p> Signup and view all the answers

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