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Past PDHPE HSC Multiple Choice Exam Questions
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1
Which of the following measures is NOT used to determine the health status of thepopulation?
Life Expectancy
Morbidity
Quality of life
Mortality
2
Which of the following is an example of reorienting health services in theOttawa Charter?
Allowing health professionals to focus on curing ill health
Supporting individuals to identify personal networks
Redirecting services from cure to prevention
Redirecting services from private to public health care
3
Who has primary responsibility for providing publichospitals&mental health facilities?
Non-government organisations
Local governments
State governments
Federal government
4
Which best explains why breast cancer death rates decreasing whileincidence rates increasing?
Enhanced early detection and treatment
Improved access to and delivery of immunisation programs
Understanding the role familyhistory surviving breast cancer
Increased use and acceptance of alternative medicines
5
What would a comparison of the health status of Indigenous and nonIndigenousAustralians show?
ATSI Australians have lower hospital admission rates.
Non ATSI Australians have higher infant mortality rates.
ATSI Aust have a higher prevalence of chronic diseases.
NonATSI Aust have a lower prevalence of acute diseases.
6
Which of the following is a benefit of emerging treatments and technologies in healthcare?
Improved participation in screening procedures
Improved access to dental care
Reduced cost for health care
Early detection of disease
7
The graph represents trends in death from CVD.Which statement best explains the trend in graph?
Education programs since 50s decreased prevalence of CVD
Initiatives prior to 70s reduced CVD morbidity
Education programs since the 1950s increased life expectancy
Initiatives prior to 70s reduced CVD mortality
8
An increase in the life expectancy of Australians is most likely to result from
lower morbidity rates.
higher morbidity rates.
higher infant mortality rates.
lower infant mortality rates.
9
Adjusting the spine through physical manipulation is example of which alternative health care?
Chiropractic
Acupuncture
Iridology
Aromatherapy
10
There has been decreased cancer deaths and increased cancer cases. This is likely resulted from
improved detection and increased survival rates.
Increase in Aust pop & influence of gender&familyhistory
improved detection and decreased skin cancer rates.
an increase in healthy eating and physical activity habits.
11
Which of the following results of illness have indirect costs to the community?
Absenteeism,education &screening, loss of potential earnings
Loss of potential earnings,retraining, prescriptions
Loss of potential earnings, prescriptions, absenteeism
Absenteeism, loss of potential earnings, retraining
12
Which is a government strategy that promotes the social justice principleof diversity?
Involving community groups in the planning their local area
Road safety education that target behaviours of teens
Increasing amount funding to address needs of ATSI
Legislation to ban smoking in the workplace&public spaces
13
Which condition is currently the leading cause of mortality in Australia?
Asthma
Cardiovascular Disease
Lung Cancer
Breast Cancer
14
For a health promotion strategy to be classified as strengthening community action, it must:
facilitate funds and infrastructure for strategy
facilitate participation from all government groups
focus on a targeted health promotion for those most at risk
focus policy direction and public discussion on the strategy
15
To which of the following does the concept of ‘healthy ageing’ refer?
Providing appropriate facilities and services to accommodate
Treating elderly people for commonly reported conditions
Behaviours&activities contribute to quality of life
Reduce effects of poor choices early that create risks later
16
Which risk factor has been linked to both heart disease and cancer?
Hypertension
Mental illness
Obesity
Osteoporosis
17
What is Medicare?
Australia’s tax-funded national health care system
Australia’s health insurance provider for the disadvantaged
Australia’s provider of publicly subsidised medication
Australia’s main private health care provider
18
Why are more people seeking alternative health care approaches in Australia?
Greater availability in hospitals
Increased acceptance by community and medical practitioners
Greater clinical effectiveness of methods
Increased medicare subsidies towards them
19
What action has been taken to reduce the impact of an ageing population on healthcare system?
Reducing funding available to carers of older people
Increasing the Medicare levy for older people
Encouraging older people to remain in the work force
Decreasing access to the health system for older people
20
4 conditions (W,X,Y,Z) shown in the graph.Which is most likely to be a priority health issue?
W
Y
X
Z
21
Which initiative is an example of building healthy public policy ascharacterised by OC?
PDHPE classes for all children in Years K–10
Financial grants for community sport teams
Doctor prescribing exercise for patients at risk of diabetes
Students walking or cycling to school
22
Which of the following has contributed most to the declining prevalence of CVD in Australia?
Improved community awareness and treatment of CVD
Increased numbers of alternative health professionals
Increased levels of sport participation and exercise
Improved nutritional quality of food consumed by Australians
23
Which of the following is a modifiable risk factor of cardiovascular disease?
Age
Gender
Heredity
Diet
24
Which option best explains the decrease in mortality rates in Australia over the lastcentury?
B
D
A
C
25
What's most likely consequence of a growth in the percentage of aged people in theAust pop?
Increased revenue from private patients
Better research into effects of medication for aged people
More employment opportunities for aged people
Higher demand for medical services provided by hospitals
26
Inwhich cardiovascular condition is plaque most likely to form on the inner lining of arteries?
Heart Attack
Angina
Peripheral vascular disease
Atherosclerosis
27
Which of the following diseases is now three times more prevalent than it was 20 yearsago?
Bronchitis
Diabetes
Influenza
Polio
28
A driver education course is an example of which area of the Ottawa Charter?
Building healthy public policy
Creating supportive environments
Strengthening community action
Developing personal skills
29
Which environmental determinant best explains why ATSI have shorter life exp than non ATSI?
ATSI have higher unemployment and cant afford health care
Types of illnesses ATSI develop more likely result in death
ATSI dont use traditional forms of medicine
ATSI less likely to have access to health care and treatment
30
By researching the nature and benefits of a health product an individual is able to
use a holistic health approach.
access alternative health care approaches.
make informed health consumer choices.
access a range of complementary medicines.
31
What are some features of Medicare?
Bulk billing, PBS
Free public hospitals,subsidised/free treatment by doctors
Free treatment in public hospitals, PBS
Bulk billing, ancillary cover
32
Which of the following terms describes the level of illness in a given population?
Prevalence
Morbidity
Mortality
Health Status
33
What is a benefit of emerging medical technologies?
They are inexpensive for public and private hospitals
They can provide a means of early detection
They are readily accessible for all patients
They decrease the need for Medicare and the PBS
34
Doctor prescribes nicotine patches to help patients stop smoking.Which action area of OC?
Building public policy
Re-orienting health services
Developing personal skills
Creating a supportive environment
35
How do Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme support the principles ofsocial justice?
Allocate resources according to the needs of the population
Empower individuals &communities to be involved in planning
Funded by the Aust gov to supply health care services
Provide resources only to those in need of health services
36
Ancillary cover in private health insurance can assist with which of the following costs?
Prescription and other medications
Physiotherapy, dental services and optometry
Treatment as private patient either pub or priv hospital
General practitioner fees
37
Peripheral vascular disease is a cardiovascular disease affecting
the skeletal muscles.
blood vessels in the limbs.
blood vessels in the pancreas
the arteries.
38
Which type of skin cancer is most closely linked to increased mortality?
Squamous cell carcinoma
Basal cell carcinoma
Solar keratosis
Malignant melanoma
39
What currently is the area of greatest health care expenditure in Australia?
Research
Preventative Health Initiatives
Dental Services
Hospitals
40
Which are socioeconomic factors that best explain the health inequitiesexperienced by ATSI?
Media access and geographical location
Levels of education and employment
Religious and cultural influences
Income and high-density living
41
How can volunteer organisations reduce impact of ageing population on the publichealth system?
Increasing number of trained professionals in workforce
By subsidising prescription medicines
By transporting the aged to health care services
By assisting the aged to remain in their own homes
42
The criteria used to determine Australia’s priority health issues are
social justice,priority pop groups&prevalence of condition
cost to individual&communities,mortality rate,social justice
social justice, potential for prevention, morbidity rates
priority population groups, life expectancy, social justice
43
Which government strategy has the greatest potential to reduce longterm healthcare expenditure?
Increasing spending on emergency care in hospitals
Allocating greater funding to improve existing curative HS
Directing more expenditure towards preventative health
Providing rebates to people with private health insurance
44
Which of the following is a clear example of social justice principles in action?
Providing children&infants with priority health care always
Providing health policies passed by government officials
Providing incentives for higher SES to use private health
Providing health materials in a variety of languages
45
What major considerations do governments&health authorities think about whenprioritising issues
Mortality rate and ability to deal with mortality
Burden of illness & potential for reducing burden
Morbidity rate and number of health services available
Cost of illness and socioeconomic capacity of affected
46
In Australia, men have lower health status than women.What is the most likely reason for this?
Types of health care services available
Unwillingness to seek medical assistance
Heredity and lifestyle factors experienced in early life
Lack of knowledge and understanding of health care services
47
What is the current leading cause of death for both males and females in Australia?
Coronary heart disease
Cerebrovascular disease
Lung cancer
Diabetes
48
Which of the following is most likely to cause a stroke?
A clot interrupting the blood supply to the brain
Restricted oxygenated blood supply to the heart
A reduction of blood supply to the legs
Cholesterol constricting the ventricles of the heart
49
Which of the following are factors that protect against preventable chronic disease?
Healthy blood pressure, male, eating healthy healthy weight
Healthy weight,not smoking, eating healthy,regular checks
Healthy weight,not smoking, exercising regularly, over 40yrs
Healthy weight,not smoking,hypertension,regular mammograms
50
What is the purpose of epidemiology?
To identify causes and patterns of disease in a population
Determine how health care budgets are managed by governments
Track hospital admission rates and ambulance response times
Monitor prescription medicines administered by doctors
