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Past PDHPE HSC Multiple Choice Exam Questions from 2014-2010
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1
Which of the following measures is NOT used to determine the health status of thepopulation?
Mortality
Morbidity
Quality of life
Life Expectancy
2
Which environmental determinant best explains why ATSI have shorter life exp than non ATSI?
Types of illnesses ATSI develop more likely result in death
ATSI less likely to have access to health care and treatment
ATSI dont use traditional forms of medicine
ATSI have higher unemployment and cant afford health care
3
Which is a government strategy that promotes the social justice principleof diversity?
Increasing amount funding to address needs of ATSI
Road safety education that target behaviours of teens
Legislation to ban smoking in the workplace&public spaces
Involving community groups in the planning their local area
4
Which of the following is an example of reorienting health services in theOttawa Charter?
Supporting individuals to identify personal networks
Redirecting services from cure to prevention
Allowing health professionals to focus on curing ill health
Redirecting services from private to public health care
5
Which best explains why breast cancer death rates decreasing whileincidence rates increasing?
Understanding the role familyhistory surviving breast cancer
Increased use and acceptance of alternative medicines
Improved access to and delivery of immunisation programs
Enhanced early detection and treatment
6
Which initiative is an example of building healthy public policy ascharacterised by OC?
PDHPE classes for all children in Years K–10
Doctor prescribing exercise for patients at risk of diabetes
Financial grants for community sport teams
Students walking or cycling to school
7
Which condition is currently the leading cause of mortality in Australia?
Breast Cancer
Asthma
Lung Cancer
Cardiovascular Disease
8
For a health promotion strategy to be classified as strengthening community action, it must:
focus on a targeted health promotion for those most at risk
facilitate funds and infrastructure for strategy
focus policy direction and public discussion on the strategy
facilitate participation from all government groups
9
What action has been taken to reduce the impact of an ageing population on healthcare system?
Increasing the Medicare levy for older people
Reducing funding available to carers of older people
Decreasing access to the health system for older people
Encouraging older people to remain in the work force
10
How do Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme support the principles ofsocial justice?
Allocate resources according to the needs of the population
Funded by the Aust gov to supply health care services
Provide resources only to those in need of health services
Empower individuals &communities to be involved in planning
11
How can volunteer organisations reduce impact of ageing population on the publichealth system?
By subsidising prescription medicines
By transporting the aged to health care services
Increasing number of trained professionals in workforce
By assisting the aged to remain in their own homes
12
What currently is the area of greatest health care expenditure in Australia?
Preventative Health Initiatives
Dental Services
Hospitals
Research
13
Peripheral vascular disease is a cardiovascular disease affecting
the skeletal muscles.
blood vessels in the pancreas
blood vessels in the limbs.
the arteries.
14
The criteria used to determine Australia’s priority health issues are
social justice,priority pop groups&prevalence of condition
priority population groups, life expectancy, social justice
social justice, potential for prevention, morbidity rates
cost to individual&communities,mortality rate,social justice
15
Which risk factor has been linked to both heart disease and cancer?
Mental illness
Hypertension
Osteoporosis
Obesity
16
Which of the following has contributed most to the declining prevalence of CVD in Australia?
Improved community awareness and treatment of CVD
Improved nutritional quality of food consumed by Australians
Increased levels of sport participation and exercise
Increased numbers of alternative health professionals
17
What is Medicare?
Australia’s tax-funded national health care system
Australia’s provider of publicly subsidised medication
Australia’s health insurance provider for the disadvantaged
Australia’s main private health care provider
18
To which of the following does the concept of ‘healthy ageing’ refer?
Reduce effects of poor choices early that create risks later
Providing appropriate facilities and services to accommodate
Behaviours&activities contribute to quality of life
Treating elderly people for commonly reported conditions
19
Why are more people seeking alternative health care approaches in Australia?
Greater availability in hospitals
Increased medicare subsidies towards them
Increased acceptance by community and medical practitioners
Greater clinical effectiveness of methods
20
What is the current leading cause of death for both males and females in Australia?
Diabetes
Coronary heart disease
Lung cancer
Cerebrovascular disease
21
By researching the nature and benefits of a health product an individual is able to
make informed health consumer choices.
access a range of complementary medicines.
access alternative health care approaches.
use a holistic health approach.
22
Which type of skin cancer is most closely linked to increased mortality?
Malignant melanoma
Basal cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Solar keratosis
23
4 conditions (W,X,Y,Z) shown in the graph.Which is most likely to be a priority health issue?
X
Z
W
Y
24
Which of the following are factors that protect against preventable chronic disease?
Healthy weight,not smoking,hypertension,regular mammograms
Healthy weight,not smoking, exercising regularly, over 40yrs
Healthy weight,not smoking, eating healthy,regular checks
Healthy blood pressure, male, eating healthy healthy weight
25
Which of the following is a modifiable risk factor of cardiovascular disease?
Age
Heredity
Gender
Diet
26
There has been decreased cancer deaths and increased cancer cases. This is likely resulted from
an increase in healthy eating and physical activity habits.
Increase in Aust pop & influence of gender&familyhistory
improved detection and decreased skin cancer rates.
improved detection and increased survival rates.
27
What is a benefit of emerging medical technologies?
They are readily accessible for all patients
They can provide a means of early detection
They decrease the need for Medicare and the PBS
They are inexpensive for public and private hospitals
28
Which of the following results of illness have indirect costs to the community?
Loss of potential earnings,retraining, prescriptions
Absenteeism,education &screening, loss of potential earnings
Absenteeism, loss of potential earnings, retraining
Loss of potential earnings, prescriptions, absenteeism
29
Which government strategy has the greatest potential to reduce longterm healthcare expenditure?
Allocating greater funding to improve existing curative HS
Providing rebates to people with private health insurance
Increasing spending on emergency care in hospitals
Directing more expenditure towards preventative health
30
Doctor prescribes nicotine patches to help patients stop smoking.Which action area of OC?
Developing personal skills
Building public policy
Creating a supportive environment
Re-orienting health services
31
Adjusting the spine through physical manipulation is example of which alternative health care?
Aromatherapy
Chiropractic
Iridology
Acupuncture
32
Which of the following is most likely to cause a stroke?
A reduction of blood supply to the legs
A clot interrupting the blood supply to the brain
Cholesterol constricting the ventricles of the heart
Restricted oxygenated blood supply to the heart
33
Which option best explains the decrease in mortality rates in Australia over the lastcentury?
C
D
A
B
34
What would a comparison of the health status of Indigenous and nonIndigenousAustralians show?
ATSI Aust have a higher prevalence of chronic diseases.
Non ATSI Australians have higher infant mortality rates.
ATSI Australians have lower hospital admission rates.
NonATSI Aust have a lower prevalence of acute diseases.
35
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
Monitor prescription medicines administered by doctors
Track hospital admission rates and ambulance response times
36
Ancillary cover in private health insurance can assist with which of the following costs?
Prescription and other medications
Treatment as private patient either pub or priv hospital
Physiotherapy, dental services and optometry
General practitioner fees
37
Which of the following is a benefit of emerging treatments and technologies in healthcare?
Improved participation in screening procedures
Reduced cost for health care
Early detection of disease
Improved access to dental care
38
A driver education course is an example of which area of the Ottawa Charter?
Creating supportive environments
Building healthy public policy
Developing personal skills
Strengthening community action
39
Which of the following diseases is now three times more prevalent than it was 20 yearsago?
Polio
Bronchitis
Diabetes
Influenza
40
What's most likely consequence of a growth in the percentage of aged people in theAust pop?
Higher demand for medical services provided by hospitals
Increased revenue from private patients
Better research into effects of medication for aged people
More employment opportunities for aged people
41
What are some features of Medicare?
Free public hospitals,subsidised/free treatment by doctors
Bulk billing, PBS
Free treatment in public hospitals, PBS
Bulk billing, ancillary cover
42
Which of the following terms describes the level of illness in a given population?
Mortality
Morbidity
Health Status
Prevalence
43
Who has primary responsibility for providing publichospitals&mental health facilities?
State governments
Non-government organisations
Federal government
Local governments
44
The graph represents trends in death from CVD.Which statement best explains the trend in graph?
Initiatives prior to 70s reduced CVD mortality
Initiatives prior to 70s reduced CVD morbidity
Education programs since the 1950s increased life expectancy
Education programs since 50s decreased prevalence of CVD
45
Inwhich cardiovascular condition is plaque most likely to form on the inner lining of arteries?
Atherosclerosis
Heart Attack
Angina
Peripheral vascular disease
46
An increase in the life expectancy of Australians is most likely to result from
higher morbidity rates.
higher infant mortality rates.
lower morbidity rates.
lower infant mortality rates.
47
Which are socioeconomic factors that best explain the health inequitiesexperienced by ATSI?
Media access and geographical location
Income and high-density living
Levels of education and employment
Religious and cultural influences
48
Which of the following is a clear example of social justice principles in action?
Providing health materials in a variety of languages
Providing children&infants with priority health care always
Providing health policies passed by government officials
Providing incentives for higher SES to use private health
49
In Australia, men have lower health status than women.What is the most likely reason for this?
Heredity and lifestyle factors experienced in early life
Unwillingness to seek medical assistance
Lack of knowledge and understanding of health care services
Types of health care services available
50
What major considerations do governments&health authorities think about whenprioritising issues
Morbidity rate and number of health services available
Mortality rate and ability to deal with mortality
Cost of illness and socioeconomic capacity of affected
Burden of illness & potential for reducing burden
