Social and Behavioral Sciences Indian Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Social and Behavioral Sciences Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 11: parsonian theory is based on _____
Answer: social stress causing disease
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Flashcard 12: eugenics means _____
Answer: to improve human gene pool
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Flashcard 13: current effective literacy rate of india is _____%
Answer: 74
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Flashcard 14: The socio-economic scale based solely on income is _____, whereas the Wealth Index is based on assets.
Answer: BG Prasad classification
Extra: B.G. Prasad classification is solely based on per capita monthly income and is periodically revised using the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Wealth Index (used in NFHS surveys) is based on household asset ownership (e.g., durables like TV/bicycle, housing materials, sanitation facilities) rather than income or expenditure.
Flashcard 15: _____ was the goddess of health
Answer: Hygeia
Flashcard 16: value of kuppuswamy scale ranges from _____
Answer: 3-29
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Flashcard 17: The suicide rate in India (NCRB 2022) is _____ per lakh population per year
Answer: 12.4
Extra: National Mental Health Survey (NMHS) 2015-16 findings:
- Current prevalence of mental disorders: 10.6%
- Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders: 13.7%
NCRB Suicide Rate Trends (India):
- 2022: 12.4 per lakh
- 2021: 12.0 per lakh
- 2020: 11.3 per lakh
- 2019: 10.4 per lakh
Flashcard 18: Post-independence, disability was first included in the census of _____
Answer: 1981
Extra: Disability was recorded in the census from 1872 to 1931 (as 'infirmities'). It was re-introduced in the post-independence era in 1981 (to mark the International Year of Disabled Persons). It was omitted in 1991 and included again from 2001 onwards.
Flashcard 19: 3 dimensions of Human Development Index (HDI)
Answer: 1. Longevity (Life expectancy)
2. Knowledge (Education)
3. Standard of living (GNI per capita)
Extra: The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators.
- **Longevity**: Measured by Life Expectancy at Birth.
- **Knowledge**: Measured by Mean years of schooling and Expected years of schooling.
- **Standard of Living**: Measured by Real GDP per capita (PPP$).
Flashcard 20: score of <_____ in kuppuswamy's index is considered lower class
Answer: 5
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