Chapter 11 Quiz HSC
The fight or flight reaction can be maintained for a significant length of time by the body.
False -- cannot maintain very long
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been banned from use in the US.
False -- gained prominence
Military service in a combat zone decreases one's risk of experiencing PTSD.
False -- increases
Community mental health centers are not eligible for Medicare reimbursement.
False -- meet requirements
Mental illness is the second leading cause of disability in the United States.
False -- the #1
Until recently, the federal government's leadership in community mental health has been substantial.
False -- the 1950s
Deinstitutionalization from state mental hospitals began in the... 1920s 1950s 1980s 1990s
1950s
People with good mental health are able to... function under adversity adapt to changes around them curb hate and guilt all of the above
All of the above
Psychophysiological disorders associated with stress include... depression hypertension skin disorders all of the above
All of the above
The widespread use of lobotomies became unnecessary because of... electroconvulsive therapy antipsychotic and antidepressive drugs self-help groups the moral treatment era
Antipsychotic and antidepressive drugs
The main force that expedited deinstitutionalization was... antipsychotic drugs ECT lobotomies tardive dyskinesia
Antipsychotic drugs
An affective disorder characterized by distinct periods of elevated mood alternating with periods of depression is... bipolar disorder major depression mental retardation schizophrenia
Bipolar disorder
Diseases that result from chronic exposure to excess levels of stressors, which produce a General Adaptation Syndrome response are... mental disorders brain diseases diseases of adaptation none of the above
Diseases of adaptation
A drug that subdues a mental patient's behavior is referred to as tardive dyskinesia.
False
An affective disorder characterized by a dysphoric mood, usually depression, or loss of interest or pleasure in almost all usual activities or pastimes is... bipolar disorder major depression mental retardation schizophrenia
Major depression
The main group of patients transinstitutionalized have been... older adults children young adults minorities
Older adults
The concept of equality in health care coverage for people with mental illness and those with other medical illnesses or injuries is... managed care parity evidence-based practices cognitive-behavioral therapy
Parity
The New Freedom Commission on Mental Health was created under... President Reagan President Clinton President Bush President Obama
President Bush
The task of providing primary prevention services for mental health falls mainly on... government agencies hospitals private voluntary agencies psychotherapists
Private voluntary agencies
Treatment that involves intensive, individualized services over an indefinite period of time is... psychopharmacology psychotherapy psychiatric rehabilitation managed care
Psychiatric rehabilitation
Treatment of mental disorders through verbal communication is... psychopharmacology psychotherapy psychiatric rehabilitation managed care
Psychotherapy
The most influential book in mental health is... the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition Healthy People 2020 Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in America
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition
About half of all adults who are homeless have substance use disorders.
True
Chronic nutritional deficiency is a possible cause of mental disorders in some.
True
In the US, over 2 million adults experience homelessness over the course of a year.
True
Mental disorders are health conditions that are characterized by alteration in thinking, mood or behavior associated with distress and/or impaired functioning
True
More than half of all prison and jail inmates have mental health problems.
True
Only about 1/3 of those diagnosed with a mental disorder receive treatment.
True
The number of resident patients in state and county mental hospitals has declined significantly since the 1950s.
True
The term created by the managed care industry that applied to mental health and substance abuse care is behavioral health care services.
True
