Question 1

Given the research and theory on the medicalization of deviance, how will the clinic likely treat Trudy's malady in today's world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provide reading materials to cope with freshman life. 
B)  Try some form of medication to treat depression. 
C)  Give her some ideas for ways to mediate her problems. 
D)  Give her some ideas for ways to moderate her problems. 
A)  Provide reading materials to cope with freshman life. 
B)  Try some form of medication to treat depression. 
C)  Give her some ideas for ways to mediate her problems. 
D)  Give her some ideas for ways to moderate her problems. B

Question 2

Marital status fits into which component of the stress process?

Accepted Answer

A)  stressors 
B)  outcomes 
C)  mediators and moderators 
D)  social and economic characteristics 
A)  stressors 
B)  outcomes 
C)  mediators and moderators 
D)  social and economic characteristics D

Question 3

Jenna Howard found that those with more social and fiscal capital were able to?

Accepted Answer

A)  access mental health services at higher rates 
B)  successfully "de-label" themselves as mentally ill 
C)  use less medication in the treatment of mental illness 
D)  all of the above 
A)  access mental health services at higher rates 
B)  successfully "de-label" themselves as mentally ill 
C)  use less medication in the treatment of mental illness 
D)  all of the above B

Question 4

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ A psychological state of unhappiness associated with living conditions in particularly rural or urban areas.

Accepted Answer

A) Mediators 
B) Stress process 
C) Withdrawal 
D) Intransigence 
E) Conversion
F)Colonization
G)Total institutions
H)Ambient hazards
I)Social support
J)Personal resources
K)Negative life events
L)Moderators
M)Epidemiology of mental health
N)Sociology of mental health
O)Malaise
P)Medicalization of deviance
Q)Chronic strain
R)Modified labeling theory 
A) Mediators 
B) Stress process 
C) Withdrawal 
D) Intransigence 
E) Conversion
F)Colonization
G)Total institutions
H)Ambient hazards
I)Social support
J)Personal resources
K)Negative life events
L)Moderators
M)Epidemiology of mental health
N)Sociology of mental health
O)Malaise
P)Medicalization of deviance
Q)Chronic strain
R)Modified labeling theory

Question 5

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ Access to friends and family available to help during stressful or difficult times.

Accepted Answer

A) Mediators 
B) Stress process 
C) Withdrawal 
D) Intransigence 
E) Conversion
F)Colonization
G)Total institutions
H)Ambient hazards
I)Social support
J)Personal resources
K)Negative life events
L)Moderators
M)Epidemiology of mental health
N)Sociology of mental health
O)Malaise
P)Medicalization of deviance
Q)Chronic strain
R)Modified labeling theory 
A) Mediators 
B) Stress process 
C) Withdrawal 
D) Intransigence 
E) Conversion
F)Colonization
G)Total institutions
H)Ambient hazards
I)Social support
J)Personal resources
K)Negative life events
L)Moderators
M)Epidemiology of mental health
N)Sociology of mental health
O)Malaise
P)Medicalization of deviance
Q)Chronic strain
R)Modified labeling theory

Question 6

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ Part of the stress process that includes the personal and social resources that affect the direction or strength of the relationship between a stressor and mental health.

Accepted Answer

A) Mediators 
B) Stress process 
C) Withdrawal 
D) Intransigence 
E) Conversion
F)Colonization
G)Total institutions
H)Ambient hazards
I)Social support
J)Personal resources
K)Negative life events
L)Moderators
M)Epidemiology of mental health
N)Sociology of mental health
O)Malaise
P)Medicalization of deviance
Q)Chronic strain
R)Modified labeling theory 
A) Mediators 
B) Stress process 
C) Withdrawal 
D) Intransigence 
E) Conversion
F)Colonization
G)Total institutions
H)Ambient hazards
I)Social support
J)Personal resources
K)Negative life events
L)Moderators
M)Epidemiology of mental health
N)Sociology of mental health
O)Malaise
P)Medicalization of deviance
Q)Chronic strain
R)Modified labeling theory

Question 7

Which of the following forces are associated with putting aspects of social life, including mental illness, under the boundaries of medical professionals?

Accepted Answer

A)  The power and authority of medical professionals. 
B)  Activities of social movements and interest groups. 
C)  Directed organizational on professional activities. 
D)  All of the above are forces affecting medicalization. 
A)  The power and authority of medical professionals. 
B)  Activities of social movements and interest groups. 
C)  Directed organizational on professional activities. 
D)  All of the above are forces affecting medicalization.

Question 8

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ A way in which patients manage institutionalization by rebelling against the staff expectations.

Accepted Answer

A) Mediators 
B) Stress process 
C) Withdrawal 
D) Intransigence 
E) Conversion
F)Colonization
G)Total institutions
H)Ambient hazards
I)Social support
J)Personal resources
K)Negative life events
L)Moderators
M)Epidemiology of mental health
N)Sociology of mental health
O)Malaise
P)Medicalization of deviance
Q)Chronic strain
R)Modified labeling theory 
A) Mediators 
B) Stress process 
C) Withdrawal 
D) Intransigence 
E) Conversion
F)Colonization
G)Total institutions
H)Ambient hazards
I)Social support
J)Personal resources
K)Negative life events
L)Moderators
M)Epidemiology of mental health
N)Sociology of mental health
O)Malaise
P)Medicalization of deviance
Q)Chronic strain
R)Modified labeling theory

Question 9

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ The consequence of accepting a label as mentally ill which ultimately produces pathological symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) Mediators 
B) Stress process 
C) Withdrawal 
D) Intransigence 
E) Conversion
F)Colonization
G)Total institutions
H)Ambient hazards
I)Social support
J)Personal resources
K)Negative life events
L)Moderators
M)Epidemiology of mental health
N)Sociology of mental health
O)Malaise
P)Medicalization of deviance
Q)Chronic strain
R)Modified labeling theory 
A) Mediators 
B) Stress process 
C) Withdrawal 
D) Intransigence 
E) Conversion
F)Colonization
G)Total institutions
H)Ambient hazards
I)Social support
J)Personal resources
K)Negative life events
L)Moderators
M)Epidemiology of mental health
N)Sociology of mental health
O)Malaise
P)Medicalization of deviance
Q)Chronic strain
R)Modified labeling theory

Question 10

What kind of stressors do college students typically report?

Accepted Answer

A)  adjustment problems 
B)  death of a loved one 
C)  job loss 
D)  fear of professors 
A)  adjustment problems 
B)  death of a loved one 
C)  job loss 
D)  fear of professors

Question 11

Horwitz and Wakefield's research focused on trend to increasingly diagnose individuals with clinical depression as the "loss of sadness" in society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Given the research on the epidemiology of mental health, which group is most likely to report problems with drinking? Depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  married people; singles 
B)  African-Americans; Latinos 
C)  African-Americans; Whites 
D)  men; women 
A)  married people; singles 
B)  African-Americans; Latinos 
C)  African-Americans; Whites 
D)  men; women

Question 13

Why was 1656 an important date in the history of mental illness according to Michel Foucault?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the year that psycho-tropic drugs started becoming widely available in Europe. 
B)  It is the year that the "hospital general" opened, marking the beginning of the great confinement of mentally ill people. 
C)  It is the first year in which psychoanalysis was used to treat mentally ill people. 
D)  It was the first year that psychotropic drugs were introduced to the new world. 
A)  It is the year that psycho-tropic drugs started becoming widely available in Europe. 
B)  It is the year that the "hospital general" opened, marking the beginning of the great confinement of mentally ill people. 
C)  It is the first year in which psychoanalysis was used to treat mentally ill people. 
D)  It was the first year that psychotropic drugs were introduced to the new world.

Question 14

Actual social support is more helpful in alleviating mental health problems than perceived social support.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How can minority status impact mental health ratings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Minorities often have lower economic status, which is associated with more distress. 
B)  Minorities are more likely to be diagnosed with mental health problems. 
C)  Minorities have different social constructions of mental health problems than other groups. 
D)  both a and b 
A)  Minorities often have lower economic status, which is associated with more distress. 
B)  Minorities are more likely to be diagnosed with mental health problems. 
C)  Minorities have different social constructions of mental health problems than other groups. 
D)  both a and b

Question 16

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ Part of the stress process referring to resources that intervene between a stressor and an outcome.

Accepted Answer

A) Mediators 
B) Stress process 
C) Withdrawal 
D) Intransigence 
E) Conversion
F)Colonization
G)Total institutions
H)Ambient hazards
I)Social support
J)Personal resources
K)Negative life events
L)Moderators
M)Epidemiology of mental health
N)Sociology of mental health
O)Malaise
P)Medicalization of deviance
Q)Chronic strain
R)Modified labeling theory 
A) Mediators 
B) Stress process 
C) Withdrawal 
D) Intransigence 
E) Conversion
F)Colonization
G)Total institutions
H)Ambient hazards
I)Social support
J)Personal resources
K)Negative life events
L)Moderators
M)Epidemiology of mental health
N)Sociology of mental health
O)Malaise
P)Medicalization of deviance
Q)Chronic strain
R)Modified labeling theory

Question 17

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ The study of the distribution of mental health disorders and the distress across social groups.

Accepted Answer

A) Mediators 
B) Stress process 
C) Withdrawal 
D) Intransigence 
E) Conversion
F)Colonization
G)Total institutions
H)Ambient hazards
I)Social support
J)Personal resources
K)Negative life events
L)Moderators
M)Epidemiology of mental health
N)Sociology of mental health
O)Malaise
P)Medicalization of deviance
Q)Chronic strain
R)Modified labeling theory 
A) Mediators 
B) Stress process 
C) Withdrawal 
D) Intransigence 
E) Conversion
F)Colonization
G)Total institutions
H)Ambient hazards
I)Social support
J)Personal resources
K)Negative life events
L)Moderators
M)Epidemiology of mental health
N)Sociology of mental health
O)Malaise
P)Medicalization of deviance
Q)Chronic strain
R)Modified labeling theory

Question 18

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ Ways in which social problems-including mental health-have come under medical boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) Mediators 
B) Stress process 
C) Withdrawal 
D) Intransigence 
E) Conversion
F)Colonization
G)Total institutions
H)Ambient hazards
I)Social support
J)Personal resources
K)Negative life events
L)Moderators
M)Epidemiology of mental health
N)Sociology of mental health
O)Malaise
P)Medicalization of deviance
Q)Chronic strain
R)Modified labeling theory 
A) Mediators 
B) Stress process 
C) Withdrawal 
D) Intransigence 
E) Conversion
F)Colonization
G)Total institutions
H)Ambient hazards
I)Social support
J)Personal resources
K)Negative life events
L)Moderators
M)Epidemiology of mental health
N)Sociology of mental health
O)Malaise
P)Medicalization of deviance
Q)Chronic strain
R)Modified labeling theory

Question 19

The loss of a job is represented in which component of the stress process?

Accepted Answer

A)  stressors 
B)  outcomes 
C)  mediators and moderators 
D)  social and economic characteristics 
A)  stressors 
B)  outcomes 
C)  mediators and moderators 
D)  social and economic characteristics

Question 20

Which of the following would be considered a total institution?

Accepted Answer

A)  your college 
B)  a police station 
C)  a prison 
D)  a family household 
A)  your college 
B)  a police station 
C)  a prison 
D)  a family household

Given the research and theory on the medicalization of deviance, how will the clinic likely treat Trudy's malady in today's world?

Marital status fits into which component of the stress process?

Jenna Howard found that those with more social and fiscal capital were able to?

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ A psychological state of unhappiness associated with living conditions in particularly rural or urban areas.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ Access to friends and family available to help during stressful or difficult times.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ Part of the stress process that includes the personal and social resources that affect the direction or strength of the relationship between a stressor and mental health.

Which of the following forces are associated with putting aspects of social life, including mental illness, under the boundaries of medical professionals?

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ A way in which patients manage institutionalization by rebelling against the staff expectations.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ The consequence of accepting a label as mentally ill which ultimately produces pathological symptoms.

What kind of stressors do college students typically report?

Horwitz and Wakefield's research focused on trend to increasingly diagnose individuals with clinical depression as the "loss of sadness" in society.

Given the research on the epidemiology of mental health, which group is most likely to report problems with drinking? Depression?

Why was 1656 an important date in the history of mental illness according to Michel Foucault?

Actual social support is more helpful in alleviating mental health problems than perceived social support.

How can minority status impact mental health ratings?

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ Part of the stress process referring to resources that intervene between a stressor and an outcome.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ The study of the distribution of mental health disorders and the distress across social groups.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ Ways in which social problems-including mental health-have come under medical boundaries.

The loss of a job is represented in which component of the stress process?

Which of the following would be considered a total institution?

Introduction to Sociological Social Psychology

Perspectives in Sociological Social Psychology

Studying People

The Social Psychology of Stratification

Self and Identity

Socialization Over the Life Course

The Social Psychology of Deviance

Attitudes, Values, and Behaviors

The Sociology of Sentiment and Emotion

Collective Behavior

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Exam 8: Mental Health and Illness

Given the research and theory on the medicalization of deviance, how will the clinic likely treat Trudy's malady in today's world?

Marital status fits into which component of the stress process?

Jenna Howard found that those with more social and fiscal capital were able to?

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ A psychological state of unhappiness associated with living conditions in particularly rural or urban areas.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ Access to friends and family available to help during stressful or difficult times.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ Part of the stress process that includes the personal and social resources that affect the direction or strength of the relationship between a stressor and mental health.

Which of the following forces are associated with putting aspects of social life, including mental illness, under the boundaries of medical professionals?

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ A way in which patients manage institutionalization by rebelling against the staff expectations.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ The consequence of accepting a label as mentally ill which ultimately produces pathological symptoms.

What kind of stressors do college students typically report?

Horwitz and Wakefield's research focused on trend to increasingly diagnose individuals with clinical depression as the "loss of sadness" in society.

Given the research on the epidemiology of mental health, which group is most likely to report problems with drinking? Depression?

Why was 1656 an important date in the history of mental illness according to Michel Foucault?

Actual social support is more helpful in alleviating mental health problems than perceived social support.

How can minority status impact mental health ratings?

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ Part of the stress process referring to resources that intervene between a stressor and an outcome.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ The study of the distribution of mental health disorders and the distress across social groups.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ Ways in which social problems-including mental health-have come under medical boundaries.

The loss of a job is represented in which component of the stress process?

Which of the following would be considered a total institution?

Introduction to Sociological Social Psychology

Perspectives in Sociological Social Psychology

Studying People

The Social Psychology of Stratification

Self and Identity

Socialization Over the Life Course

The Social Psychology of Deviance

Attitudes, Values, and Behaviors

The Sociology of Sentiment and Emotion

Collective Behavior

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