Question 1

When considering treatment in the community, a basic component of needed services is:

Accepted Answer

A)  hospitals 
B)  recreational centers 
C)  affordable housing 
D)  schools 
A)  hospitals 
B)  recreational centers 
C)  affordable housing 
D)  schools

Question 2

Under what set of circumstances can paraprofessionals be especially effective in providing mental health services?

Accepted Answer

A)  when they have religious training 
B)  when their backgrounds are similar to their clients 
C)  when they are recruited from well-educated populations 
D)  when they are used primarily for statistical and clerical tasks 
A)  when they have religious training 
B)  when their backgrounds are similar to their clients 
C)  when they are recruited from well-educated populations 
D)  when they are used primarily for statistical and clerical tasks

Question 3

Which of these is an example of primary prevention for juvenile delinquency?

Accepted Answer

A)  residential programs for delinquents 
B)  therapy for families of serious offenders 
C)  programs to provide safe, low-cost housing 
D)  after-school activities for kids who have been to court 
A)  residential programs for delinquents 
B)  therapy for families of serious offenders 
C)  programs to provide safe, low-cost housing 
D)  after-school activities for kids who have been to court

Question 4

What are the three essential elements of informed consent?

Accepted Answer

A)  etiology, diagnosis, and treatment 
B)  competency, information, voluntariness 
C)  privacy, freedom from harm, competency 
D)  confidentiality, duty to warn, right to treatment 
A)  etiology, diagnosis, and treatment 
B)  competency, information, voluntariness 
C)  privacy, freedom from harm, competency 
D)  confidentiality, duty to warn, right to treatment

Question 5

The state Department of Corrections and the Department of Mental Health are collaborating on a survey to determine the number of women who are killed by a husband, ex-husband, or suitor. They sampled 1,000 cases of murder of a woman. Based on past research, approximately what number would you expect
 to have been killed by a husband, ex-husband, or suitor?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  80 
C)  300 
D)  500 
A)  10 
B)  80 
C)  300 
D)  500

Question 6

The public television station is going to air a program on the case of Sylvia Frumkin. Because you are a volunteer at the station and a psychology major, they ask you for suggestions for possible titles. Which of the following would be the best title for the program?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Falling through the mental health system" 
B)  "Violence and mental illness: The dangerous connection" 
C)  "Reason to hope: The effectiveness of new antipsychotic drugs" 
D)  "Reversing the ravages of psychosis with diet and tender loving care" 
A)  "Falling through the mental health system" 
B)  "Violence and mental illness: The dangerous connection" 
C)  "Reason to hope: The effectiveness of new antipsychotic drugs" 
D)  "Reversing the ravages of psychosis with diet and tender loving care"

Question 7

Which of the following characterizes the family histories of parents who abuse their children?

Accepted Answer

A)  married later in life 
B)  raised in small families 
C)  experienced abuse as children 
D)  showered with affection from parents 
A)  married later in life 
B)  raised in small families 
C)  experienced abuse as children 
D)  showered with affection from parents

Question 8

A state commission is examining mental health predictions of dangerousness. The media is following the story and when the report is released they are likely to run stories under which of the following headlines?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Accuracy increases with time" 
B)  "Highly accurate but unrecognized" 
C)  "High accuracy based on psychological testing" 
D)  "Inaccurate in the short-run and worse in the long-run" 
A)  "Accuracy increases with time" 
B)  "Highly accurate but unrecognized" 
C)  "High accuracy based on psychological testing" 
D)  "Inaccurate in the short-run and worse in the long-run"

Question 9

________ prevention attempts to reduce environmental causes of maladaptive behavior. ___________ prevention enhances a community's ability to cope with conditions leading to maladaptive behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  Competency focused; primary 
B)  Primary; situation-focused 
C)  Tertiary; secondary 
D)  Situation-focused, competency-focused 
A)  Competency focused; primary 
B)  Primary; situation-focused 
C)  Tertiary; secondary 
D)  Situation-focused, competency-focused

Question 10

What is an example of alternative housing for the mentally ill?

Accepted Answer

A)  co-ops 
B)  group homes 
C)  personal care homes 
D)  partial hospital programs 
A)  co-ops 
B)  group homes 
C)  personal care homes 
D)  partial hospital programs

Question 11

What are the major tests of insanity?

Accepted Answer

M'Naghten rule (knowing right from wrong

Question 12

What is an example of custodial housing for the mentally ill?

Accepted Answer

A)  co-ops 
B)  group homes 
C)  nursing homes 
D)  halfway houses 
A)  co-ops 
B)  group homes 
C)  nursing homes 
D)  halfway houses

Question 13

There is a positive correlation between criminal behavior in parents and delinquent behavior in their children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Ted is a lawyer who was assigned a criminal case by the senior partner in his firm. The senior partner hands Ted the client's file and tells him the client
 is incompetent. Which of the following is most likely to describe this client?

Accepted Answer

A)  The client is not able to understand the charges against him. 
B)  The client was unable to complete a battery of psychological tests. 
C)  When tested, the client was found to have only a sixth grade reading level. 
D)  The client has had a court appointed person to make major decisions for him. 
A)  The client is not able to understand the charges against him. 
B)  The client was unable to complete a battery of psychological tests. 
C)  When tested, the client was found to have only a sixth grade reading level. 
D)  The client has had a court appointed person to make major decisions for him.

Question 15

The legal concept of insanity refers to the person's state of mind at what point in time?

Accepted Answer

A)  at the time of trial 
B)  before the crime occurred 
C)  at the time the act was carried out 
D)  while imprisoned for the conviction 
A)  at the time of trial 
B)  before the crime occurred 
C)  at the time the act was carried out 
D)  while imprisoned for the conviction

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?

Accepted Answer

A)  premarital counseling 
B)  treating a hyperactive child with stimulant drugs 
C)  providing social support for people who want to stop smoking 
D)  sending juvenile delinquents to prison to meet with convicts to "scare them straight" 
A)  premarital counseling 
B)  treating a hyperactive child with stimulant drugs 
C)  providing social support for people who want to stop smoking 
D)  sending juvenile delinquents to prison to meet with convicts to "scare them straight"

Question 17

Ted Kaczynski, the "Unabomber" was arrested for mailing bombs to people he had identified as moving the culture toward a more highly technological era. What was the outcome of his case?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was found "not guilty by reason of insanity" and will be treated in a mental hospital. 
B)  He did not want mental health issues raised at trial, was diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic, and agreed to plead guilty. 
C)  He is still appealing his case on the grounds that his attorney did not follow his wishes in seeking psychiatric testimony. 
D)  He was found "guilty but mentally ill" and will receive treatment for as long it takes to recover, and then be sent to a prison. 
A)  He was found "not guilty by reason of insanity" and will be treated in a mental hospital. 
B)  He did not want mental health issues raised at trial, was diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic, and agreed to plead guilty. 
C)  He is still appealing his case on the grounds that his attorney did not follow his wishes in seeking psychiatric testimony. 
D)  He was found "guilty but mentally ill" and will receive treatment for as long it takes to recover, and then be sent to a prison.

Question 18

Programs for men who have been violent toward their family members in which they receive support and counseling to change their behavior are
 examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  postvention. 
B)  tertiary prevention. 
C)  primary prevention. 
D)  secondary prevention. 
A)  postvention. 
B)  tertiary prevention. 
C)  primary prevention. 
D)  secondary prevention.

Question 19

Rehabilitation and resocialization are associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  secondary prevention 
B)  primary prevention 
C)  tertiary prevention 
D)  school-based programs for prevention 
A)  secondary prevention 
B)  primary prevention 
C)  tertiary prevention 
D)  school-based programs for prevention

Question 20

Primary prevention is concerned with

Accepted Answer

A)  reducing relapse rates. 
B)  reducing new cases of a disorder. 
C)  improving response to therapeutic interventions. 
D)  protecting "at-risk" people from developing disorders. 
A)  reducing relapse rates. 
B)  reducing new cases of a disorder. 
C)  improving response to therapeutic interventions. 
D)  protecting "at-risk" people from developing disorders.

When considering treatment in the community, a basic component of needed services is:

Under what set of circumstances can paraprofessionals be especially effective in providing mental health services?

Which of these is an example of primary prevention for juvenile delinquency?

What are the three essential elements of informed consent?

The public television station is going to air a program on the case of Sylvia Frumkin. Because you are a volunteer at the station and a psychology major, they ask you for suggestions for possible titles. Which of the following would be the best title for the program?

Which of the following characterizes the family histories of parents who abuse their children?

A state commission is examining mental health predictions of dangerousness. The media is following the story and when the report is released they are likely to run stories under which of the following headlines?

prevention attempts to reduce environmental causes of maladaptive behavior. ___ prevention enhances a community's ability to cope with conditions leading to maladaptive behavior.

What is an example of alternative housing for the mentally ill?

What are the major tests of insanity?

What is an example of custodial housing for the mentally ill?

There is a positive correlation between criminal behavior in parents and delinquent behavior in their children.

Ted is a lawyer who was assigned a criminal case by the senior partner in his firm. The senior partner hands Ted the client's file and tells him the client is incompetent. Which of the following is most likely to describe this client?

The legal concept of insanity refers to the person's state of mind at what point in time?

Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?

Ted Kaczynski, the "Unabomber" was arrested for mailing bombs to people he had identified as moving the culture toward a more highly technological era. What was the outcome of his case?

Programs for men who have been violent toward their family members in which they receive support and counseling to change their behavior are examples of

Rehabilitation and resocialization are associated with:

Primary prevention is concerned with

Introduction

Theoretical Perspectives on Maladaptive Behavior

The Therapeutic Enterprise: Choices, Techniques, Evaluation

Classification and Assessment

Stress, Coping, and Maladaptive Behavior

Bodily Maladaptions: Eating, Sleeping, and Psychophysiological Disorders

Disorders of Bodily Preoccupation

Anxiety Disorders

Sexual Variations and Disorders

Personality Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Cognitive Impairment Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Mental Retardation

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Exam 17: Societys Response to Maladaptive Behavior

When considering treatment in the community, a basic component of needed services is:

Under what set of circumstances can paraprofessionals be especially effective in providing mental health services?

Which of these is an example of primary prevention for juvenile delinquency?

What are the three essential elements of informed consent?

The public television station is going to air a program on the case of Sylvia Frumkin. Because you are a volunteer at the station and a psychology major, they ask you for suggestions for possible titles. Which of the following would be the best title for the program?

Which of the following characterizes the family histories of parents who abuse their children?

A state commission is examining mental health predictions of dangerousness. The media is following the story and when the report is released they are likely to run stories under which of the following headlines?

________ prevention attempts to reduce environmental causes of maladaptive behavior. ___________ prevention enhances a community's ability to cope with conditions leading to maladaptive behavior.

What is an example of alternative housing for the mentally ill?

What are the major tests of insanity?

What is an example of custodial housing for the mentally ill?

There is a positive correlation between criminal behavior in parents and delinquent behavior in their children.

Ted is a lawyer who was assigned a criminal case by the senior partner in his firm. The senior partner hands Ted the client's file and tells him the client is incompetent. Which of the following is most likely to describe this client?

The legal concept of insanity refers to the person's state of mind at what point in time?

Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?

Ted Kaczynski, the "Unabomber" was arrested for mailing bombs to people he had identified as moving the culture toward a more highly technological era. What was the outcome of his case?

Programs for men who have been violent toward their family members in which they receive support and counseling to change their behavior are examples of

Rehabilitation and resocialization are associated with:

Primary prevention is concerned with

Introduction

Theoretical Perspectives on Maladaptive Behavior

The Therapeutic Enterprise: Choices, Techniques, Evaluation

Classification and Assessment

Stress, Coping, and Maladaptive Behavior

Bodily Maladaptions: Eating, Sleeping, and Psychophysiological Disorders

Disorders of Bodily Preoccupation

Anxiety Disorders

Sexual Variations and Disorders

Personality Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Cognitive Impairment Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Mental Retardation

Filters

prevention attempts to reduce environmental causes of maladaptive behavior. ___ prevention enhances a community's ability to cope with conditions leading to maladaptive behavior.