Question 1

What is one of the clearest consequences of deinstitutionalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are now more re-admissions to hospitals. 
B)  Patients now remain in hospitals for longer stays. 
C)  There are more first-time admissions now than in the past. 
D)  Rates of mental illness among the homeless have declined. 
A)  There are now more re-admissions to hospitals. 
B)  Patients now remain in hospitals for longer stays. 
C)  There are more first-time admissions now than in the past. 
D)  Rates of mental illness among the homeless have declined.

Question 2

When families are in conflict, research indicates that girls are more vulnerable than boys and respond in more noticed ways.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Secondary prevention is concerned with:

Accepted Answer

A)  reducing the potential disability of an existing abnormal condition 
B)  educating couples on sexual diseases 
C)  medical awareness of conditions 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  reducing the potential disability of an existing abnormal condition 
B)  educating couples on sexual diseases 
C)  medical awareness of conditions 
D)  All of the above.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention of PKU?

Accepted Answer

A)  distribution of written materials describing PKU to expectant mothers 
B)  analysis of genetic tests to determine if a child has the genes for PKU 
C)  public service announcements describing the cause and the symptoms of PKU 
D)  development of a special diet for a child who has been diagnosed as having PKU 
A)  distribution of written materials describing PKU to expectant mothers 
B)  analysis of genetic tests to determine if a child has the genes for PKU 
C)  public service announcements describing the cause and the symptoms of PKU 
D)  development of a special diet for a child who has been diagnosed as having PKU

Question 5

Which principle refers to a person's ability to distinguish right from wrong?

Accepted Answer

A)  Durham rule 
B)  parens patriae 
C)  M'Naghten rule 
D)  irresistible impulse 
A)  Durham rule 
B)  parens patriae 
C)  M'Naghten rule 
D)  irresistible impulse

Question 6

Miguel is a community psychologist. What type of work is he likely to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  testing therapy clients 
B)  developing prevention programs in the schools 
C)  providing psychiatric treatment for hospitalized patients 
D)  overseeing welfare payments in a social services center 
A)  testing therapy clients 
B)  developing prevention programs in the schools 
C)  providing psychiatric treatment for hospitalized patients 
D)  overseeing welfare payments in a social services center

Question 7

Alcoholics Anonymous is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  a self-help group. 
B)  primary prevention. 
C)  professional social support. 
D)  situation-focused prevention. 
A)  a self-help group. 
B)  primary prevention. 
C)  professional social support. 
D)  situation-focused prevention.

Question 8

A psychologist was asked by the mental health department to create a program for abusive parents. After reviewing the literature on effective programs, what is she likely to include in the program she designs?

Accepted Answer

A)  existential therapy 
B)  systematic desensitization 
C)  group assertiveness training 
D)  behavioral training in impulse control 
A)  existential therapy 
B)  systematic desensitization 
C)  group assertiveness training 
D)  behavioral training in impulse control

Question 9

How accurate are clinicians' predictions of whether a given individual will do something dangerous in the future?

Accepted Answer

A)  often inaccurate 
B)  usually accurate 
C)  accurate in the short-term, but not the long-term 
D)  accurate in the long-term, but not the short-term 
A)  often inaccurate 
B)  usually accurate 
C)  accurate in the short-term, but not the long-term 
D)  accurate in the long-term, but not the short-term

Question 10

Under which of the following circumstances could parents commit a child to a state institution?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are willing to pay the cost of treatment. 
B)  The child has a genetic disorder requiring treatment. 
C)  A neutral fact-finder approves of the parents' decision. 
D)  An Axis I diagnosis has been made by a licensed mental health professional. 
A)  They are willing to pay the cost of treatment. 
B)  The child has a genetic disorder requiring treatment. 
C)  A neutral fact-finder approves of the parents' decision. 
D)  An Axis I diagnosis has been made by a licensed mental health professional.

Question 11

It would appear that the major challenge of prevention is to identify all opportunities for growth and stability and provide opportunities for people in need of the opportunities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A group of social workers is monitoring programs in several poor neighborhoods. The data they have collected indicates that the neighborhood they are working in at the current time has a high degree of "collective efficacy." What might they expect to find in this neighborhood based on this information?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is high level of fear of police intervention. 
B)  Neighbors are more willing to keep quiet about crime. 
C)  Adults are more likely to discipline children for missing school. 
D)  Neighbors are more likely to be involved in political efforts to change their current situation. 
A)  There is high level of fear of police intervention. 
B)  Neighbors are more willing to keep quiet about crime. 
C)  Adults are more likely to discipline children for missing school. 
D)  Neighbors are more likely to be involved in political efforts to change their current situation.

Question 13

About what percentage of all children in the U.S. can expect to experience their parents' divorce during childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  75% 
A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  75%

Question 14

Last year Ron was arrested for murder. He pled "not guilty by reason of insanity." Jurors in the state where Ron lives may find the defendant "guilty but mentally ill" and this was the verdict returned in Ron's case. What will
 happen to Ron?

Accepted Answer

A)  He will live the rest of his life in a mental hospital. 
B)  He will serve time in prison and then be transferred to a mental hospital. 
C)  He will receive treatment and then serve out his full sentence like other prisoners. 
D)  Half of the time he will be in a mental hospital, and the rest of the time he will be in prison. 
A)  He will live the rest of his life in a mental hospital. 
B)  He will serve time in prison and then be transferred to a mental hospital. 
C)  He will receive treatment and then serve out his full sentence like other prisoners. 
D)  Half of the time he will be in a mental hospital, and the rest of the time he will be in prison.

Question 15

A professor of psychiatry is lecturing to mental health professionals on the issue of predicting dangerousness. Which of the following points will
 he want to impress upon these people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Patients are more likely to be dangerous to others than themselves. 
B)  When dangerous, patients are likely to be dangerous to themselves. 
C)  Patients are equally likely to be dangerous to themselves and to others. 
D)  The only reliable predictor of future dangerousness is the presence of brain damage. 
A)  Patients are more likely to be dangerous to others than themselves. 
B)  When dangerous, patients are likely to be dangerous to themselves. 
C)  Patients are equally likely to be dangerous to themselves and to others. 
D)  The only reliable predictor of future dangerousness is the presence of brain damage.

Question 16

A group of citizens met recently because they were alarmed by the high rate of child abuse in their community. They invited an expert on child abuse prevention programs to outline some of the methods that could be used to reduce child abuse. Which of the following items is most likely to be on the list of techniques to be used in the prevention efforts?

Accepted Answer

A)  financial support for parents 
B)  legal consequences for abuse 
C)  monitoring of the home situation 
D)  group therapy for family members 
A)  financial support for parents 
B)  legal consequences for abuse 
C)  monitoring of the home situation 
D)  group therapy for family members

Question 17

Why did John Hinckley attempt to assassinate President Ronald Reagan?

Accepted Answer

A)  He wanted to impress an actress. 
B)  He was following the instructions of voices he heard. 
C)  He wanted to engage in a behavior that would ensure that he received the treatment that he needed. 
D)  He wanted to make a point concerning certain policies that restricted the rights of the mentally ill. 
A)  He wanted to impress an actress. 
B)  He was following the instructions of voices he heard. 
C)  He wanted to engage in a behavior that would ensure that he received the treatment that he needed. 
D)  He wanted to make a point concerning certain policies that restricted the rights of the mentally ill.

Question 18

Juvenile delinquency is a legal term used to law breaking behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A judge is instructing a jury that is hearing a case in which the defendant pled insanity to the charge of murder. The trial is taking place in a state where the Durham rule is used to decide insanity cases. What will the judge say when instructing the jury on the basis for rendering their decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  "The defendant is insane if his crime was the product of a mental disease." 
B)  "You cannot convict the defendant if he was incompetent at the time he committed the crime." 
C)  "The defendant is insane if he could not tell right or wrong at the time the crime was committed." 
D)  "The defendant is insane if he experienced an irresistible impulse at the time the crime was committed." 
A)  "The defendant is insane if his crime was the product of a mental disease." 
B)  "You cannot convict the defendant if he was incompetent at the time he committed the crime." 
C)  "The defendant is insane if he could not tell right or wrong at the time the crime was committed." 
D)  "The defendant is insane if he experienced an irresistible impulse at the time the crime was committed."

Question 20

What cultural and societal factors contribute to spouse abuse?

Accepted Answer

There is a societal acceptance of violen

What is one of the clearest consequences of deinstitutionalization?

When families are in conflict, research indicates that girls are more vulnerable than boys and respond in more noticed ways.

Secondary prevention is concerned with:

Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention of PKU?

Which principle refers to a person's ability to distinguish right from wrong?

Miguel is a community psychologist. What type of work is he likely to do?

Alcoholics Anonymous is an example of

A psychologist was asked by the mental health department to create a program for abusive parents. After reviewing the literature on effective programs, what is she likely to include in the program she designs?

How accurate are clinicians' predictions of whether a given individual will do something dangerous in the future?

Under which of the following circumstances could parents commit a child to a state institution?

It would appear that the major challenge of prevention is to identify all opportunities for growth and stability and provide opportunities for people in need of the opportunities.

About what percentage of all children in the U.S. can expect to experience their parents' divorce during childhood?

Last year Ron was arrested for murder. He pled "not guilty by reason of insanity." Jurors in the state where Ron lives may find the defendant "guilty but mentally ill" and this was the verdict returned in Ron's case. What will happen to Ron?

A professor of psychiatry is lecturing to mental health professionals on the issue of predicting dangerousness. Which of the following points will he want to impress upon these people?

Why did John Hinckley attempt to assassinate President Ronald Reagan?

Juvenile delinquency is a legal term used to law breaking behaviors.

A judge is instructing a jury that is hearing a case in which the defendant pled insanity to the charge of murder. The trial is taking place in a state where the Durham rule is used to decide insanity cases. What will the judge say when instructing the jury on the basis for rendering their decision?

What cultural and societal factors contribute to spouse abuse?

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

What is one of the clearest consequences of deinstitutionalization?

When families are in conflict, research indicates that girls are more vulnerable than boys and respond in more noticed ways.

Secondary prevention is concerned with:

Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention of PKU?

Which principle refers to a person's ability to distinguish right from wrong?

Miguel is a community psychologist. What type of work is he likely to do?

Alcoholics Anonymous is an example of

A psychologist was asked by the mental health department to create a program for abusive parents. After reviewing the literature on effective programs, what is she likely to include in the program she designs?

How accurate are clinicians' predictions of whether a given individual will do something dangerous in the future?

Under which of the following circumstances could parents commit a child to a state institution?

It would appear that the major challenge of prevention is to identify all opportunities for growth and stability and provide opportunities for people in need of the opportunities.

About what percentage of all children in the U.S. can expect to experience their parents' divorce during childhood?

Last year Ron was arrested for murder. He pled "not guilty by reason of insanity." Jurors in the state where Ron lives may find the defendant "guilty but mentally ill" and this was the verdict returned in Ron's case. What will happen to Ron?

A professor of psychiatry is lecturing to mental health professionals on the issue of predicting dangerousness. Which of the following points will he want to impress upon these people?

Why did John Hinckley attempt to assassinate President Ronald Reagan?

Juvenile delinquency is a legal term used to law breaking behaviors.

What cultural and societal factors contribute to spouse abuse?

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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