Exam 8: Mental Disorders

Although treatment within the community is generally more effective for people with mental disorders,the stigmatization faced within the community leads most people with mental illnesses to prefer treatment within psychiatric institutions.

Which of the following statements about the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness is true?

For what has the DSM been criticized?

In Rosenhan's study ("Being sane in insane places"),75% of his "pseudo-patients" were released from psychiatric care with a diagnosis of "no detectable mental illness".

What proportion of Canadian university students report significant levels of "psychological distress"?

The majority of countries in the world allocate 1%,or even less,of their annual budgets to mental health.

Discuss Rosenhan's (1973)explanation of how social factors and psychiatric biases affect the diagnosis of the mentally ill.

When did the deinstitutionalization movement develop?

Half of the ten leading causes of disability in Canada are mental disorders.

In Canada,people with mental illnesses are protected from discrimination under human rights legislation.

Policies and programs embedded within the ___________________emphasize the medicalization of mental illness.

John lives in England during the 15^th century.He tells people that there are voices inside his head,telling him to hurt his children.How is John likely to be treated?

Rosenhan's suggestion that the 'tag' of "mentally ill" determined how psychiatric staff interacted with the pseudo-patients in his study,illustrates theory.

Rates of mental disorder are higher in women than in men.

Why are mental disorders more prevalent among adolescents and young adults?

List and describe four different ways that mental illness is socially controlled,and indicate whether each of those forms of social control is formal or informal.

Popular television series contributed to the concept of deinstitutionalization by creating an assumption that the mentally ill have families that are caring and supportive.

What consequences does the stigmatization of mental illness have?

Describe the deviance dance surrounding mental illness,by discussing how the stigmatization of mental illness is resisted by (a)governments,(b)the medical community,and (c)social organizations.

Ramon is born into an upper-middle class family.At the age of 18,he develops schizophrenia.Because of difficulties with controlling his disorder,he is unable to keep a job,and eventually ends up living in an inner city rooming house.Which of the following hypotheses best explains Ramon's economic experiences?