Question 1

What proportion of American adults will have a serious mental illness in a given year?

Accepted Answer

A) 25% 
B) 15% 
C) 6% 
D) 3% 
A) 25% 
B) 15% 
C) 6% 
D) 3% C

Question 2

The predominant definition of mental illness centers on:

Accepted Answer

A) mental illness as the absence of mental health. 
B) mental illness as difficulty in social adaptation. 
C) mental illness as a disease. 
D) mental illness as behavior which is troubling to others. 
A) mental illness as the absence of mental health. 
B) mental illness as difficulty in social adaptation. 
C) mental illness as a disease. 
D) mental illness as behavior which is troubling to others. C

Question 3

Which of the following statements describes the prevailing definition of mental illness?

Accepted Answer

A) Mental illness is the opposite of mental health. 
B) Mental illness as stemming either from organic conditions or from elements in an individual's psychological development. 
C) Mental illness as "problems in living" or "difficulties in social adaptation." 
D) Mental illness is primarily a social construct created by others or a social role that those labeled must play. 
A) Mental illness is the opposite of mental health. 
B) Mental illness as stemming either from organic conditions or from elements in an individual's psychological development. 
C) Mental illness as "problems in living" or "difficulties in social adaptation." 
D) Mental illness is primarily a social construct created by others or a social role that those labeled must play. B

Question 4

The psychological-developmental model of mental illness views mental disorder:

Accepted Answer

A) as an outgrowth of an individual's personality development. 
B) is a disease,caused in the same way as a disease of the body. 
C) are dysfunctional behaviors,such as hallucinating in public places. 
D) is rooted in an individual's social experience,including his or her community life and interpersonal relationships. 
A) as an outgrowth of an individual's personality development. 
B) is a disease,caused in the same way as a disease of the body. 
C) are dysfunctional behaviors,such as hallucinating in public places. 
D) is rooted in an individual's social experience,including his or her community life and interpersonal relationships.

Question 5

Kennedy's Presidential Panel on Mental Retardation found a high correlation between retardation and:

Accepted Answer

A) Deprivation 
B) Low Socioeconomic Status 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B 
A) Deprivation 
B) Low Socioeconomic Status 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B

Question 6

There is a significant relationship between mental illness and ethnicity.For example:

Accepted Answer

A) African American men are more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia. 
B) Latinos show fewer hallucinations and delusions. 
C) Whites are much more likely to express mental illness through physical symptoms. 
D) All of the above. 
A) African American men are more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia. 
B) Latinos show fewer hallucinations and delusions. 
C) Whites are much more likely to express mental illness through physical symptoms. 
D) All of the above.

Question 7

Mental health has been defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) the degree of an individual's autonomy. 
B) one's ability to be productive and engage in fulfilling relationships. 
C) one's adaptability to change. 
D) all of the above. 
A) the degree of an individual's autonomy. 
B) one's ability to be productive and engage in fulfilling relationships. 
C) one's adaptability to change. 
D) all of the above.

Question 8

According to labeling theory,what constitutes an illegal,immoral or inappropriate act is:

Accepted Answer

A) easily defined. 
B) decided by those in power. 
C) value free. 
D) all of the above. 
A) easily defined. 
B) decided by those in power. 
C) value free. 
D) all of the above.

Question 9

The Mental Health Parity Act of 1996:

Accepted Answer

A) requires insurers who offer mental health benefits to establish partial annual payment limits and lifetime caps for coverage of mental and physical illnesses. 
B) requires insurers who offer mental health benefits to establish equal annual payment limits and lifetime caps for coverage of mental and physical illnesses. 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B 
A) requires insurers who offer mental health benefits to establish partial annual payment limits and lifetime caps for coverage of mental and physical illnesses. 
B) requires insurers who offer mental health benefits to establish equal annual payment limits and lifetime caps for coverage of mental and physical illnesses. 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B

Question 10

The idea that mental illness is an outgrowth of an individual's personality development constitutes which of these perspectives?

Accepted Answer

A) Physiological 
B) Behavioral 
C) Psychological 
D) Environmental/Social 
A) Physiological 
B) Behavioral 
C) Psychological 
D) Environmental/Social

Question 11

What proportion of adults with either mental health or substance abuse problems receive care?

Accepted Answer

A) Almost all. 
B) About two thirds. 
C) About half. 
D) About one quarter. 
A) Almost all. 
B) About two thirds. 
C) About half. 
D) About one quarter.

Question 12

The liberal approach to mental health and developmental disability:

Accepted Answer

A) views the problem as a lack in social and economic resources and characterized by oppression,domination,and manipulation by professionals and for-profit providers of services. 
B) concerns itself primarily with the individual and his or her "sickness" rather than with the social context in which the person lives. 
C) tends to view mental illness and developmental disability as relating to a combination of individual and social causes. 
D) None of the above 
A) views the problem as a lack in social and economic resources and characterized by oppression,domination,and manipulation by professionals and for-profit providers of services. 
B) concerns itself primarily with the individual and his or her "sickness" rather than with the social context in which the person lives. 
C) tends to view mental illness and developmental disability as relating to a combination of individual and social causes. 
D) None of the above

Question 13

Current conceptualizations of mental illness as a disease focus on:

Accepted Answer

A) legal definitions. 
B) medical/scientific explanations. 
C) moral explanations. 
D) all of the above. 
A) legal definitions. 
B) medical/scientific explanations. 
C) moral explanations. 
D) all of the above.

Question 14

The mental hygiene movement established several significant new programs for the treatment of mental illness,including:

Accepted Answer

A) Aftercare programs 
B) Psychopathic hospitals 
C) Child guidance clinics 
D) All of the above 
A) Aftercare programs 
B) Psychopathic hospitals 
C) Child guidance clinics 
D) All of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is generally categorized under the label "developmental disability"?

Accepted Answer

A) Epilepsy 
B) Autism Spectrum Disorders 
C) Learning Disabilities 
D) None of the above 
A) Epilepsy 
B) Autism Spectrum Disorders 
C) Learning Disabilities 
D) None of the above

Question 16

Which of the following would be considered a developmental disability?

Accepted Answer

A) Alzheimer's disease 
B) Spinal cord injury at age 23 which leaves the person quadriplegic. 
C) Brain injury at age 17 which leaves the person unable to speak. 
D) A senior in high school diagnosed with dyslexia,but headed for college. 
A) Alzheimer's disease 
B) Spinal cord injury at age 23 which leaves the person quadriplegic. 
C) Brain injury at age 17 which leaves the person unable to speak. 
D) A senior in high school diagnosed with dyslexia,but headed for college.

Question 17

One explanation of mental illness is that certain physiological characteristics may predispose an individual to mental illness and that precipitating stresses can lead to the onset of psychiatric disorders.Further,mediating factors,including labeling and access to resources can affect the individual's ability to cope with the precipitating event.What type of explanation of mental illness is this?

Accepted Answer

A) Physiological 
B) Psychological 
C) Environmental/Social 
D) Multifactorial 
A) Physiological 
B) Psychological 
C) Environmental/Social 
D) Multifactorial

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of facilities serving those with mental illness?

Accepted Answer

A) psychiatric hospitals 
B) treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children 
C) community support and outpatient programs 
D) All of the above 
A) psychiatric hospitals 
B) treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children 
C) community support and outpatient programs 
D) All of the above

Question 19

What percentage of the U.S.population is affected by mental retardation?

Accepted Answer

A) 9)5% 
B) 7)3% 
C) 5)2% 
D) 2)3% 
A) 9)5% 
B) 7)3% 
C) 5)2% 
D) 2)3%

Question 20

The therapeutic community concept was an attempt to___________ hospital culture,as experienced by patients on the ward,and to reconstitute this culture as a total treatment environment.

Accepted Answer

A) modify 
B) sustain 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B 
A) modify 
B) sustain 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B

What proportion of American adults will have a serious mental illness in a given year?

The predominant definition of mental illness centers on:

Which of the following statements describes the prevailing definition of mental illness?

The psychological-developmental model of mental illness views mental disorder:

Kennedy's Presidential Panel on Mental Retardation found a high correlation between retardation and:

There is a significant relationship between mental illness and ethnicity.For example:

Mental health has been defined as:

According to labeling theory,what constitutes an illegal,immoral or inappropriate act is:

The Mental Health Parity Act of 1996:

The idea that mental illness is an outgrowth of an individual's personality development constitutes which of these perspectives?

What proportion of adults with either mental health or substance abuse problems receive care?

The liberal approach to mental health and developmental disability:

Current conceptualizations of mental illness as a disease focus on:

The mental hygiene movement established several significant new programs for the treatment of mental illness,including:

Which of the following is generally categorized under the label "developmental disability"?

Which of the following would be considered a developmental disability?

Which of the following is an example of facilities serving those with mental illness?

What percentage of the U.S.population is affected by mental retardation?

The therapeutic community concept was an attempt to___________ hospital culture,as experienced by patients on the ward,and to reconstitute this culture as a total treatment environment.

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Exam 13: Mental Health and Developmental Disability

What proportion of American adults will have a serious mental illness in a given year?

The predominant definition of mental illness centers on:

Which of the following statements describes the prevailing definition of mental illness?

The psychological-developmental model of mental illness views mental disorder:

Kennedy's Presidential Panel on Mental Retardation found a high correlation between retardation and:

There is a significant relationship between mental illness and ethnicity.For example:

Mental health has been defined as:

According to labeling theory,what constitutes an illegal,immoral or inappropriate act is:

The Mental Health Parity Act of 1996:

The idea that mental illness is an outgrowth of an individual's personality development constitutes which of these perspectives?

What proportion of adults with either mental health or substance abuse problems receive care?

The liberal approach to mental health and developmental disability:

Current conceptualizations of mental illness as a disease focus on:

The mental hygiene movement established several significant new programs for the treatment of mental illness,including:

Which of the following is generally categorized under the label "developmental disability"?

Which of the following would be considered a developmental disability?

Which of the following is an example of facilities serving those with mental illness?

What percentage of the U.S.population is affected by mental retardation?

The therapeutic community concept was an attempt to___________ hospital culture,as experienced by patients on the ward,and to reconstitute this culture as a total treatment environment.

Competing Perspectives on Social Welfare

Social Welfare: Basic Concepts

Social Work As a Profession

Generalist Social Work Practice

Responses to Human Diversity

Religion and Social Work

Poverty: the Central Concept

The Nature and Causes of Poverty

The Development of Antipoverty Programs

Child Welfare

Crime and Criminal Justice

Health Care

Housing, homelessness, and Community Development

Aging

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