Deck 7: Mental Illness

Question 1

____________ is recognized as the leading force in the 1946 passage of the National Mental Health Act.

A)Robert Felix
B)Jane Addams
C)Dorothea Dix
D)Julius Wagner-Jauregg

Answer 1

A

Question 2

During the early 18th century, mental illness was often attributed to

A)biological causes.
B)social causes.
C)supernatural causes.
D)chemical dependence.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

In ________ the expansion of asylums for the mentally ill peaked when they housed more than half a million Americans.

A)1945
B)1995
C)1955
D)1935

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The 1976 Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California decision established

A)the "duty to warn."
B)privacy protections for the mentally ill.
C)that the mentally ill must be treated in the "least restrictive" setting.
D)all of these.

Question 5

In 1957, California passed the ______________, which was designed to increase community services by establishing a state-local match.

A)National Mental Illness Act
B)Community Mental Health Movement
C)Short-Doyle Act
D)None of these

Question 6

The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill was established in 1979 to advocate for

A)reduced use of institutional confinement.
B)patients' rights and reduction of stigma.
C)deinstitutionalization.
D)federal government aid.

Question 7

Mental illness has been viewed as a sign of

A)eccentricity.
B)creativity.
C)sin.
D)all of these.

Question 8

The National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCSR) in 2005 suggested that the most common psychiatric disorder(s) among Americans is/are

A)major depression.
B)alcohol dependence.
C)borderline personality disorder.
D)anxiety disorders.

Question 9

The nation's first public hospital designed exclusively for the insane was

A)The American Institution.
B)Western Care Facility.
C)Virginia Eastern Asylum.
D)Syracuse Hospital for the Mentally Ill.

Question 10

The mental hygiene movement changed thinking about childhood, promoting the idea that childhood experiences contributed to adult mental illness. As a result, mental hygiene proponents advocated _________ policies, such as sterilization of the mentally ill.

A)education
B)hygienic
C)civil rights
D)eugenic

Question 11

SPMI stands for

A)sustained projection of the mentally ill.
B)severe and persistent mental illness.
C)service primarily for the mentally ill.
D)none of these.

Question 12

___________ has been called "the apostle to the insane."

A)Jane Addams
B)Dorothea Dix
C)Linda Carter
D)Robert Burton

Question 13

According to the American Psychiatric Association, approximately ____ of homeless Americans suffer from severe and persistent mental illness.

A)5%
B)33%
C)90%
D)75%

Question 14

The specialty mental health sector, general/medical primary care sector, human service sector, and voluntary support network sector are the four major components of

A)the National Alliance of Mental Health.
B)the de facto mental health service system
C)the National Institution of Mental Illness.
D)all of these.

Question 15

The passage of Medicaid contributed to removal of patients from psychiatric institutions through

A)providing funding for nursing home care of the elderly.
B)requiring screening of patients receiving institutional care.
C)establishing regulations that governed admission to psychiatric institutions.
D)all of these.

Question 16

_____________ was instrumental in establishing the National Associations for the Protection of the Insane and Prevention of Insanity in 1880.

A)Dorothea Dix
B)Jane Addams
C)Elizabeth Packard
D)Edith Burleigh

Question 17

___________ has been described as the largest and most important medical program that affects people with severe and persistent mental illness.

A)TANF
B)SSI
C)Medicaid
D)Blue Cross/Blue Shield

Question 18

Now in its 5th edition, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) has been described as "diagnosis by consensus," referring to

A)a medical model used to diagnose mental illness.
B)the social construction of mental illness.
C)the fact that the manual is very long and complicated.
D)surveys conducted to find the prevalence of mental illness.

Question 19

Philippe Pinel contributed to the expansion of the asylums by developing a new treatment approach. Traitement moral refers to

A)treatment of morale.
B)value and judgment.
C)a carefully structured environment.
D)family dynamics.

Question 20

The trend some call "criminalization" of mental illness refers to

A)the call for accountability when people with mental illness commit violent crimes.
B)a tendency to hold people with mental illness responsible for their inappropriate behavior.
C)the increased use of prisons to house people with mental illness.
D)defining those with mental illness as the "criminally insane"

Question 21

Discuss the tensions and controversies surrounding involuntary commitment of the mentally ill.

Question 22

What does Torrey see as the difference between "mental health" issues and "mental illness"? How does he believe interventions should differ in these cases?

Question 23

Under a carve-out strategy, mental health services are treated separately from medical services.

Question 24

The 1975 O'Connor v. Donaldson decision by the Supreme Court

A)established the limits of the "duty to warn."
B)clarified confidentiality requirements for mental health professionals.
C)established the standard for involuntary commitment.
D)all of these.

Question 25

People of color are more likely to receive mental health treatment than members of the cultural majority.

Question 26

In what sense is access to mental health services a social justice issue?

Question 27

Discuss how the Housing First model differs from traditional approaches to housing the mentally ill and the premise behind both approaches to housing the mentally ill.

Question 28

Individuals with severe mental illness are less likely than the general population to commit violent acts.

Question 29

Describe the role of social workers in the Mental Hygiene Movement and the impact of that role on the profession.

Question 30

Social workers may obtain professional licenses through the National Association of Social Workers.

Question 31

The National Committee for Mental Hygiene was founded in 1909 to promote the prevention of mental disorders, arguing that prevention is both easier and less expensive than treatment.

Question 32

Hospitals and almshouses served as the first public institutional settings for the mentally ill.

Question 33

Advocates for "insurance parity"

A)seek government regulation of private insurers covering mental illness.
B)argue that social insurance programs should cover mental illness.
C)suggest that severe mental illness should entitle a person to insurance coverage.
D)do all of these.