Deck 10: Help-Seeking Behavior and the Prepatient Experience

Question 1

The initial determination that someone is mentally disordered takes place most often in a __________.

A) social group
B) religious setting
C) school
D) medical office

Answer 1

A

Question 2

At what point does an individual typically get labeled as "mentally ill"?

A) when they are diagnosed
B) when other see their "un-normal" behavior
C) when the individual labels themselves
D) when the individual seeks treatment

Answer 2

B

Question 3

In Pescosolido's study, patients entered into the system in one of three ways. Which was the most common pathway?

A) coercion
B) muddling through
C) choice
D) resistance

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The "__________" category is characterized by those who neither actively seek or resist care, according to Pescosolido's research.

A) choice
B) active
C) inactive
D) muddling through

Question 5

__________ are more likely than others to seek help for mental and emotional problems.

A) Women and persons with high levels of education
B) Men and low income individuals
C) Jews and Catholics
D) Protestants and those with high levels of education

Question 6

In their research with college students, Greenly and Mechanic found that being __________ was the strongest predictor of help-seeking behavior.

A) smart
B) female
C) white
D) married

Question 7

Over the twenty years between studies, Veroff found that __________.

A) individuals were more likely to seek help in the later study than in the earlier study
B) individuals were less likely to seek help in the later study than in the earlier study
C) individuals were equally likely to seek help in the later study as in the earlier study
D) individuals were not at all likely to seek help in the later study or in the earlier study

Question 8

The greatest change between the 1957 and 1976 research by Veroff was the increased use of __________.

A) medical health professionals
B) psychotropic drugs
C) therapy
D) online research

Question 9

According to Veroff's research, the poor prayed __________ and talked to others about their mental state __________ than the affluent.

A) more; more
B) less; less
C) less; more
D) more; less

Question 10

Who do the mentally ill typically seek advice from first, according to Veroff?

A) family and friends
B) clergy
C) medical professionals
D) therapists

Question 11

Who of the following is most likely to seek professional medical help?

A) a man who suffers from minor depression
B) a women who has aggressive hallucinations
C) a man who suffers from occasional panic attacks
D) a women who has an anxiety disorder

Question 12

According to Kadushin, which is the first stage in an individual's decision to seek psychiatric therapy?

A) A person determines s/he has a problem and that problem is emotional.
B) A person decides how much to share with his/her family.
C) A person determines whether personal help is adequate.
D) A person decides which type of practitioner to see.

Question 13

According to Kadushin, which types of people are likely to seek psychoanalytic therapists?

A) people of low religiosity
B) people of lower status
C) people who are highly educated
D) people with a large social group

Question 14

According to Kadushin, which types of people are likely to seek religious counseling services?

A) people of low religiosity
B) people of lower status
C) people who are highly educated
D) people with a large social group

Question 15

According to Thoits's research, under which of the following conditions is a mentally ill individual the most likely to enter treatment?

A) a person with weak social support and a mild mental disorder
B) a person with weak social support and a severe mental disorder
C) a person with strong social support and a mild mental disorder
D) a person with strong social support and a severe mental disorder

Question 16

In his study of patients, Horwitz found that women were more likely to have done all of the following, except __________.

A) to seek treatment
B) to take preventative measures
C) to recognize the existence of a mental problem
D) to have discussed their problem with a family member

Question 17

According to Horwitz's research, __________ rarely place themselves in treatment or discuss their disorder with others.

A) men
B) women
C) children
D) adults

Question 18

Research about family disruption suggests that sometimes husbands often responded to their wife's mental disorder by __________.

A) seeking treatment on her behalf
B) becoming much more supportive
C) talking with others about her problem
D) eliminated the problem by divorcing their wife

Question 19

Sampson and his associates note that many people with a mental disorder seek professional attention only when __________.

A) they begin a "career" of mental illness
B) daily activities become difficult
C) there is an unmanageable crisis
D) family members label them as ill

Question 20

Goffman explains that for persons with a career of mental illness, that career will include agents and agencies, including __________, who might be lawyers, the police, clergy, and social workers.

A) next-of-kin
B) complainant
C) mediators
D) civilians

Question 21

Goffman's process of __________ is when a patient is removed from normal society and moved to a more appropriate setting.

A) alienation
B) admittance
C) deviance
D) diversity

Question 22

For a mentally ill person to represent a serious police problem, there must be any of the following, except __________.

A) a threat to the danger of others
B) a threat to property
C) a danger to themselves
D) a danger to the environment

Question 23

The help-seeking process is complicated by __________.

A) the tendency of others to rationalize problem behavior
B) the likelihood of the mentally ill to hide their problems
C) the common errors in judging others' behavior
D) the manipulation of the legal system

Question 24

The denial of mental health problems is most common among the __________.

A) upper class
B) unemployed
C) poorly educated
D) physically ill

Question 25

According to research, social and cultural factors are most important in deciding __________ to seek help, rather than deciding whether to seek help.

A) when
B) where
C) why
D) with whom

Question 26

Describe the decision-making process of those with a mental disorder to seek treatment.

Question 27

Identify and describe the three common pathways into the mental health system.

Question 28

Who is most likely to enter the mental health system uncoerced?

Question 29

How do husbands and wives respond to a spouse's mental illness?

Question 30

Why are some police reluctant to take action in cases of public disruption by the mentally ill?