Question 1

What impact have HMOs had on mental health care?

Accepted Answer

A)   The cost of mental health services has risen.
B)   Greater emphasis has been placed on finding treatment approaches that are time and cost efficient.
C)   The reliance on medical therapies has decreased.
D)   Mental health treatment is more readily available.

Question 2

The Durham Rule ________

Accepted Answer

A)   made the criteria for establishing insanity more objective.
B)   focused on the cause of an unlawful act.
C)   established that one was sane unless they did not know right from wrong.
D)   is often referred to as the "substantial capacity test."

Question 3

The movement to close down mental hospitals and treat the mentally ill in the community is called __________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Having skills for effective problem solving, possessing an accurate set of assumptions about oneself, and being prepared for problems one is likely to encounter at various life stages are all requirements for ________

Accepted Answer

A)   cultural adjustment.
B)   psychosocial health.
C)   biological health.
D)   being a candidate for deinstitutionalization.

Question 5

The ruling that came to be known as "duty to warn" was also called the __________ decision.

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Question 6

One of the main reasons it is so hard to predict future dangerousness is ________

Accepted Answer

A)   there are no psychological tests to help measure dangerousness.
B)   most potentially violent people refuse to talk to therapists.
C)   there is very little research into who becomes violent and who doesn't, and why.
D)   situational circumstances play as large a role as an individual's personality traits.

Question 7

Efforts at reducing racism as a means of preventing mental illness would be a(n)  ________ intervention.

Accepted Answer

A)   universal
B)   selective
C)   indicated
D)   tertiary

Question 8

While there is little research on the different substance abuse prevention programs, what there is on programs such as Project Northland suggests ________

Accepted Answer

A)   they are extremely successful.
B)   they are more effective when they use a multicomponent approach.
C)   they are effective for children and adolescents who have not already started using.
D)   they are effective for non-minority children and adolescents only.

Question 9

What principles guide the approach called milieu therapy?

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Question 10

Community-based treatment programs are now referred to as ________

Accepted Answer

A)   crisis intervention.
B)   deinstitutionalization.
C)   aftercare programs.
D)   managed care initiatives.

Question 11

Although the rate of adolescent substance use has decreased, ________

Accepted Answer

A)   tobacco use has been eliminated.
B)   binge drinking has not.
C)   alcohol and tobacco use remains a persistent problem.
D)   adult use has increased.

Question 12

Which of the following was an unforeseen consequence of deinstitutionalization?

Accepted Answer

A)   An increased demand on the welfare system
B)   Abuses of antipsychotic and anxiolytic medications
C)   The need for mental health services in the community
D)   A rise in homelessness

Question 13

At Rush General, the inpatient mental ward employs a program that focuses on modifying the behavior of the patients by giving them gold stars for good behavior and ignoring undesirable behavior. What type of treatment program does this appear to be?

Accepted Answer

A)   Milieu therapy
B)   Social learning
C)   Traditional mental hospital treatments
D)   Psychotherapy alone

Question 14

Under what circumstances can a therapist violate a client's confidence?

Accepted Answer

A)   When someone is in danger
B)   When a crime has been committed several years ago
C)   Only when the client gives permission
D)   Never

Question 15

Homicidal behavior amongst former patients is greatest with a diagnosis of ________

Accepted Answer

A)   alcoholism.
B)   bipolar depression.
C)   major depression.
D)   schizophrenia.

Question 16

The school-based intervention program called DARE has been shown to be ________

Accepted Answer

A)   highly effective
B)   largely not effective
C)   effective only in some stated.
D)   effective only with upper middle class students

Question 17

A group of professional educators and counselors met to discuss prevention efforts in a neighborhood school district. Which of the following would be the most effective way to prevent adolescent alcohol and other drug use?

Accepted Answer

A)   Classroom education
B)   Mass media
C)   Internet approach
D)   Multicomponent program

Question 18

What was unusual about the Hinckley case?

Accepted Answer

A)   He used the insanity defense.
B)   The public believed that he did not need to pay for his crime.
C)   He was successful in pleading the insanity defense.
D)   His petitions for release have been consistently denied.

Question 19

In understanding and treating mental disorders, the World Health Organization at the present time has ________

Accepted Answer

A)   almost completely ignored the impact of physical disease on mental health.
B)   almost completely ignored ethnic and cultural differences.
C)   focused exclusively on physical diseases, not on mental health.
D)   been very much aware of the interrelationship between physical, psychosocial, and sociocultural factors.

Question 20

In order for community-based aftercare for psychiatric patients to be successful ________

Accepted Answer

A)   there must be a crisis intervention component.
B)   milieu methods must be used rather than social-learning methods.
C)   the facilities must be run by mental health professionals.
D)   the staff must provide a secure environment.

Exam 17: Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

A group of professional educators and counselors met to discuss prevention efforts in a neighborhood school district. Which of the following would be the most effective way to prevent adolescent alcohol and other drug use?

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At Rush General, the inpatient mental ward employs a program that focuses on modifying the behavior of the patients by giving them gold stars for good behavior and ignoring undesirable behavior. What type of treatment program does this appear to be?

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The movement to close down mental hospitals and treat the mentally ill in the community is called __________.

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In order for community-based aftercare for psychiatric patients to be successful ________

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The ruling that came to be known as "duty to warn" was also called the __________ decision.

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What principles guide the approach called milieu therapy?

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One of the main reasons it is so hard to predict future dangerousness is ________

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In understanding and treating mental disorders, the World Health Organization at the present time has ________

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Community-based treatment programs are now referred to as ________

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What was unusual about the Hinckley case?

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Having skills for effective problem solving, possessing an accurate set of assumptions about oneself, and being prepared for problems one is likely to encounter at various life stages are all requirements for ________

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Efforts at reducing racism as a means of preventing mental illness would be a(n) ________ intervention.

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While there is little research on the different substance abuse prevention programs, what there is on programs such as Project Northland suggests ________

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Which of the following was an unforeseen consequence of deinstitutionalization?

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The Durham Rule ________

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What impact have HMOs had on mental health care?

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Under what circumstances can a therapist violate a client's confidence?

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Homicidal behavior amongst former patients is greatest with a diagnosis of ________

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The school-based intervention program called DARE has been shown to be ________

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