Question 1

The fact that funding for community mental health centers was cut in the 1980s while money for the "war on drugs" was increased illustrates the

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A)   current shift away from attacking personal risk factors and toward attacking social circumstances.
B)   tendency for selective and indicated interventions to use different funding sources.
C)   trend of government to provide fewer selective interventions and more universal ones.
D)   likelihood that political philosophy will influence efforts at social change.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

An attorney says, "My client has a mental disorder that made it impossible, at the time of the crime, to have intended to do harm. Because of this, he is not legally responsible for his actions." The attorney is arguing for

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A)   involuntary commitment.
B)   the Tarasoff principle.
C)   deinstitutionalization of his client.
D)   an insanity defense.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

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

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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.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

What are the conditions, in addition to mental illness, that must be met in most states for someone to be involuntarily committed?

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Question 5

Indicated prevention emphasizes

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A)   education efforts to an entire population regardless of the individual's social situation.
B)   the early detection and prompt treatment of maladaptive behavior in a person's community setting.
C)   teaching social skills and problem solving as a way of improving self-esteem.
D)   genetic screening.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Once a person has been involuntarily committed to a mental institution, he or she

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A)   may refuse treatment.
B)   may refuse medication but not therapy.
C)   may refuse therapy but not medication.
D)   may not refuse treatment.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

One difference between voluntary hospitalization and involuntary commitment is that people who are in the hospital voluntarily

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A)   need to be assessed as dangerous to themselves or others.
B)   can, with sufficient notice, leave the hospital when they want to.
C)   are eligible for aftercare services following.
D)   must be treated in the least restrictive environment.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Community-based treatment programs are now referred to as

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A)   crisis intervention.
B)   deinstitutionalization.
C)   aftercare programs.
D)   managed care initiatives.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Which of the following has the best chance of successfully pleading not guilty by reason of insanity?

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A)   Tim, who is depressed, has never been hospitalized and murdered his wife.
B)   Ernie, who has schizophrenia, was in the hospital once a long time ago and murdered three former co-workers.
C)   Lori, who has bipolar disorder, has never been hospitalized and tried to murder a stranger.
D)   Susie, who has schizophrenia, has been in and out of hospitals all her life, who tried to break the arm of a romantic rival.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Most of NIMH's programs are

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A)   actually planned and run by state and local organizations.
B)   actually focused on the prevention of crime rather than mental disorder.
C)   designed, controlled, and implemented by the federal government.
D)   much larger and better funded than they were in the 1960s and 1970s.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

All of the following are sociocultural efforts toward universal prevention of mental disorders EXCEPT

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A)   economic planning.
B)   penal systems.
C)   public education.
D)   social security.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Selective intervention programs that teach adolescents social skills and enhance feelings of competency are

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A)   usually ineffective at reducing the impact of substance use.
B)   considered mass media and modeling programs.
C)   forms of crisis intervention.
D)   aimed at increasing self-esteem and reducing the influence of negative peer pressure.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following is a characteristic of a therapeutic community?

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A)   Individual responsibility
B)   Minimal interaction amongst the patients
C)   Extensive use of medications
D)   Many restrictionsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

While there is little research on the different substance abuse prevention programs, what there is on programs such as D.A.R.E. suggests

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A)   they are extremely successful.
B)   they are mostly ineffective.
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.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

A major difference between social-learning programs and milieu therapy is that social-learning programs

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A)   are never provided in mental hospitals.
B)   require each patient to be involved in groups that "govern" the ward.
C)   expect patients to care for one another.
D)   target specific behaviors for reinforcement.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Which of the following is a sociocultural effort toward universal prevention?

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A)   Public education
B)   Teaching adolescents to not use drugs
C)   Hospitalizing the mentally ill
D)   Deinstitutionalization of the mentally illE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 17

All of the following are social forces that affect teen drug use EXCEPT

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A)   parental drug use.
B)   increased potency of street drugs.
C)   peer pressure.
D)   depiction of drugs in television and film.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Discuss three of the six specific mental health risk factors in work situations.

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Question 19

Which of the following can be committed against their will to a psychiatric hospital?

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A)   Carole, who has schizophrenia and won't take her medications because they make her feel ill.
B)   Tina, who has schizophrenia and is homeless.
C)   Kathie, who has schizophrenia and has been threatening to hurt people on the street.
D)   Any of these three, schizophrenia is a serious enough disorder for the person to be forced into the hospital.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 20

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

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Exam 17: Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

Which of the following is a sociocultural effort toward universal prevention?

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What are the conditions, in addition to mental illness, that must be met in most states for someone to be involuntarily committed?

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Most of NIMH's programs are

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One difference between voluntary hospitalization and involuntary commitment is that people who are in the hospital voluntarily

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Community-based treatment programs are now referred to as

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Which of the following can be committed against their will to a psychiatric hospital?

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Which of the following has the best chance of successfully pleading not guilty by reason of insanity?

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Once a person has been involuntarily committed to a mental institution, he or she

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An attorney says, "My client has a mental disorder that made it impossible, at the time of the crime, to have intended to do harm. Because of this, he is not legally responsible for his actions." The attorney is arguing for

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A major difference between social-learning programs and milieu therapy is that social-learning programs

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Indicated prevention emphasizes

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Which of the following is a characteristic of a therapeutic community?

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The fact that funding for community mental health centers was cut in the 1980s while money for the "war on drugs" was increased illustrates the

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All of the following are social forces that affect teen drug use EXCEPT

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Discuss three of the six specific mental health risk factors in work situations.

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Selective intervention programs that teach adolescents social skills and enhance feelings of competency are

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

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While there is little research on the different substance abuse prevention programs, what there is on programs such as D.A.R.E. suggests

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

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