Question 1

For which person is aftercare likely to be helpful because the person will fit the services typically offered?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bart, who has a lengthy criminal record 
B)  Helen, who has developed posttraumatic stress disorder after being attacked 
C)  Ned, who has had several schizophrenic episodes 
D)  Vera, who has few psychological problems but who frequently moves from place to place 
A)  Bart, who has a lengthy criminal record 
B)  Helen, who has developed posttraumatic stress disorder after being attacked 
C)  Ned, who has had several schizophrenic episodes 
D)  Vera, who has few psychological problems but who frequently moves from place to place C

Question 2

Which of the following is a barrier to effective deinstitutionalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Society's desire to free previously confined persons 
B)  The use of antipsychotic medications 
C)  The lack of sufficient mental health services in the community 
D)  Deinstitutionalized patients do not fair better than those who remain hospitalized 
A)  Society's desire to free previously confined persons 
B)  The use of antipsychotic medications 
C)  The lack of sufficient mental health services in the community 
D)  Deinstitutionalized patients do not fair better than those who remain hospitalized C

Question 3

Why are extracurricular strategies so important?

Accepted Answer

A)  They provide middle-class youth with a place to go. 
B)  They provide counseling and medical attention after school. 
C)  They provide a means of supervision and opportunity for high-risk teens. 
D)  They provide an opportunity to meet with teachers and go over schoolwork. 
A)  They provide middle-class youth with a place to go. 
B)  They provide counseling and medical attention after school. 
C)  They provide a means of supervision and opportunity for high-risk teens. 
D)  They provide an opportunity to meet with teachers and go over schoolwork. C

Question 4

Family-oriented alcohol prevention programs have been developed because ________

Accepted Answer

A)  teen views of alcohol typically reflect those of their parents. 
B)  most underage alcohol use occurs at home. 
C)  parents need to help their children resist peer pressure. 
D)  teen drinking frequently starts when problems in the home have become unmanageable. 
A)  teen views of alcohol typically reflect those of their parents. 
B)  most underage alcohol use occurs at home. 
C)  parents need to help their children resist peer pressure. 
D)  teen drinking frequently starts when problems in the home have become unmanageable.

Question 5

A typical defense strategy, to try to counteract public anger about the insanity defense, is to ________

Accepted Answer

A)  portray the defendant as someone who was him- or herself a victim. 
B)  portray the defendant as suffering terribly from their mental illness. 
C)  portray the defendant as tremendously likeable. 
D)  portray the victim as negatively as possible. 
A)  portray the defendant as someone who was him- or herself a victim. 
B)  portray the defendant as suffering terribly from their mental illness. 
C)  portray the defendant as tremendously likeable. 
D)  portray the victim as negatively as possible.

Question 6

Suppose a family is quite alarmed about the threatening behavior of a relative. They want to petition the court for commitment but there is no time to get a court order. What option does the family have?

Accepted Answer

A)  None. They must wait until there is a court evaluation of the person's dangerousness. 
B)  They can ask the police to declare the person "insane." 
C)  After getting a physician to state that the person is dangerous, they can have the police pick up and detain the person for up to 72 hours. 
D)  After getting a police officer to examine the person, they can require the person's attendance in a crisis intervention program. 
A)  None. They must wait until there is a court evaluation of the person's dangerousness. 
B)  They can ask the police to declare the person "insane." 
C)  After getting a physician to state that the person is dangerous, they can have the police pick up and detain the person for up to 72 hours. 
D)  After getting a police officer to examine the person, they can require the person's attendance in a crisis intervention program.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Dangerous to self or others, i

Question 8

What kind of mistake do most mental health professionals make when assessing dangerousness?

Accepted Answer

A)  They overemphasize the importance of situational factors. 
B)  They overpredict violence. 
C)  They underestimate the likelihood of violence in psychotic patients. 
D)  They make many "false negatives." 
A)  They overemphasize the importance of situational factors. 
B)  They overpredict violence. 
C)  They underestimate the likelihood of violence in psychotic patients. 
D)  They make many "false negatives."

Question 9

The verdict of Guilty but Mentally Ill means people with mental illness who are found guilty of a crime ________

Accepted Answer

A)  are put in jail but in a special section. 
B)  get shorter sentences. 
C)  go to jail but get mental health treatment while in jail. 
D)  go to the hospital until they are better, then return to jail to serve out their sentence. 
A)  are put in jail but in a special section. 
B)  get shorter sentences. 
C)  go to jail but get mental health treatment while in jail. 
D)  go to the hospital until they are better, then return to jail to serve out their sentence.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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, and tried to break the arm of a romantic rival. 
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, and tried to break the arm of a romantic rival.

Question 11

The history of abnormal psychology makes it clear that ________

Accepted Answer

A)  the field can be profoundly changed and improved through individual effort. 
B)  international efforts in dealing with mental disorders are doomed to failure because there is no agreement on the definition of "disorder." 
C)  more domestic and fewer international efforts are needed. 
D)  we are no further today in understanding mental disorders than we were in the time of Pinel, Dix, and Beers. 
A)  the field can be profoundly changed and improved through individual effort. 
B)  international efforts in dealing with mental disorders are doomed to failure because there is no agreement on the definition of "disorder." 
C)  more domestic and fewer international efforts are needed. 
D)  we are no further today in understanding mental disorders than we were in the time of Pinel, Dix, and Beers.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Carole, who has schizophrenia and will not 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. 
A)  Carole, who has schizophrenia and will not 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.

Question 13

NIOSH stands for __________ .

Accepted Answer

National Institute f

Question 14

What are the three strategies that the United States government has used to address the drug abuse problem? How effective have these strategies been?

Accepted Answer

Reducing the supply of drugs, providing

Question 15

Efforts to counterbalance the social factors that entice adolescent binge drinking are examples of ________

Accepted Answer

A)  selective interventions. 
B)  crisis interventions. 
C)  indicated interventions. 
D)  social-learning programs. 
A)  selective interventions. 
B)  crisis interventions. 
C)  indicated interventions. 
D)  social-learning programs.

Question 16

What is one of the best predictors of future violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Compliance with treatment 
B)  Past history of violence 
C)  Family support 
D)  Employment history 
A)  Compliance with treatment 
B)  Past history of violence 
C)  Family support 
D)  Employment history

Question 17

What are the key tasks involved in universal interventions? Why is epidemiological research particularly important to these efforts?

Accepted Answer

Universal interventions focus on alterin

Question 18

What is the importance of the Tarasoff case?

Accepted Answer

This ruling established the legal obliga

Question 19

What do the National Association for Mental Health, The ARC, and Mental Health America have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They provide training for psychologists and psychiatrists. 
B)  They are government-funded organizations that do research on mental disorders and related problems. 
C)  They try to improve services and educate the government and public about various problems. 
D)  They increase awareness of work-related stress and its impact on mental health. 
A)  They provide training for psychologists and psychiatrists. 
B)  They are government-funded organizations that do research on mental disorders and related problems. 
C)  They try to improve services and educate the government and public about various problems. 
D)  They increase awareness of work-related stress and its impact on mental health.

Question 20

In a study by Paul and Lentz designed to assess the effectiveness of different approaches to the treatment of chronically hospitalized patients, what treatment approach was found to yield the best results?

Accepted Answer

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

For which person is aftercare likely to be helpful because the person will fit the services typically offered?

Which of the following is a barrier to effective deinstitutionalization?

Why are extracurricular strategies so important?

Family-oriented alcohol prevention programs have been developed because ________

A typical defense strategy, to try to counteract public anger about the insanity defense, is to ________

Suppose a family is quite alarmed about the threatening behavior of a relative. They want to petition the court for commitment but there is no time to get a court order. What option does the family have?

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

What kind of mistake do most mental health professionals make when assessing dangerousness?

The verdict of Guilty but Mentally Ill means people with mental illness who are found guilty of a crime ________

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

The history of abnormal psychology makes it clear that ________

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

NIOSH stands for __________ .

What are the three strategies that the United States government has used to address the drug abuse problem? How effective have these strategies been?

Efforts to counterbalance the social factors that entice adolescent binge drinking are examples of ________

What is one of the best predictors of future violence?

What are the key tasks involved in universal interventions? Why is epidemiological research particularly important to these efforts?

What is the importance of the Tarasoff case?

What do the National Association for Mental Health, The ARC, and Mental Health America have in common?

In a study by Paul and Lentz designed to assess the effectiveness of different approaches to the treatment of chronically hospitalized patients, what treatment approach was found to yield the best results?

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For which person is aftercare likely to be helpful because the person will fit the services typically offered?

Which of the following is a barrier to effective deinstitutionalization?

Why are extracurricular strategies so important?

Family-oriented alcohol prevention programs have been developed because ________

A typical defense strategy, to try to counteract public anger about the insanity defense, is to ________

Suppose a family is quite alarmed about the threatening behavior of a relative. They want to petition the court for commitment but there is no time to get a court order. What option does the family have?

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

What kind of mistake do most mental health professionals make when assessing dangerousness?

The verdict of Guilty but Mentally Ill means people with mental illness who are found guilty of a crime ________

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

The history of abnormal psychology makes it clear that ________

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

NIOSH stands for __________ .

What are the three strategies that the United States government has used to address the drug abuse problem? How effective have these strategies been?

Efforts to counterbalance the social factors that entice adolescent binge drinking are examples of ________

What is one of the best predictors of future violence?

What are the key tasks involved in universal interventions? Why is epidemiological research particularly important to these efforts?

What is the importance of the Tarasoff case?

What do the National Association for Mental Health, The ARC, and Mental Health America have in common?

In a study by Paul and Lentz designed to assess the effectiveness of different approaches to the treatment of chronically hospitalized patients, what treatment approach was found to yield the best results?

Abnormal Psychology: Overview and Research Approaches

Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

Causal Factors and Viewpoints

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Stress and Physical and Mental Health

Panic, Anxiety, Obsessions, and Their Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Eating Disorders and Obesity

Personality Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Sexual Variants, Abuse, and Dysfunctions

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence (Neurodevelopmental Disorders)

Psychological Treatment

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