Exam 7: Mental Disorders

For what has the DSM been criticized?

John lives in England during the 15th century. He tells people that there are voices inside his head, telling him to hurt his children. How is John likely to be treated?

Rosenhan's suggestion that the 'tag' of "mentally ill" determined how psychiatric staff interacted with the pseudo-patients in his study, illustrates theory.

Research has found that both sex and race influence psychiatric diagnosis and/or treatment.

The Mental Health Global Action Programme has developed four core strategies to reduce the stigma of mental disorders and to promote the mental health of the population. The strategy of information includes

According to the hypothesis, members of the lower class experience more life stressors, and are therefore more vulnerable to mental illness.

According to Wolff (2007), what are the problems with cost-of-illness estimates in relation to mental illness?

In contemporary Canada, involuntary admissions to psychiatric institutions are governed by the principle of

According to the hypothesis, people with mental disorders are more likely to fall into the lower classes because of their difficulties in daily functioning.

In Canada, people with mental illnesses are protected from discrimination under human rights legislation.

Which of the following statements about the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness is true?

How is mental illness portrayed in the media?

Policies and programs embedded within the attempt to reduce the extent to which people with mental disorders are treated as outsiders in society.

In Rosenhan's study ("Being sane in insane places"), 75% of his "pseudo-patients" were released from psychiatric care with a diagnosis of "no detectable mental illness".

Describe the deviance dance surrounding mental illness, by discussing how the stigmatization of mental illness is resisted by (a) governments, (b) the medical community, and (c) social organizations.

Rates of mental disorder are higher in women than in men.

In Rosenhan's study ("Being sane in insane places"), other patients were more accurate than the medical staff in detecting the "sanity" of the pseudo-patients.

Although treatment within the community is generally more effective for people with mental disorders, the stigmatization faced within the community leads most people with mental illnesses to prefer treatment within psychiatric institutions.

Why are mental disorders more prevalent among adolescents and young adults?

Physical illnesses are more likely to remain undiagnosed in people with mental disorders, in part because their doctors attribute the physical symptoms being experienced to the mental disorder itself.