Question 1

Discuss Thomas Szasz's "problems in living" approach.

Accepted Answer

Thomas Szasz's "problems in living" appr

Question 2

The U.S economy loses an estimated ________ billion through untreated and mistreated mental illness.

Accepted Answer

A) $14 
B) $27 
C) $73 
D) $93 
E) $113 
A) $14 
B) $27 
C) $73 
D) $93 
E) $113

Question 3

The most recent incidence research in the United States and worldwide shows that __________ percent of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14.

Accepted Answer

A) 6 
B) 8 
C) 10 
D) 50 
E) 14 
A) 6 
B) 8 
C) 10 
D) 50 
E) 14

Question 4

What is deinstitutionalization? Discuss the problems created by the move to deinstitutionalize mentally ill patients.

Accepted Answer

Deinstitutionalization refers to the mov

Question 5

In social scientific terms,mental illness refers to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) mental disorders that require hospitalization 
B) mental disorders for which one sees a psychiatrist 
C) sickness that places a person out of touch with reality 
D) illness for which there is no cause 
E) insane and irrational behavior 
A) mental disorders that require hospitalization 
B) mental disorders for which one sees a psychiatrist 
C) sickness that places a person out of touch with reality 
D) illness for which there is no cause 
E) insane and irrational behavior

Question 6

In the Rosenhan investigation of "pseudo-patients" admitted to mental hospitals,the pseudo-patients,observing interaction between staff and patients,felt that the atmosphere in the hospital produced a sense of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) care and concern 
B) powerlessness and depersonalization 
C) politeness and cordiality 
D) brutality and degradation 
E) coldness and efficiency 
A) care and concern 
B) powerlessness and depersonalization 
C) politeness and cordiality 
D) brutality and degradation 
E) coldness and efficiency

Question 7

__________ affect(s)whether a person's mental illness is diagnosed and treated.

Accepted Answer

A) Place of residence 
B) Sex 
C) Ethnic or racial identity 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) Place of residence 
B) Sex 
C) Ethnic or racial identity 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 8

__________ is/are (a)factor(s)in the declining number of people treated in mental hospitals.

Accepted Answer

A) Increased concern over the rights of the mentally ill 
B) State financial crises requiring budget reduction 
C) Expansion of federal health and welfare programs and new ideas about community treatment of the mentally ill 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) Increased concern over the rights of the mentally ill 
B) State financial crises requiring budget reduction 
C) Expansion of federal health and welfare programs and new ideas about community treatment of the mentally ill 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 9

The political battles surrounding mental-health care in the United States focus largely on __________.

Accepted Answer

A) defining the problem 
B) the issue of parity 
C) laying blame 
D) agency reorganization 
E) costs 
A) defining the problem 
B) the issue of parity 
C) laying blame 
D) agency reorganization 
E) costs

Question 10

The __________ perspective focuses on the "social construction" of mental illness;i.e.,how interactions producing the label,mentally ill,may cause the labeled person to accept the definition and behave accordingly.

Accepted Answer

A) interactionist 
B) conflict 
C) functionalist 
D) social disorganization 
E) social pathology 
A) interactionist 
B) conflict 
C) functionalist 
D) social disorganization 
E) social pathology

Question 11

For over a century,the public mental-health system,including state and local services,subsidized the private mental-health system through the technique of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) cost shifting 
B) labeling 
C) ambulance chasing 
D) halfway houses 
E) community care 
A) cost shifting 
B) labeling 
C) ambulance chasing 
D) halfway houses 
E) community care

Question 12

Deinstitutionalization refers to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) preparing a person for entry into a mental hospital 
B) discharging patients from mental hospitals directly into the community 
C) removing mental illnesses from coverage under insanity defenses in the criminal law 
D) making sure that juveniles do not serve time in prisons for adults 
E) social practices that no longer have salience 
A) preparing a person for entry into a mental hospital 
B) discharging patients from mental hospitals directly into the community 
C) removing mental illnesses from coverage under insanity defenses in the criminal law 
D) making sure that juveniles do not serve time in prisons for adults 
E) social practices that no longer have salience

Question 13

Regarding the social construction of mental illness,sociologists __________.

Accepted Answer

A) do not recognize the biological basis for mental illness 
B) believe that the classification of mental illnesses is not affected by how we think about the causes,consequences,and possibilities for treatment of mental illness 
C) believe that mentally ill people are usually not treated as "social deviants" 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) do not recognize the biological basis for mental illness 
B) believe that the classification of mental illnesses is not affected by how we think about the causes,consequences,and possibilities for treatment of mental illness 
C) believe that mentally ill people are usually not treated as "social deviants" 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 14

One important source of funds and research on mental illness is the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) 
B) National Science Foundation (NSF) 
C) National Academy of Sciences (NAS) 
D) National Association of Charities (NA
C)  
E) National Archives (N
A)  
A) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) 
B) National Science Foundation (NSF) 
C) National Academy of Sciences (NAS) 
D) National Association of Charities (NA
C)  
E) National Archives (N
A)

Question 15

Which one of the following standard classification terms of mental disorder is NOT a part of the new classification manual of the American Psychiatric Association?

Accepted Answer

A) substance use disorders 
B) schizophrenia 
C) somatoform disorders 
D) organic mental disorders 
E) neurosis 
A) substance use disorders 
B) schizophrenia 
C) somatoform disorders 
D) organic mental disorders 
E) neurosis

Question 16

The two major approaches to the treatment of mental disorders are __________ and __________.

Accepted Answer

A) exercise;healthy diet 
B) surgery;psychotherapy 
C) drug therapy;involuntary institutionalization 
D) voluntary commitment;involuntary commitment 
E) psychotherapy;drug or electroconvulsive therapy 
A) exercise;healthy diet 
B) surgery;psychotherapy 
C) drug therapy;involuntary institutionalization 
D) voluntary commitment;involuntary commitment 
E) psychotherapy;drug or electroconvulsive therapy

Question 17

Alcoholics Anonymous,Weight Watchers,and Gamblers Anonymous are examples of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) hypnotic therapy 
B) support group therapy 
C) client-centered therapy 
D) behavior modification 
E) psychoanalysis 
A) hypnotic therapy 
B) support group therapy 
C) client-centered therapy 
D) behavior modification 
E) psychoanalysis

Question 18

Assume that a person is diagnosed as mentally ill.In what fashion or kind of facility should that person be treated? Why?

Accepted Answer

The treatment for a person diagnosed as

Question 19

Compare and contrast the major nonmedical forms of treatment of mental illness.What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?

Accepted Answer

The major nonmedical forms of treatment

Question 20

Which of the following is/are (a)problem(s)with labeling people as mentally ill?

Accepted Answer

A) Labeling leads to the identification of people as "sick," and attempts to eliminate this behavior. 
B) Labeling gives public authorities the right to incarcerate people for nonconformity. 
C) Labeling causes people to adjust their self-image to conform to that image of themselves as rule breakers and undesirables. 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) Labeling leads to the identification of people as "sick," and attempts to eliminate this behavior. 
B) Labeling gives public authorities the right to incarcerate people for nonconformity. 
C) Labeling causes people to adjust their self-image to conform to that image of themselves as rule breakers and undesirables. 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Discuss Thomas Szasz's "problems in living" approach.

The U.S economy loses an estimated ________ billion through untreated and mistreated mental illness.

The most recent incidence research in the United States and worldwide shows that __________ percent of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14.

What is deinstitutionalization? Discuss the problems created by the move to deinstitutionalize mentally ill patients.

In social scientific terms,mental illness refers to __________.

In the Rosenhan investigation of "pseudo-patients" admitted to mental hospitals,the pseudo-patients,observing interaction between staff and patients,felt that the atmosphere in the hospital produced a sense of __________.

__________ affect(s)whether a person's mental illness is diagnosed and treated.

__________ is/are (a)factor(s)in the declining number of people treated in mental hospitals.

The political battles surrounding mental-health care in the United States focus largely on __________.

The __________ perspective focuses on the "social construction" of mental illness;i.e.,how interactions producing the label,mentally ill,may cause the labeled person to accept the definition and behave accordingly.

For over a century,the public mental-health system,including state and local services,subsidized the private mental-health system through the technique of __________.

Deinstitutionalization refers to __________.

Regarding the social construction of mental illness,sociologists __________.

One important source of funds and research on mental illness is the __________.

Which one of the following standard classification terms of mental disorder is NOT a part of the new classification manual of the American Psychiatric Association?

The two major approaches to the treatment of mental disorders are and .

Alcoholics Anonymous,Weight Watchers,and Gamblers Anonymous are examples of __________.

Assume that a person is diagnosed as mentally ill.In what fashion or kind of facility should that person be treated? Why?

Compare and contrast the major nonmedical forms of treatment of mental illness.What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?

Which of the following is/are (a)problem(s)with labeling people as mentally ill?

Sociological Perspective on Social Problems

Problems of Health and Healthcare

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Violence

Poverty and Affluence

Racism, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Gender and Sexuality

An Aging Society

The Changing Family

Problems of Education

Problems of Work and the Economy

Population and Immigration

Technology and the Environment

War and Global Insecurity

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Exam 3: Problems of Mental Illness and Treatment

Discuss Thomas Szasz's "problems in living" approach.

The U.S economy loses an estimated ________ billion through untreated and mistreated mental illness.

The most recent incidence research in the United States and worldwide shows that __________ percent of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14.

What is deinstitutionalization? Discuss the problems created by the move to deinstitutionalize mentally ill patients.

In social scientific terms,mental illness refers to __________.

In the Rosenhan investigation of "pseudo-patients" admitted to mental hospitals,the pseudo-patients,observing interaction between staff and patients,felt that the atmosphere in the hospital produced a sense of __________.

__________ affect(s)whether a person's mental illness is diagnosed and treated.

__________ is/are (a)factor(s)in the declining number of people treated in mental hospitals.

The political battles surrounding mental-health care in the United States focus largely on __________.

The __________ perspective focuses on the "social construction" of mental illness;i.e.,how interactions producing the label,mentally ill,may cause the labeled person to accept the definition and behave accordingly.

For over a century,the public mental-health system,including state and local services,subsidized the private mental-health system through the technique of __________.

Deinstitutionalization refers to __________.

Regarding the social construction of mental illness,sociologists __________.

One important source of funds and research on mental illness is the __________.

Which one of the following standard classification terms of mental disorder is NOT a part of the new classification manual of the American Psychiatric Association?

The two major approaches to the treatment of mental disorders are __________ and __________.

Alcoholics Anonymous,Weight Watchers,and Gamblers Anonymous are examples of __________.

Assume that a person is diagnosed as mentally ill.In what fashion or kind of facility should that person be treated? Why?

Compare and contrast the major nonmedical forms of treatment of mental illness.What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?

Which of the following is/are (a)problem(s)with labeling people as mentally ill?

Sociological Perspective on Social Problems

Problems of Health and Healthcare

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Violence

Poverty and Affluence

Racism, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Gender and Sexuality

An Aging Society

The Changing Family

Problems of Education

Problems of Work and the Economy

Population and Immigration

Technology and the Environment

War and Global Insecurity

Filters

The two major approaches to the treatment of mental disorders are and .