Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

Accepted Answer

A) flashbacks 
B) nightmares 
C) schizophrenia 
D) feelings of detachment 
E) sleeplessness 
A) flashbacks 
B) nightmares 
C) schizophrenia 
D) feelings of detachment 
E) sleeplessness

Question 2

About __________ percent of those who receive treatment for emotional problems did not actually have disorders that met the diagnostic criteria for a mental disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 20 
C) 30 
D) 40 
E) 50 
A) 10 
B) 20 
C) 30 
D) 40 
E) 50

Question 3

Under the healthcare reform law of 2010,__________.

Accepted Answer

A) benefits policies issued by insurance companies impose a lifetime limit of benefits for mental illness up to $50,000 
B) the Surgeon General's office will pass regulations that ensure that one-third of Americans who need psychiatric help receive it 
C) state and municipal governments will assume the burden of caring for the mentally ill through shelters 
D) selling of firearms and ammunition will include rigorous mental health checks 
E) insurance companies cannot deny coverage for preexisting conditions,whether physical or mental;thus ensuring that millions of Americans receive treatments. 
A) benefits policies issued by insurance companies impose a lifetime limit of benefits for mental illness up to $50,000 
B) the Surgeon General's office will pass regulations that ensure that one-third of Americans who need psychiatric help receive it 
C) state and municipal governments will assume the burden of caring for the mentally ill through shelters 
D) selling of firearms and ammunition will include rigorous mental health checks 
E) insurance companies cannot deny coverage for preexisting conditions,whether physical or mental;thus ensuring that millions of Americans receive treatments.

Question 4

The problem of homelessness __________.

Accepted Answer

A) involves a big-city homeless population,almost all of whose members suffer from mental illness 
B) was made more severe by deinstitutionalization 
C) can best be solved by placing persons back into mental hospitals 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) involves a big-city homeless population,almost all of whose members suffer from mental illness 
B) was made more severe by deinstitutionalization 
C) can best be solved by placing persons back into mental hospitals 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 5

The most sensational forms of mental illness are those that threaten __________.

Accepted Answer

A) individuals 
B) government 
C) politics 
D) social order 
E) None of the above 
A) individuals 
B) government 
C) politics 
D) social order 
E) None of the above

Question 6

The social selection or drift hypothesis suggests that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) social class is a cause of mental disorder 
B) social class and mental disorder are unrelated 
C) people "drift" into mental illness 
D) social class is a consequence of mental disorder 
E) None of the above 
A) social class is a cause of mental disorder 
B) social class and mental disorder are unrelated 
C) people "drift" into mental illness 
D) social class is a consequence of mental disorder 
E) None of the above

Question 7

The deinstitutionalization of mental patients has been an important late-twentieth-century trend.Why did deinstitutionalization come about and what have been its major consequences?

Accepted Answer

The deinstitutionalization of mental pat

Question 8

There is widespread agreement among researchers that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) women experience significantly lower rates of depression in comparison to men 
B) men exhibit significantly lower rates of personality disorders in comparison to women 
C) women who are single parents and in the labor force experience the highest rates of depression 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) women experience significantly lower rates of depression in comparison to men 
B) men exhibit significantly lower rates of personality disorders in comparison to women 
C) women who are single parents and in the labor force experience the highest rates of depression 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 9

Around the world,the World Health Organization estimates that suicide is responsible for __________ percent of all deaths.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
E) 5 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
E) 5

Question 10

Approximately 80 percent of the world's 450 million mentally disabled people live in __________.

Accepted Answer

A) developing nations 
B) post-industrial societies 
C) China 
D) Russia 
E) the United States 
A) developing nations 
B) post-industrial societies 
C) China 
D) Russia 
E) the United States

Question 11

According to the text's discussion of suicide,__________.

Accepted Answer

A) not all suicide is irrational and related to mental illness 
B) among the elderly,dementia is usually unrelated to depression 
C) suicide is rarely the result of rational choices 
D) in the young,suicide is seldom the result of depression 
E) None of the above 
A) not all suicide is irrational and related to mental illness 
B) among the elderly,dementia is usually unrelated to depression 
C) suicide is rarely the result of rational choices 
D) in the young,suicide is seldom the result of depression 
E) None of the above

Question 12

Which of the basic explanations of mental illness seems most accurate? Why?

Accepted Answer

The most accurate explanation of mental

Question 13

Sociologists opposed to reinstitutionalization have made all of the following arguments AGAINST reinstitutionalization EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A) that it would herald the return to the era of the "snake pit" and grim,underfunded,understaffed orphanages 
B) that reinstitutionalization threatens ideals of community care,patients' rights 
C) that mainstreaming of people with mental disabilities,or histories of neglect may be threatened 
D) that it amounts to warehousing of troubled and neglected members of society,which is why many mental hospitals and orphanages were shut down 
E) that reinstitutionalization would not alleviate the suffering of mentally ill homeless people who live on the streets 
A) that it would herald the return to the era of the "snake pit" and grim,underfunded,understaffed orphanages 
B) that reinstitutionalization threatens ideals of community care,patients' rights 
C) that mainstreaming of people with mental disabilities,or histories of neglect may be threatened 
D) that it amounts to warehousing of troubled and neglected members of society,which is why many mental hospitals and orphanages were shut down 
E) that reinstitutionalization would not alleviate the suffering of mentally ill homeless people who live on the streets

Question 14

Sigmund Freud pioneered __________ as a nonmedical form of treatment.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

According to the text's discussion __________.

Accepted Answer

A) anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa affect twice as many boys and men as girls and young women 
B) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is almost twice as common among girls and young women as it is among boys and young men 
C) anorexia nervosa,bulimia nervosa,and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are the most common and problematic health problems among children and adolescents in the United States 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa affect twice as many boys and men as girls and young women 
B) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is almost twice as common among girls and young women as it is among boys and young men 
C) anorexia nervosa,bulimia nervosa,and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are the most common and problematic health problems among children and adolescents in the United States 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 16

The __________ perspective focuses on how social inequality and deprivation may be associated with mental illness.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

During the first half of the twentieth century,the number of people treated in mental hospitals increased by a large amount.Today,this trend has been reversed by a countertrend toward __________.

Accepted Answer

A) early mortality 
B) decriminalization 
C) deinstitutionalization 
D) detoxification 
E) decarceration 
A) early mortality 
B) decriminalization 
C) deinstitutionalization 
D) detoxification 
E) decarceration

Question 18

It is said that the mentally ill suffer twice.This means that the people affected suffer both __________.

Accepted Answer

A) mentally and physically 
B) mentally and financially 
C) illness and rejection 
D) now and later 
E) psychologically and physiologically 
A) mentally and physically 
B) mentally and financially 
C) illness and rejection 
D) now and later 
E) psychologically and physiologically

Question 19

Describe the major shortcomings of the treatment of patients in mental hospitals.

Accepted Answer

The treatment of patients in mental hosp

Question 20

How we define "normal" and "deviant" behavior can lead to definitions of mental disorder.This process is part of what is termed the social __________ of mental illness.

Accepted Answer

A) reaffirmation 
B) causation 
C) remediation 
D) construction 
E) elimination 
A) reaffirmation 
B) causation 
C) remediation 
D) construction 
E) elimination

Which of the following is NOT a symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

About __________ percent of those who receive treatment for emotional problems did not actually have disorders that met the diagnostic criteria for a mental disorder.

Under the healthcare reform law of 2010,__________.

The problem of homelessness __________.

The most sensational forms of mental illness are those that threaten __________.

The social selection or drift hypothesis suggests that __________.

The deinstitutionalization of mental patients has been an important late-twentieth-century trend.Why did deinstitutionalization come about and what have been its major consequences?

There is widespread agreement among researchers that __________.

Around the world,the World Health Organization estimates that suicide is responsible for __________ percent of all deaths.

Approximately 80 percent of the world's 450 million mentally disabled people live in __________.

According to the text's discussion of suicide,__________.

Which of the basic explanations of mental illness seems most accurate? Why?

Sociologists opposed to reinstitutionalization have made all of the following arguments AGAINST reinstitutionalization EXCEPT ________.

Sigmund Freud pioneered __________ as a nonmedical form of treatment.

According to the text's discussion __________.

The __________ perspective focuses on how social inequality and deprivation may be associated with mental illness.

During the first half of the twentieth century,the number of people treated in mental hospitals increased by a large amount.Today,this trend has been reversed by a countertrend toward __________.

It is said that the mentally ill suffer twice.This means that the people affected suffer both __________.

Describe the major shortcomings of the treatment of patients in mental hospitals.

How we define "normal" and "deviant" behavior can lead to definitions of mental disorder.This process is part of what is termed the social __________ of mental illness.

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

Which of the following is NOT a symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

About __________ percent of those who receive treatment for emotional problems did not actually have disorders that met the diagnostic criteria for a mental disorder.

Under the healthcare reform law of 2010,__________.

The problem of homelessness __________.

The most sensational forms of mental illness are those that threaten __________.

The social selection or drift hypothesis suggests that __________.

The deinstitutionalization of mental patients has been an important late-twentieth-century trend.Why did deinstitutionalization come about and what have been its major consequences?

There is widespread agreement among researchers that __________.

Around the world,the World Health Organization estimates that suicide is responsible for __________ percent of all deaths.

Approximately 80 percent of the world's 450 million mentally disabled people live in __________.

According to the text's discussion of suicide,__________.

Which of the basic explanations of mental illness seems most accurate? Why?

Sociologists opposed to reinstitutionalization have made all of the following arguments AGAINST reinstitutionalization EXCEPT ________.

Sigmund Freud pioneered __________ as a nonmedical form of treatment.

According to the text's discussion __________.

The __________ perspective focuses on how social inequality and deprivation may be associated with mental illness.

During the first half of the twentieth century,the number of people treated in mental hospitals increased by a large amount.Today,this trend has been reversed by a countertrend toward __________.

It is said that the mentally ill suffer twice.This means that the people affected suffer both __________.

Describe the major shortcomings of the treatment of patients in mental hospitals.

How we define "normal" and "deviant" behavior can lead to definitions of mental disorder.This process is part of what is termed the social __________ of mental illness.

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