Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

1.work load and pace - the degree of con

Question 2

Which of the following changed with the Federal Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984?

Accepted Answer

A) It became much easier for defendants to quality for the insanity defense. 
B) It narrowed the definition of insanity to the "product test" (Durham Rule). 
C) It abolished the "knowing right from wrong" principle. 
D) It put the burden of proof on the defense. 
A) It became much easier for defendants to quality for the insanity defense. 
B) It narrowed the definition of insanity to the "product test" (Durham Rule). 
C) It abolished the "knowing right from wrong" principle. 
D) It put the burden of proof on the defense.

Question 3

What is the goal of school-based drug and alcohol education programs?

Accepted Answer

A) To teach children how to recognize the drugs that they might be exposed to 
B) To ensure that children are educated consumers 
C) To teach children about drugs so that they can make informed choices 
D) To scare children away from using drugs 
A) To teach children how to recognize the drugs that they might be exposed to 
B) To ensure that children are educated consumers 
C) To teach children about drugs so that they can make informed choices 
D) To scare children away from using drugs

Question 4

Although the majority of currently disordered persons shows no tendency toward violence,an increased risk of violence is likely among those who

Accepted Answer

A) currently experience psychotic symptoms. 
B) have been extremely emotionally rigid in the past. 
C) have just experienced a natural or man-made form of disaster. 
D) are religiously preoccupied. 
A) currently experience psychotic symptoms. 
B) have been extremely emotionally rigid in the past. 
C) have just experienced a natural or man-made form of disaster. 
D) are religiously preoccupied.

Question 5

The ruling that came to be known as "duty to warn" was also called the __________ decision.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ruling that came to be known...

Question 6

Why is it important to prevent teen alcohol use?

Accepted Answer

A) Teens are more susceptible to alcoholism than adults. 
B) Most teens who drink go on to do "harder drugs." 
C) Teens are more prone to violence while drinking than adults. 
D) Early alcohol use is associated with later alcohol abuse and dependence. 
A) Teens are more susceptible to alcoholism than adults. 
B) Most teens who drink go on to do "harder drugs." 
C) Teens are more prone to violence while drinking than adults. 
D) Early alcohol use is associated with later alcohol abuse and dependence.

Question 7

The concepts of universal,selective,and indicated interventions were widely used by

Accepted Answer

A) psychodynamic therapists to describe ways of reducing neurotic anxiety. 
B) city planners to describe ways of eliminating crime and other social problems. 
C) public health experts to describe ways of preventing disease. 
D) developmental psychologists to describe problems that occur in early,middle,and later childhood. 
A) psychodynamic therapists to describe ways of reducing neurotic anxiety. 
B) city planners to describe ways of eliminating crime and other social problems. 
C) public health experts to describe ways of preventing disease. 
D) developmental psychologists to describe problems that occur in early,middle,and later childhood.

Question 8

What was unusual about the Hinckley case?

Accepted Answer

A) He used the insanity defense. 
B) The public believed that he did not need to pay for his crime. 
C) He was successful in pleading the insanity defense. 
D) His petitions for release have been consistently denied. 
A) He used the insanity defense. 
B) The public believed that he did not need to pay for his crime. 
C) He was successful in pleading the insanity defense. 
D) His petitions for release have been consistently denied.

Question 9

Why should defense lawyers be cautious about using the insanity defense?

Accepted Answer

A) It rarely works. 
B) Most defendants feign mental illness in order to escape punishment. 
C) Hospitalization is not an appropriate consequence for those who have committed violent crimes. 
D) No reason - it frequently is successful. 
A) It rarely works. 
B) Most defendants feign mental illness in order to escape punishment. 
C) Hospitalization is not an appropriate consequence for those who have committed violent crimes. 
D) No reason - it frequently is successful.

Question 10

Mrs.Lloyd was shocked when she learned of Julia's drinking.While she knew that Julia drank on occasion,she never expected that her 16-year-old daughter was drinking on a daily basis.What is unique about this scenario?

Accepted Answer

A) Mrs.Lloyd was aware that her daughter drank. 
B) Most parents overestimate their children's drug and alcohol use. 
C) While teenaged boys are likely to drink,teenaged girls rarely do. 
D) Nothing. 
A) Mrs.Lloyd was aware that her daughter drank. 
B) Most parents overestimate their children's drug and alcohol use. 
C) While teenaged boys are likely to drink,teenaged girls rarely do. 
D) Nothing.

Question 11

What is the importance of the Tarasoff case?

Accepted Answer

This ruling established the legal obliga

Question 12

Discuss three principles that are commonly used to define insanity.How is insanity most commonly defined today?

Accepted Answer

The M'Naghten Rule emphasizes not knowin

Question 13

Which of the following is an element of "milieu therapy"?

Accepted Answer

A) Systematic desensitization. 
B) Patients are encouraged to participate in making decisions. 
C) Teaching social skills and problem solving. 
D) Challenging irrational thoughts. 
A) Systematic desensitization. 
B) Patients are encouraged to participate in making decisions. 
C) Teaching social skills and problem solving. 
D) Challenging irrational thoughts.

Question 14

Name and briefly describe the three subcategories of preventive interventions.

Accepted Answer

Universal: efforts aimed at influencing

Question 15

What do the National Association for Mental Health,the National Association for Retarded Citizens,and the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)have in common?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Emergency hospitalization without a commitment hearing is permitted when

Accepted Answer

A) a judge declares that imminent danger exists. 
B) the person to be hospitalized has a criminal history. 
C) the person to be hospitalized is found to be insane. 
D) a physician signs a formal statement saying that imminent danger exists. 
A) a judge declares that imminent danger exists. 
B) the person to be hospitalized has a criminal history. 
C) the person to be hospitalized is found to be insane. 
D) a physician signs a formal statement saying that imminent danger exists.

Question 17

Efforts at reducing racism as a means of preventing mental illness would be a(n)________ intervention.

Accepted Answer

A) universal 
B) selective 
C) indicated 
D) tertiary 
A) universal 
B) selective 
C) indicated 
D) tertiary

Question 18

The underlying basis of the insanity defense is

Accepted Answer

A) people who have a mental illness should not be punished. 
B) people who have a mental illness cannot ever form the intent needed to commit a crime,so shouldn't be punished. 
C) some people who have a mental illness are not able to fully comprehend their behavior,so are not able to form the needed intent for a crime,so should not be punished. 
D) even if they had the required intent for a crime,the mentally ill still shouldn't be punished. 
A) people who have a mental illness should not be punished. 
B) people who have a mental illness cannot ever form the intent needed to commit a crime,so shouldn't be punished. 
C) some people who have a mental illness are not able to fully comprehend their behavior,so are not able to form the needed intent for a crime,so should not be punished. 
D) even if they had the required intent for a crime,the mentally ill still shouldn't be punished.

Question 19

What factors increase the risk of violence in someone with mental illness?

Accepted Answer

A history of violent behavior,

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) Daycare. 
B) Penal systems. 
C) Private schools. 
D) Social security. 
A) Daycare. 
B) Penal systems. 
C) Private schools. 
D) Social security.

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

Which of the following changed with the Federal Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984?

What is the goal of school-based drug and alcohol education programs?

Although the majority of currently disordered persons shows no tendency toward violence,an increased risk of violence is likely among those who

The ruling that came to be known as "duty to warn" was also called the __________ decision.

Why is it important to prevent teen alcohol use?

The concepts of universal,selective,and indicated interventions were widely used by

What was unusual about the Hinckley case?

Why should defense lawyers be cautious about using the insanity defense?

Mrs.Lloyd was shocked when she learned of Julia's drinking.While she knew that Julia drank on occasion,she never expected that her 16-year-old daughter was drinking on a daily basis.What is unique about this scenario?

What is the importance of the Tarasoff case?

Discuss three principles that are commonly used to define insanity.How is insanity most commonly defined today?

Which of the following is an element of "milieu therapy"?

Name and briefly describe the three subcategories of preventive interventions.

What do the National Association for Mental Health,the National Association for Retarded Citizens,and the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)have in common?

Emergency hospitalization without a commitment hearing is permitted when

Efforts at reducing racism as a means of preventing mental illness would be a(n)________ intervention.

The underlying basis of the insanity defense is

What factors increase the risk of violence in someone with mental illness?

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

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Exam 17: Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

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

Which of the following changed with the Federal Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984?

What is the goal of school-based drug and alcohol education programs?

Although the majority of currently disordered persons shows no tendency toward violence,an increased risk of violence is likely among those who

The ruling that came to be known as "duty to warn" was also called the __________ decision.

Why is it important to prevent teen alcohol use?

The concepts of universal,selective,and indicated interventions were widely used by

What was unusual about the Hinckley case?

Why should defense lawyers be cautious about using the insanity defense?

Mrs.Lloyd was shocked when she learned of Julia's drinking.While she knew that Julia drank on occasion,she never expected that her 16-year-old daughter was drinking on a daily basis.What is unique about this scenario?

What is the importance of the Tarasoff case?

Discuss three principles that are commonly used to define insanity.How is insanity most commonly defined today?

Which of the following is an element of "milieu therapy"?

Name and briefly describe the three subcategories of preventive interventions.

What do the National Association for Mental Health,the National Association for Retarded Citizens,and the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)have in common?

Emergency hospitalization without a commitment hearing is permitted when

Efforts at reducing racism as a means of preventing mental illness would be a(n)________ intervention.

The underlying basis of the insanity defense is

What factors increase the risk of violence in someone with mental illness?

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

Abnormal Psychology: an Overview

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

Therapy

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