Chapter 1

Question 1

Mental Health

Answer 1

state of emotional, psychological, and social wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective behavior and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional stability; dynamic, ever-changing state

Question 2

DSM-5

Answer 2

outline specific diagnostic criteria for each based on clinical experience and research

Question 3

asylum

Answer 3

refuge or haven offering protection at institution where people had been beaten, whipped, and starved because they were mentally ill

Question 4

Dorothy Dix

Answer 4

she advocated shelter, nutritious food, and warm clothing for those whose mentally ill

Question 5

first psychotropic drugs to be developed

Answer 5

Clorpromazine (Thorazine) - antipsychotic drug

Lithium - antianxiety

Question 6

deinstitutionalization

Answer 6

• deliberate shift from institutional care in hospitals to community facilities
• decreasing long-term stays and developed community-based services (emergency care, screening, education, partial hospitalization)

Question 7

revolving door

Answer 7

caused by deinstitutionalization; although people with severe and persistent mental illness have shorter hospital stays, they are admitted to hospitals more frequently