Exam 3 Chap 11

Question 0

what percent of american adults have a mental illness

Answer 0

~26%

Question 1

mental illness

Answer 1

is the leading cause of disability in America

Question 2

mental health

Answer 2

emotional and social well being; psychological resources for dealing with day to day problems of life.

Question 3

mental illness

Answer 3

all diagnosable mental disorders

Question 4

mental disorders

Answer 4

health conditions characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior associated with distress and or impaired functioning.

Question 5

good mental health

Answer 5

function under adversity, ability to change and adapt, maintain control over tension and anxiety, find satisfaction in giving, love other.

Question 6

DSM-IV-TR

Answer 6

Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th Edition.

Question 7

classification of Mental Disorders

Answer 7

based on descriptions of behavioral signs and symptoms rather than clinical measurements

Question 8

causes of mental disorders

Answer 8

hereditary, environmental: pre/postnatal, maladaptive family dynamics, combination, others (war, terrorist attack, etc.), idiopathic.

Question 9

Stress

Answer 9

one’s psychological and physiological response to stressors

Question 10

models of stress

Answer 10

fight or flight, General Adaptation Syndrome

Question 11

managing stress

Answer 11

good nutrition, healthy social interactions, healthy environment, coping strategies

Question 12

colonial america mhc

Answer 12

cared for by family or private caretakers, population growth led to institution growth.

Question 13

19th century mhc

Answer 13

wealthy were well taken care of, poor went to poorhouses or asylums.

Question 14

Dorothea Dix

Answer 14

advocated for public hospitals providing decent care for indigents with mental illness

Question 15

1940 mhc

Answer 15

more than half a million were institutionalized.

Question 16

electroconculsive therapy

Answer 16

introduced in 1939 and is still used today

Question 17

1940 procedures

Answer 17

lobotomies

Question 18

National Mental Health Act of 1946

Answer 18

established the National Institute of Mental Health

Question 19

Era of deinstitutionalization

Answer 19

1950 to 1980 was propelled by economics, idealism, legal considerations, and antipsychotic drugs.

Question 20

Joint commission on mental illness and health

Answer 20

1961, recommended acute mental illness be treated in community based settings.

Question 21

Mental retardation facilities and community health centers

Answer 21

1963, fed government offered funding to states to run community mental health centers.

Question 22

primary prevention

Answer 22

falls on voluntary agencies like the National Mental Health Association

Question 23

secondary prevention

Answer 23

provide by private clinics, CMHCs, ERs, and various social service providers.

Question 24

tertiary prevention

Answer 24

psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, and psychiatric rehabilitation

Question 25

treatment goals

Answer 25

reduce symptoms, improve personal and social functioning, develop and strengthen coping skills, promote behaviors that improve life.

Question 26

psychotherapy

Answer 26

verbal communication to resolve issues and problems