A. they have been stabilized through drug therapy; their condition deteriorates once again because of inadequate out patient care
B. they run out of funds to pay for hospitalization, they once again can afford it
C. they have been cured of their disorder, they develop another disorder
D. they no longer want to be hospitalized; they voluntarily re-commit themselves
Related Mcqs:
- In a study by David Rosenhan (1973) researchers were admitted as patients into various mental hospitals after they falsely claimed to be “hearing voices.” This study best illustrated the negative effects of: __________?
A. linkage analysis.
B. the medical model.
C. hallucinations.
D. diagnostic lobels - Biological models of mental disorders explain mental illness as resulting from which of the following factors?
A. Biochemical imbalance
B. Genetic predisposition
C. Familial transmission
D. Brain defects
E. All of the above - Which models explains that psychological disorders develop when people with some vulnerability to mental illness experience proximal stressors?
A. Diathesis-stress model
B. Attachment model
C. Psychodynamic model
D. Cognitive-behavioral model - College students were asked to pretend that they were accused murders. Under hypnosis, the typically expressed a second personality when prompted to do so by the examining psychiatrist. This most strongly suggests that dissociative identity disorder may involve:
A. unconscious fear.
B. feelings of ambivalence.
C. low self-esteem.
D. role-playing. - Which type of mental illness is most resistant to change?
A. Personality disorders
B. Eating disorders
C. Anxiety disorders
D. Schizophrenia - Which of the following psychologists is MOST deal with the most severe mental health problems?
A. clinical psychologist
B. research psychologist
C. school psychologist
D. counselling psychologist - All of the following are drug therapies for mental illness EXCEPT:
A. Anitmanics
B. Antidepressants
C. Antihistamines
D. Antipsychotics - In terms of the early parent-child relationship in the development of mental illness, which of the following accurately explains how contemporary psychodynamic models differ to that of Freud?
A. Contemporary models focus more on interpersonal relationships than on intrapsychic conflict.
B. Contemporary models focus on the unconscious internal desires and motivations of the child.
C. Contemporary models focus on how the child negotiates his/her unconscious internal desires and motivations as s/he progresses through the early relationship with his/her parents.
D. None of the above. - A delude Scotsman, Daniel M’Naughten, tried to assassinate a government official in 1843.He was sent to a mental hospital rather than to a prison because he was judge to: ___________?
A. be mainic
B. be insane.
C. be depressed
D. neurotic - For which type of mental illness is there considerable evidence than it is caused by biological factors and little to no evidence that it is caused by psychosocial factors?
A. Bipolar disorder
B. Panic disorder
C. Schizophrenia
D. a and c
