Deck 5: Emerging Populations and Issues in Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Question 1

Approximately how many people worldwide are estimated to be dealing with depression?

A) 3.5 million
B) 35 million
C) 350 million
D) 3.5 billion

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The jobless rate for American adults with serious mental illness is approximately:

A) 40%.
B) 60%
C) 80%
D) Nearly twice that of people with disabilities in general

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following does NOT increase a child's likelihood of being diagnosed with a serious emotional disturbance?

A) Participation in interscholastic athletics
B) Residence in a low-income community
C) Homelessness
D) Involvement with the juvenile justice system

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Children and youth with serious emotional disturbances are ______ times more likely to drop out of school before graduating from high school than children and youth without serious emotional disturbances.

A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8

Question 5

Decreased life expectancies for individuals with serious mental illness have been attributed to all of the following except:

A) Higher rates of cigarette smoking than the general population
B) Higher rates of obesity
C) Higher rates of substance use disorders
D) Lack of therapeutic support groups in the community

Question 6

"The capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions" is known as:

A) Personal health self-efficacy
B) Health literacy
C) Health autonomy
D) Consumer empowerment

Question 7

Approximately ________ of offenders in the Federal corrections system have diagnosed mental health disorders.

A) 1.5%
B) 15%
C) 25%
D) 35% mental heal

Question 8

Approximately ________ of Federal offenders with mental health disorders have co-occurring substance use disorders.

A) One-fifth
B) One-fourth
C) One-third
D) One-half

Question 9

Pratt et al. (2014) described recovery as:

A) An unrealistic expectation for people with psychiatric disabilities
B) The cornerstone of psychiatric rehabilitation practice
C) An excuse for addicts to continue abusing substances
D) A never-ending cycle of relapses and remissions

Question 10

An integrated system that guides and tracks patients through a comprehensive array of services spanning all levels of intensity of care is known as:

A) Holistic psychiatric rehabilitation
B) A therapeutic community
C) Continuum of care
D) The clubhouse model

Question 11

Discuss several reasons why employers may be reluctant to hire workers with psychiatric disabilities.

Question 12

What are several reasons given for the high rate of substance use disorders among people with psychiatric disabilities?