Deck 6: Community Mental Health With Children and Youth

Question 1

Half of all lifetime cases of diagnosable mental illness begin by age 14.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The response to mental-health needs of children most often recommended today is

A)institutionalization
B)juvenile detention
C)psychotropic medication
D)residential treatment
E)system of care within the child's home community

Answer 2

system of care within the child's home community

Question 3

Children who are bullied are more likely than their peers to experience

A)anti-social personality disorders
B)anxiety disorders
C)attention deficit disorders
D)individualized education plays
E)poverty

Answer 3

anxiety disorders

Question 4

The third leading cause of death for youths between 10 and 24 is

A)accidents
B)malnutrition
C)neglect
D)physical child abuse
E)suicide

Question 5

More than half of children diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder are diagnosed with

A)adjustment disorder
B)anxiety disorder
C)Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder
D)depression
E)gender identity disorder

Question 6

The primary causes for most children's emotional, behavior, and learning problems are external factors related to neighborhood, family, school, and/or peer factors.

Question 7

Childhood abuse has little to no impact on subsequent adult substance abuse.

Question 8

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a safe option for children experiencing depression.

Question 9

Poor children are almost twice as likely as non-poor children to be diagnosed with a mental-health disorder.

Question 10

Prescribing selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors to children

A)happens more often with girls than boys
B)happens more often with middle-class or wealthy children
C)is effective as a treatment on its own, without including other forms of treatment
D)is never recommended for children
E)may increase the likelihood of suicidal thoughts or ideations