Deck 1: The History of Mental Health Care

Question 1

The introduction of ___________ in the 1950s led to the deinstitutionalization of many mentally ill individuals.

A)Psychotherapeutic drugs
B)Community mental health clinics
C)Residential treatment centers
D)State mental health facilities

Answer 1

Psychotherapeutic drugs

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the disorder that was first recognized in veterans following the Korean and Vietnam Wars?

A)Depression
B)Bipolar disorder
C)Post-traumatic stress disorder
D)Paranoid schizophrenic disorder

Answer 2

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Question 3

In the late 1980s,government funding for mental health care dwindled,and most insurance companies __________ coverage for psychiatric care.

A)Withdrew
B)Increased
C)Decreased
D)Added

Answer 3

Withdrew

Question 4

In the 1930s,what mental health disorder was electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)most often used to treat?

A)Schizophrenia
B)Bipolar disorder
C)Severe depression
D)Violent behavior

Question 5

As a direct result of Clifford Beers' work and book,A Mind That Found Itself,the Committee for Mental Hygiene was formed in 1909 with a focus on prevention of mental illness and:

A)Early detection of symptoms of mental illness
B)Education of caregivers
C)Current treatment options
D)Removing the stigma attached to mental illness

Question 6

Which of the following persons has the greatest risk for developing ineffective coping behaviors?

A)The middle-aged man whose diet is high in saturated fat and who has a 20-year history of tobacco use
B)The single 30-year-old female facing the death of her father
C)The 19-year-old college student with a family history of schizophrenia
D)The 9-year-old whose parents are nurturing but provide chores and responsibilities

Question 7

The belief of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato that the rational soul controlled the irrational soul could be compared with the belief of the more recent psychological theorist:

A)Freud
B)Pinel
C)Fisher
D)Rush

Question 8

During the mid-1500s,behaviors associated with mental illness were more accurately recorded by professionals.This practice led to ______________ for different abnormal behaviors.

A)Classifications
B)Diagnosing
C)Treatment
D)Education

Question 9

The Omnibus Budget Reform Act (OBRA)of 1987 prevented the housing of people with chronic mental illness in:

A)Nursing homes
B)State mental health facilities
C)Residential treatment centers
D)Homeless shelters

Question 10

In the early twentieth century,a frontal lobotomy was a common treatment for violent behaviors.Which description of this procedure is accurate?

A)A procedure that delivers an electrical stimulus to the frontal lobes of the brain
B)A surgical procedure that drills holes in the front of the skull to drain fluid
C)A surgical procedure that severs the frontal lobes of the brain from the thalamus
D)A surgical procedure that inserts implants into the frontal lobes of the brain

Question 11

In the early 1960s,a committee appointed by President John F.Kennedy recommended the development of a new approach to the way mental health care was administered,with an emphasis on the introduction of:

A)Psychotherapeutic drugs
B)State mental health care systems
C)Community mental health centers
D)Deinstitutionalization of patients

Question 12

In 1949,an Australian physician discovered which therapy to be an effective treatment for bipolar (manic-depressive)illness?

A)Insulin therapy
B)Water/ice therapy
C)Lithium carbonate therapy
D)Electroconvulsive therapy

Question 13

The National Mental Health Act of 1946 provided a means for funding of programs that promote research on mental health and:

A)Development of mental health clinics in the community
B)Training of mental health professionals
C)Treatment for veterans suffering from mental health disorders
D)Educating the public about mental illness

Question 14

During the 1930s,what common treatment for schizophrenia caused clients to fall into a coma that could last as long as 50 hours?

A)Electroconvulsive therapy
B)Insulin therapy
C)Humoral therapy
D)Amphetamine therapy

Question 15

In 2006,the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)conducted a comprehensive survey and grading of state mental health care for adults and learned that the overall grade for care was:

A)"A"
B)"B"
C)"C"
D)"D"

Question 16

In 1841,_______________ surveyed asylums,jails,and almshouses throughout the United States,Canada,and Scotland and is credited with bringing about public awareness and reform for the care of the mentally ill.

A)Sigmund Freud
B)John Cade
C)Florence Nightingale
D)Dorothea Dix

Question 17

The Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 was one of the most progressive mental health bills in the history of the United States,but its enactment was interrupted by the:

A)Election of a new president
B)Appointment of a new Surgeon General
C)Rapid expansion of community centers
D)National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)surveys

Question 18

In 1937,Congress passed the Hill-Burton Act,which was significant for the treatment of mental health because it funded:

A)Research on drugs for the treatment of mental health disorders
B)Training of mental health professionals
C)Construction of psychiatric units in facilities throughout North America
D)Development of community mental health clinics

Question 19

During the latter part of the eighteenth century,psychiatry became a separate branch of medicine,and inhumane treatment was greatly diminished by the French hospital director:

A)Dix
B)Beers
C)Pinel
D)Carter

Question 20

Which class of drugs was introduced in the 1930s for the treatment of depression?

A)SSRIs
B)Tricyclic antidepressants
C)MAOIs
D)Amphetamines

Question 21

The humoral theory of disease embraced by Hippocrates required a balance of which elements? (Select all that apply. )

A)Fire
B)Water
C)Light
D)Air
E)Earth

Question 22

Mental health is said to be influenced by which of the following factors? (Select all that apply. )

A)Diet and nutritional intake
B)Inherited characteristics
C)Activities of daily living
D)Childhood nurturing
E)Life circumstances

Question 23

During the middle ages,mentally ill patients often were burned at the stake and were greatly mistreated.In an attempt to treat mentally ill people more humanely,Bethlehem Hospital,more commonly called ___________,was created.

Question 24

In the early 1900s the first theory of mental illness that showed behavior could be changed is attributed to:

A)Beers
B)Dix
C)Freud
D)Pinel

Question 25

Which aspects of adult mental health care systems did the National Alliance on Mental Illness survey focus on? (Select all that apply. )

A)Availability of care
B)Access to care
C)Regulation of medications
D)Increased funding