Question 1

All of the following distinguish community psychology from clinical psychology EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

While community psychologists may work with groups, they also work with individuals. Clinical psychology focuses more specifically on treating individuals with mental health issues, whereas community psychology emphasizes the importance of addressing social and structural factors that impact individual and community well-being.

Question 2

Primary prevention programs seek to __________,secondary prevention programs aim to __________ and tertiary programs aim to __________.

Accepted Answer

Primary prevention programs aim to reduce the incidence of a disorder by promoting healthy behaviors and reducing risk factors. Secondary prevention programs aim to limit the duration of an established disorder and reduce disability resulting from it. Tertiary prevention programs aim to limit the severity of a disorder that has occurred and prevent relapse, recurrence, and complications. Therefore, choice B is the best answer as it correctly matches the goals of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention programs.

Question 3

All of the following are considered central mechanisms that can help people cope with adversity EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

While aerobic exercise can certainly be a helpful coping mechanism, it is not considered a central mechanism for coping with adversity. The other options listed are all recognized as central mechanisms for coping with adversity.

Question 4

What is resilience?

Accepted Answer

Resilience refers to the ability to positively adapt to significant adversity through the interaction of risk and protective factors. It is not simply the ability to persist at difficult tasks or protect oneself from risk factors, but rather the ability to bounce back from adverse situations and continue to thrive despite adversity. The enhancement of grit and flexibility in problem-solving may be components of resilience, but they do not fully capture its complexity.

Question 5

Community psychology is necessary for prevention for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

The statement "Group therapy has been shown to be more effective than individual therapy" is not a reason why community psychology is necessary for prevention. The other options all provide reasons why prevention is important, including the fact that no treatment is 100% effective, there are not enough professionals to treat everyone, and treatment services have not effectively reduced rates of disease in populations.

Question 6

Katie's high school is involved in a special program designed to encourage the students to practice safe sex so as to reduce the likelihood of pregnancy and STIs.This program is an example of

Accepted Answer

A universal prevention program is designed to prevent a problem before it starts, and is aimed at everyone within a given population, in this case, all high school students, regardless of their level of risk. The safe sex program in Katie's high school is designed to encourage all students to practice safe sex, making it a universal prevention program.

Question 7

The Canadian Institute for Health Information recommends an ecological approach to mental health promotion,encouraging government to

Accepted Answer

The Canadian Institute for Health Information recommends an ecological approach to mental health promotion that includes implementing strategies at individual, community, and societal levels. This option is the only one that includes all three levels of intervention recommended by the institute.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a protective factor for mental health?

Accepted Answer

Education at a private school may provide advantages and opportunities, but it is not necessarily a protective factor for mental health. Protective factors are typically personal qualities or resources that help individuals navigate challenges and promote resilience against mental health problems. The other options listed - positive role models, aspirations and planning for the future, parental monitoring, and attractiveness to peers and adults - are all protective factors that have been identified in research.

Question 9

The more general risk factors for poor mental health that __________ an individual has,the more an individual is to disorder.

Accepted Answer

The word "vulnerable" fits the sentence grammatically and semantically. It means "susceptible to emotional or mental harm." The sentence is saying that the more general risk factors for poor mental health that an individual has, the more vulnerable that individual is to disorder. The other possible answer choices do not fit the sentence as well.

Question 10

The four key characteristics of mental health promotion,identified by Cowen (1996)are:

Accepted Answer

Cowen (1996) identified four key characteristics of mental health promotion as being proactive (focusing on prevention rather than treatment), population-focused (targeting entire communities or populations rather than individuals), multi-dimensional (addressing multiple aspects of mental health and well-being), and ongoing (not a one-time event, but rather a continuous effort). Option A accurately includes all four of these characteristics. Options B, C, D, and E are either missing or incorrectly include some of the key characteristics.

Question 11

Which of the following is a personal characteristic that has often been associated with personal resilience?

Accepted Answer

An internal locus of control, or the belief that one has control over their own life and can shape their own outcomes, has been consistently linked to personal resilience.

Question 12

Community psychology had its roots in

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Prevention programs that target participants on the basis of known risk factors for certain mental health problems (which can be "internal" or external to the participant)are called

Accepted Answer

Selective prevention programs are designed to target individuals who have known risk factors for certain mental health problems. These risk factors can be internal (such as genetics or family history) or external (such as adverse childhood experiences or socioeconomic disadvantages). By focusing on individuals who are at higher risk for developing mental health problems, selective prevention programs aim to prevent or mitigate the onset and impact of these problems before they become more severe.

Question 14

In developing a disease prevention program,researchers working from a Public Health approach tend to focus on three components of the disease: characteristics of the __________,characteristics of the __________ and finally,the __________,or manner by which the disease is transmitted.

Accepted Answer

The Public Health approach to developing a disease prevention program focuses on the characteristics of the host (person or animal carrying the disease), characteristics of the environment (the setting in which the disease is transmitted), and characteristics of the agent (the organism or substance causing the disease). This is often referred to as the "epidemiological triad" and is a foundational concept in public health. Choice A is the only option that includes all three components mentioned in the question.

Question 15

The public health approach is characterized by all of the following steps EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

The public health approach is characterized by identifying the disease, developing prevention programs, focusing on the person/environment/agent, and developing a theory of the course of development of the disease. However, encouraging effective coping strategies is not necessarily a step in the public health approach. While coping strategies may be helpful for individuals affected by the disease, they are not necessarily a part of the broader approach to preventing and controlling the disease at a population level.

Question 16

The local high school has a program that attempts to provide teens with strategies to cope with peer pressures to drink and use drugs.This approach would be characteristic of

Accepted Answer

The program described focuses on prevention through the promotion of healthy behaviors and coping strategies, which is a characteristic of the public health approach. Campaigning typically involves more targeted messaging and specific advocacy efforts. Drug education can cover a variety of approaches, but it typically involves the dissemination of information about the risks associated with substance use. Secondary prevention typically involves early identification and intervention for individuals who are already demonstrating risky behaviors, while tertiary prevention involves ongoing support and treatment for individuals who have already experienced negative consequences as a result of substance use.

Question 17

Well-being tends to be the focus of mental health

Accepted Answer

Well-being is focused on promoting mental health rather than just preventing or intervening with mental illness. Therefore, it falls under the category of mental health promotion.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

While significant progress has been made in identifying risk and protective factors for psychopathology, it is still difficult to connect specific factors with specific forms of abnormal behavior.

Question 19

According to the ecological perspective,mental health problems can be viewed as having

Accepted Answer

The ecological perspective recognizes that mental health problems have multiple levels of analysis, including individual, interpersonal, and societal factors. It considers the role of the environment in shaping behavior and mental health outcomes.

Question 20

Reducing stressors while preparing individuals to better cope with stressors is the focus of

Accepted Answer

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Quiz 18: Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community