Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Based on the best available data, 20% of youth in the United States currently suffer from a mental or behavioral disorder.
2. One of the strengths of defining abnormality based on degree of impairment is that it takes into account the distress of those around the individual.
3. The DSM-5 definition of mental disorder highlights how disorders are dependent on the relationships between people and do not merely exist within the diagnosed individual.
1. False
2. False
3. False
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Which of the following statements describes how socioeconomic issues affect male clients?
A. People without the means to achieve success in socially acceptable ways tend to be controlled throughout their lives. B. Having limited resources increases feelings of masculinity and the desire to control. C. Gang involvement often results from a desire to be accepted into a group. D. Money and wealth bring a sense of power, which typically leads to sexism and violence.
Proponents of other addictions:
(a) point to the similarity of signs and symptoms with other addictions and those behaviors already considered additive such as those with AODs (b) point to the numbers of individuals attending Twelve-Step programs (c) maintain that many individuals have been helped to organize their thinking about dysfunctional behavior by the concept of other addictions (d) all of the above
Mental health professionals who are frustrated with the restrictions placed on reimbursement by managed care:
a) Are allowed to modify diagnoses to meet diagnostic criteria in order to obtain services for clients who cannot pay for them b) Must make treatment decisions on the basis of eligibility for reimbursement c) Must appeal denials of care to the managed care company d) All of the above e) None of the above
A student with a specific learning disability is defined as one who may be experiencing difficulties in:
a. Reading comprehension b. Social development c. Concentration d. Task completion