Since its inception in the 1960s, the impact of deinstitutionalization has been to ____

a. reduce the need for community supports when mental patients are discharged
b. decrease by 75 percent the number of people in institutions
c. increase by 75 percent the average number of patients committed during the past 30 years
d. virtually eliminate the homeless mentally ill


b

Psychology

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a. triangulation b. covariation c. validation d. imputation

Psychology

_______________ goals involve the effort to avoid unpleasant experiences

A) Avoidance B) Performance C) Mastery D) Learning

Psychology

Beatrice is hit on the head rather hard and suffers a concussion and retrograde amnesia. Which of the following statements is false?

A. Beatrice would have temporary loss of memory from before the head trauma. B. Beatrice would have permanent loss of memory immediately prior to the head trauma. C. Beatrice would experience slow recovery of lost memories. D. Beatrice would have trouble forming new episodic memories.

Psychology

In the context of techniques that help overcome depression, loneliness, and social anxiety, ________ techniques trigger the most dramatic and immediate behavior changes.

A. coercive B. psychoanalytic C. social skills training D. explanatory style therapy

Psychology