What does Torrey see as the difference between "mental health" issues and "mental illness"? How does he believe interventions should differ in these cases?

What will be an ideal response?


In Torrey's view, mental health issues are the troubles experienced by the "worried well" who suffer from quality of life and emotional problems. He suggests that these people should be served using private resources, with public resources being reserved for the mentally ill, who suffer from serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, manic depression, and brain-related disorders.

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According to the text, the first step in persuading a decision-maker to initiate a macro change is to:

A) ?Allow time to discuss, mull over, and answer decision-makers' questions B) ?Articulate the problem clearly and succinctly C) ?Summarize any progress you have made with the decision-makers and any agreement regarding how to proceed D) ?State your macro change proposal

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Power in the client-worker relationship is generally equal

A) ?True B) ?False

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Under relative definitions of poverty:

a) more people are defined as poor b) fewer people are defined as poor c) relative and absolute definitions are equivalent d) the standard for defining poverty remains constant

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Following the planning meeting, the case manager should meet with which individual first?

A. The client B. A supervisor C. The head of the panel D. The head of the agency/agencies that will be providing treatment to the client

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