Describe the relationship between deinstitutionalization and homelessness. Given the current economic situation in the country, what sorts of changes, if any, do you foresee?

What will be an ideal response?


Deinstitutionalization refers to the release of mental patients from mental hospitals and their return to the community to develop more independent and fulfilling lives. The goal of deinstitutionalization has been only partly realized. Some former mental patients do live in well-run halfway houses. However, many deinstitutionalized patients end up living on the streets.

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a. about as common as children with no siblings. b. slightly less common than children with no siblings. c. slightly more common than children without siblings. d. far more common than children without siblings.

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The first step in the research process is ____

a. identifying an idea and searching the literature to form the research question b. forming a testable, refutable hypothesis based on current theories c. deciding which individuals should participate and how they should be recruited d. selecting a research and analytic strategy based on what is typically used

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The _____ nervous system connects the central nervous system to the body's organs and muscles.

A) peripheral B) somatic C) sympathetic D) parasympathetic

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According to the chapter Tokens Against Aggressionabout the use of a token economy in a psychiatric

hospital, a system in which tokens are earned for desired behavior that can be redeemed for rewards is called a: (a) operant contingency (b) token economy (c) reinforcement contingency (d) goods and exchange system

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