Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
Self-Study Examination
Instructions: After studying the text answer the following true/false or multiple choice questions. Remember, there's only one answer to each question.
a) true b) false
a) social status b) fear of violence c) negative symptoms of mental illness d) homelessness
a) correlational research b) random sampling c) experimental research d) longitudinal studies
a) adolescent females b) individuals with schizophrenia c) young adult males d) older males
a) 5% b) 21% c) 12% d) 32%
a) virology b) neurology c) etiology d) epidemiology
a) prefrontal cortex b) parietal lobe c) cerebral cortex d) frontal lobe
a) parietal lobe b) amygdale c) hippocampus d) basal ganglia
a) simple and complex b) excitatory and inhibitory c) legand-gated and G protein-linked d) glutamate and neuroteptide
a) hallucination b) delusion c) psychosis d) impaired thought
a) agitation b) hallucinations c) loose associations d) anhedonia
a) 12% b) 15% c) 35% d) 40%
a) B.F. Skinner b) Erik Erikson c) Jean Piaget d) Konrad Lorenz
a) resilience b) protective factors c) adaptivity d) preventive factors
a) belief in the unconscious b) emphasis on ego-function c) role of past experiences d) a and b e) a and c
a) somatic factors b) efficacy-effectiveness gap c) controlled-monitoring effect d) artificial-reality gap
a) clinician bias b) social status c) stigma in the community d) lack of resources
a) the liberation movement b) empowerment c) reform movement d) self-help
a) a service model b) restoration of full functioning c) absence of symptoms d) meaning and purpose in one's life
a) Freud b) Erikson c) Bowlby d) Piaget
a) self-righting tendencies b) age and timing factors c) ego factors d) context
a) social b) cognitive c) educational d) developmental
a) conduct disorder b) ADHD c) social disorders d) learning and communication disorders
a) major depressive disorder b) dysthymia c) bipolar disorder d) reactive disorder
a) outpatient treatment b) inpatient treatment c) day treatment d) residential treatment
a) 20% b) 30% c) 60% d) 70%
a) Emotional support b) structure c) education d) a and c e) a and b
a) a systems approach b) a structured residential setting c) group therapy d) specialized service delivery
a) 30% b) 40% c) 50% d) 60%
a) serotonin b) acetylcholine c) norepinephrine d) dopamine
a) client anxiety b) avoidance behaviors c) availability of therapists d) cost
a) 10-15% b) 15-20% c) 20-25% d) 30%
a) impairment in judgment b) psychosis c) increased energy and creativity d) all of the above
a) personal orientation b) family support c) socioeconomic factors d) all of the above
a) leukemia b) agranulocytosis c) aplastic anemia d) hemochromatosis
a) reduction of inpatient hospital days b) housing c) employment d) community tenure
a) income b) health benefits c) supportive services d) housing
a) treating substance abuse first to determine the etiology of symptoms b) treating mental health issues first to end self-medicating use c) simultaneous, combined treatment d) inpatient treatment
a) 20% b) 23% c) 30% d) 33%
a) changes in the hippocampus b) decreased amount of stimulation c) depression d) normal aging process
a) lowered metabolism b) decreased physical activity c) taking multiple drugs d) physical effects of aging on organs
a) loss of spouse b) retirement c) educational level less than high school d) alcohol consumption
a) living below the poverty level b) with chronic illness c) without family support d) who are widowed
a) prescription drugs b) over-the-counter medications c) alcohol d) illicit drugs
a) carved-in mental health services b) carved-out mental health services
a) specialty mental health sector b) general/medical primary-care sector c) human services sector d) voluntary support network
a) stigma b) belief that the problem would go away c) difficulties in obtaining services d) cost
a) loss of productivity in usual activities b) loss of productivity because of premature death c) loss of productivity because of incarceration d) loss of productivity because of family-care giving needs
a) private insurance companies b) individuals c) federal government d) state government
a) charge higher premiums b) restrict services c) limit amount of visits d) incorporate cost-sharing policies
a) managed care b) fee for service c) public-sector insurance d) unmanaged fee for service
a) co-payments for mental-health care b) per episode limits on lengths of stay c) annual and lifetime limits on coverage d) high deductibles for mental-health care
a) reducing stigma b) fostering trust c) furthering individual autonomy d) all of the above
a) rural areas b) cognitive therapists c) severe and persistent mental illness d) older adults
a) preventive measures are in place b) care is managed c) evidence-based models are utilized d) there is public financing