You have been asked to give a report on the mental hygiene movement and its foremost crusader, Dorothea Dix, who campaigned for more humane treatment of the insane. After mentioning all of her accomplishments, you note the unforeseen consequence of her efforts, namely,
a. a decrease in the number of mental patients in institutions, forcing many to close.
b. an increase in the number of mental patients, resulting in insufficient staff to care for them.
c. a change from custodial care to moral therapy for institutionalized patients.
d. more patients receiving psychotherapy and fewer receiving medication.
Question 2
After the mid 1800s, moral therapy declined as a treatment for the mentally ill in the United States because
a. the number of patients in mental institutions also declined.
b. immigrants caused an increase in the mental hospital population.
c. the number of people available to staff mental hospitals increased.
d. new biologically based treatments became available.
The movement of air and water in sandy soil.
Mental Status Examination
Mental Status Examination
Add movement to skin lifting by gently pulling it in a certain direction (e.g., up and forward) to ...
Shingles effleurage with hands parallel to the spine and to the direction of movement.
Molecular Movement