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After teaching a class to a group of nursing students about the historical perspectives of mental health care, the instructor determines that the group has understood the information when they identify which of the following as a common belief about
 
  mental illness during the medieval period?
  A) Mental illness in an individual was the result of being possessed by demons.
  B) A person was removed from a contaminated environment to protect him or her.
  C) Exorcisms were used as primary mode of treatment to cleanse the person of his or her sins.
  D) The focus was on moral treatment to promote the individual's safety and comfort.

Question 2

Which of the following combinations is significantly associated with the frequency and severity of suicide attempts among adolescents?
 
  a. schizophrenia, depression, and alcohol abuse
  b. conduct disorder, depression, and substance abuse
  c. schizophrenia, alcohol abuse, and school phobia
  d. antisocial personality disorder, mania, and alcohol abuse



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B
Although conduct disorder may be one of the most common psychological findings among adolescent suicide victims, the not unusual combination of conduct disorder, depression, and substance abuse is significantly associated with the frequency and severity of suicide attempts. Completed suicide in this group was found to be associated with access to firearms.



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