What is the definition of incidence and prevalence? Give examples ...

[Jramos095]

What is the definition of incidence and prevalence? Give examples of when it might be best to know each one of these when working with youth with mental health issues.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Exorcism involves ____.
 
  a. increasing one's activity level to help recover from a mental illness
  b. chipping a hole in the skull of a person believed to be possessed by demons
  c. conducting a religious ceremony over a person to cast out evil spirits
  d. examining the brains of people who have severe mental disorders

[mk6555]

Answer to Question 1

 Incidence  current number of cases in a given population
 Prevalence  rate at which new cases are identified
 Examples  could potentially identify if a particular disorder is being diagnosed at a higher rate due to a number of factors (e.g., environmental toxins, revised definitions, etc.); can compare prevalence to incidence to identify trends; can identify pockets of different disorders which could lead to possible etiology and where to focus prevention and treatment efforts

Answer to Question 2

C

[Jramos095]

Excellent

[kjohnson]

Gracias!