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Jramos095

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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.
 
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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


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
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 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

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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