Author Question: Which of the following factors are most likely to contribute to homelessness? a. Domestic ... (Read 78 times)

cagreen833 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which of the following factors are most likely to contribute to homelessness?

a. Domestic violence and substance abuse
b. Scarcity of support systems and recent job loss
c. Shortage of affordable housing and insufficient income
d. Substance abuse and serious mental illness

Question 2

Which of the following best summarizes the symptoms of a person with bipolar disorder?

a. Chronic, unrealistic, and exaggerated worry about life
b. Ongoing hallucinations and delusions
c. Changes in mood from depression to mania
d. A persistent abnormally elevated or irritable mood

carlsona147 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The text addresses three broad factors: (1) shortage of affordable housing, (2) insufficient income, and (3) scarcity of supportive services as societal conditions that contribute to homelessness rather than cause homelessness. Domestic abuse, substance abuse, and serious mental illness are not identified as the broad factor contributing to homelessness.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Bipolar disorder refers to a group of mood disorders that present with changes in mood from depression to mania. The depressed phase is manifested by symptoms seen in major depressive disorder. The manic phase is characterized by a persistent abnormally elevated or irritable mood, impaired judgment, flight of ideas, pressured speech, grandiosity, distractibility, excessive involvement in goal-directed activities, few hours sleeping, and impulsivity. These symptoms may co-occur with psychotic features, such as hallucinations and delusions. Generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by chronic, unrealistic, and exaggerated worry and tension about one or more life circumstances lasting 6 months or longer.