Author Question: What factor had the greatest impact on the limited success of the deinstitutionalization of the ... (Read 55 times)

kshipps · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

What factor had the greatest impact on the limited success of the deinstitutionalizat ion of the mentally ill population?

a. The initiative was never funded by the federal government.
b. The mentally ill population found it too difficult to function autonomously.
c. Community support systems were unprepared to provide the required services.
d. The communities were biased against having the mentally ill living among them.

Question 2

What is the primary event that results in many eccentric individuals being initially di-agnosed with a psychiatric disorder?

a. They commit a crime and are incarcerated.
b. They become both homeless and destitute.
c. They are unable to meet their own physical needs.
d. There is proof that they are a danger to themselves or others.

trampas · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
During deinstitutionalizat ion, federal dollars were designated for community mental health facilities; however, the enacted legislation was never funded. The effects of the other options would have been directly related to the lack of sufficient funding.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The family may describe the person's behavior as odd or eccentric without realizing or being willing to admit that the family member has a psychiatric illness that needs professional help. The family generally seeks treatment for the ill member when the behavior becomes ir-rational, threatening, assaultive, or self-destructive. Although the remaining options are char-acteristic of mental illness, they are generally not sufficient to warrant a mental illness diag-nosis.