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Psych 365 - midterm 1 questions with // // // // // //




correct answers
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Define: biopsychosocial approach - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔biopsychosocial approach: a theoretical
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framework that takes into account biological, psychological, and
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social influences on health and illness
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How many Canadian adolescent and adults reported symptoms
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consistent with a diagnosis of a mental disorder (such as alcohol
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or illicit drug dependence, mood disorder, anxiety disorder)? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔1 in 10
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What is the estimated cost of mental illness to the Canadian
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society? - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔63 billion annually
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1) Is mental health problems higher in certain groups?
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2) What about Canadian military personnel - how many reported
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a mental disorder? how many believed the required mental
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health services? - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔1) Yes it is higher
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in certain groups ex. military
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2) 15% reported a mental disorder and 23% believed they
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require mental health services
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,In the USA, what were the numbers of people reported to have
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suffer from a mental disorder? What age groups? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔1 in 5 - to all age groups (children, adol, adults
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and older adults)
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Data from WHO found that....
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1) most mental disorders are overlooked or misdiagnosed and
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only a _____ percentage of those indvs who suffer from a mental
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disorder receive treatment
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2) regardless of the wealth or level of development of the
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country - mental health problems are ____ - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔1) only a small % receive treatment
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2) Neglected
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A study conducted on mortality rates in the USA found...
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At least 40% of fatalities were attributable to entirely ___/___
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factors - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔preventable or treatable
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factors
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WHO facts: //




1) At any given time, there are ____ million people suffering from
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mental, neurological and behav problems
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2) mental health problems are found in what countries?
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,3) Mental health problems ____ mortality
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4) There is ___ stigma associated with mental health problems vs
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physical health problems - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔1) 450
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million
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2) all countries
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3) increase mortality
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4) higher stigma
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1)What is MHCC? // //




2) What are their two messages to people living with a mental
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disorder? - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔MHCC = mental health
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commission of Canada
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1) A national non-profit organization designed to enhance the
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health and well being of those living with mental disorder by
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focusing national attention on mental health issues
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2) a) they have the right to receive services and support they
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need
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b) right to be treated with the same dignity and respect as those
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struggling to recover from any kind of illness
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Define: clinical utility - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔clinical utility:
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usefulness of assessment data to provide information that leads
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to a clinical outcome that is better (or faster/less expensive)
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than would be the case if the psychologist did not have the
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assessment data
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, Define: effectiveness - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔Effectiveness:
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evidence that a treatment has been shown to work in real-world
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conditions that emphasized internal validity
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Define: evidence-based practice - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔Evidence-based practice: a practice model that
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involves the synthesis of information drawn from research and
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systematically collected data on the patient in question, the
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clinician's professional experience, and the patient's preferences
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when considering health care options
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Define: meta-analysis - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔meta-analysis:
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a review technique by which groups of studies can be
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statistically combined and comapred
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Define: service evaluation - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔service
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evaluation: activities designed to examine whether or not
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services work
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Define: syndrome - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔Syndrome: group
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of symptoms that frequently occur
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Define: Clinical Psychology
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