Test Bank Foundations of Mental Health
Care 8th Edition by Morrison & Valfre
(ISBN ) Complete Chapters Verified
Questions and Answers for Exam Prep 2026
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The belief of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato that the rational soul controlled the irrational
soul could be compared with the belief of the more recent psychological theorist: - answer-
Freud
During the mid-1500s, behaviors associated with mental illness were more accurately recorded
by professionals. This practice led to for different abnormal - answer-classifications
During the latter part of the 18th century, psychiatry became a separate branch of medicine,
and inhumane treatment was greatly diminished by the French hospital director: - answer-Pinel
In 1841 surveyed asylums, jails, and almshouses throughout the United States, Canada, and
Scotland and is credited with bringing about public awareness and reform for the care of the
mentally ill. - answer-Dorothea Dix
As a direct result of Clifford Beers' work and book, A Mind That Found Itself, the Committee for
Mental Hygiene was formed in 1909 with a focus on prevention of mental illness and: - answer-
removing the stigma attached to mental illness.
During the 1930s, what common treatment for schizophrenia caused clients to fall into a coma
that could last as long as 50 hours? - answer-insulin therapy
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,In the 1930s, what mental health disorder was electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) most often used
to treat? - answer-severe depression
In the early 20th century, a frontal lobotomy was a common treatment for violent behaviors.
Which description of this procedure is accurate? - answer-A surgical procedure that severs the
frontal lobes of the brain from the thalamus
In 1937, Congress passed the Hill-Burton Act, which was significant for the treatment of mental
health because it funded: - answer-Construction of psychiatric units in facilities throughout
North America
The National Mental Health Act of 1946 provided a means for funding of programs that
promote research on mental health and: - answer-Training of mental health professionals
Which of the following best describes the disorder that was first recognized in veterans
following the Korean and Vietnam Wars? - answer-post traumatic stress disorder
The introduction of in the 1950s led to the deinstitutionalization of many mentally ill
individuals. - answer-Psychotherapeutic drugs
In 1949, an Australian physician discovered which therapy to be an effective treatment for
bipolar (manic-depressive) illness? - answer-Lithium carbonate therapy
In the early 1960s, a committee appointed by President John F. Kennedy recommended the
development of a new approach to the way mental health care was administered, with an
emphasis on the introduction of: - answer-community mental health centers
The Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 was one of the most progressive mental health bills in
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, the history of the United States, but its enactment was interrupted by the: - answer-Election of
a new president
The Omnibus Budget Reform Act (OBRA) of 1987 prevented the housing of people with chronic
mental illness in: - answer-nursing homes
In the late 1980s, government funding for mental health care dwindled, and most insurance
companies coverage for psychiatric care. - answer-withdrew
In 2006, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) conducted a comprehensive survey and
grading of state mental health care for adults and learned that the overall grade for care was: -
answer-D
In the early 1900s the first theory of mental illness that showed behavior could be changed is
attributed to: - answer-Freud
The humoral theory of disease embraced by Hippocrates required a balance of which elements?
(Select all that apply.) - answer-fire, water, air, earth
Which aspects of adult mental health care systems did the National Alliance on Mental Illness
survey focus on? (Select all that apply.) - answer-Availability of care
Access to care
Increased funding
Chapter 02: Current Mental Health Care Systems Morrison-Valfre: Foundations of Mental
Health Care, 8th Edition
Mental health care is available under the universal health care system in Britain, which is
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Care 8th Edition by Morrison & Valfre
(ISBN ) Complete Chapters Verified
Questions and Answers for Exam Prep 2026
A+
The belief of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato that the rational soul controlled the irrational
soul could be compared with the belief of the more recent psychological theorist: - answer-
Freud
During the mid-1500s, behaviors associated with mental illness were more accurately recorded
by professionals. This practice led to for different abnormal - answer-classifications
During the latter part of the 18th century, psychiatry became a separate branch of medicine,
and inhumane treatment was greatly diminished by the French hospital director: - answer-Pinel
In 1841 surveyed asylums, jails, and almshouses throughout the United States, Canada, and
Scotland and is credited with bringing about public awareness and reform for the care of the
mentally ill. - answer-Dorothea Dix
As a direct result of Clifford Beers' work and book, A Mind That Found Itself, the Committee for
Mental Hygiene was formed in 1909 with a focus on prevention of mental illness and: - answer-
removing the stigma attached to mental illness.
During the 1930s, what common treatment for schizophrenia caused clients to fall into a coma
that could last as long as 50 hours? - answer-insulin therapy
1
,In the 1930s, what mental health disorder was electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) most often used
to treat? - answer-severe depression
In the early 20th century, a frontal lobotomy was a common treatment for violent behaviors.
Which description of this procedure is accurate? - answer-A surgical procedure that severs the
frontal lobes of the brain from the thalamus
In 1937, Congress passed the Hill-Burton Act, which was significant for the treatment of mental
health because it funded: - answer-Construction of psychiatric units in facilities throughout
North America
The National Mental Health Act of 1946 provided a means for funding of programs that
promote research on mental health and: - answer-Training of mental health professionals
Which of the following best describes the disorder that was first recognized in veterans
following the Korean and Vietnam Wars? - answer-post traumatic stress disorder
The introduction of in the 1950s led to the deinstitutionalization of many mentally ill
individuals. - answer-Psychotherapeutic drugs
In 1949, an Australian physician discovered which therapy to be an effective treatment for
bipolar (manic-depressive) illness? - answer-Lithium carbonate therapy
In the early 1960s, a committee appointed by President John F. Kennedy recommended the
development of a new approach to the way mental health care was administered, with an
emphasis on the introduction of: - answer-community mental health centers
The Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 was one of the most progressive mental health bills in
2
, the history of the United States, but its enactment was interrupted by the: - answer-Election of
a new president
The Omnibus Budget Reform Act (OBRA) of 1987 prevented the housing of people with chronic
mental illness in: - answer-nursing homes
In the late 1980s, government funding for mental health care dwindled, and most insurance
companies coverage for psychiatric care. - answer-withdrew
In 2006, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) conducted a comprehensive survey and
grading of state mental health care for adults and learned that the overall grade for care was: -
answer-D
In the early 1900s the first theory of mental illness that showed behavior could be changed is
attributed to: - answer-Freud
The humoral theory of disease embraced by Hippocrates required a balance of which elements?
(Select all that apply.) - answer-fire, water, air, earth
Which aspects of adult mental health care systems did the National Alliance on Mental Illness
survey focus on? (Select all that apply.) - answer-Availability of care
Access to care
Increased funding
Chapter 02: Current Mental Health Care Systems Morrison-Valfre: Foundations of Mental
Health Care, 8th Edition
Mental health care is available under the universal health care system in Britain, which is
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