MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 1 LATEST
UPDATE VERIFIED QUESTIONS &
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS GRADED
A+
Professional Academic Assistance Services
What is an Asylum? - Answer: A safe refuge or haven offering
protection at institutions where people had been whipped,
beaten, and starved because they were mentally ill.
[ch1]
Who formulated the concept of Asylums? - Answer: -Philippe
Pinel in France and William Tuke in England---formulated the
concept of asylum; this movement began the moral treatment
of the mentally ill.
{1790s, period of enlightenment concerning persons with
mental illness began.}
[ch1]
Who brought that concept of asylums to the united states? -
Answer: Dorothea Dix
,instrumental in opening 32 state hospitals that offered asylum
[ch1]
What does the term Boarding mean? - Answer: It's when
patients are often kept in the ED while waiting to see if the crisis
deescalates or until an inpatient bed can be located or becomes
available.
"Issues and concerns r/t Mental Illness in the 21st Century"
[ch1]
What is Case management? and what's its purpose? - Answer: -
Management of care on a case-by-case basis. PT assigned to a
case manager, who coordinates all types of care.
- Effort to provide necessary services while containing cost.
Designed to decrease fragmented care, eliminate unneeded
overlap of services, provide care in the least restrictive
environment, and decrease costs for the insurers.
[ch1]
What is Deinstitutionalization? - Answer: Deliberate shift from
institutional care in state hospitals to community facilities.
-This led to the "Revolving door" effect
,[ch1]
What is the purpose of Supplemental security income (SSI) and
Social Security disability income (SSDI)? - Answer: federal
legislation passed to provide an income for disabled persons
[ch1]
What do we know about the DSM-5? - Answer: Taxonomy
published by the American Psychiatric Association
-Purposes:
*Standardize nomenclature and language
*Present defining characteristics or symptoms
*Assist in identifying the underlying causes of mental illness
[ch1]
The DSM-5 also Allows the practitioner to identify all factors
that relate to a client's condition like? - Answer: -Major
psychiatric disorders
-Medical conditions
-Psychosocial and environmental problems
[ch1]
, The DSM-5 Taxonomy was published by the American Nurses
Association? T/F. - Answer: FALSE.
American Psychiatric
Association
[ch1]
What is the purpose of the DSM-5? - Answer: -Standardize
nomenclature and language
-Present defining characteristics or symptoms
-Assist in identifying the underlying causes of
disorders
[ch1]
What is Managed care? - Answer: Concept designed to control
the balance between the quality of care provided and the cost
of that care. PTs receive care based on need rather than on
request (Managed care began in the early 1970s).
[ch1]
Utilization review firms/managed care organizations developed
UPDATE VERIFIED QUESTIONS &
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS GRADED
A+
Professional Academic Assistance Services
What is an Asylum? - Answer: A safe refuge or haven offering
protection at institutions where people had been whipped,
beaten, and starved because they were mentally ill.
[ch1]
Who formulated the concept of Asylums? - Answer: -Philippe
Pinel in France and William Tuke in England---formulated the
concept of asylum; this movement began the moral treatment
of the mentally ill.
{1790s, period of enlightenment concerning persons with
mental illness began.}
[ch1]
Who brought that concept of asylums to the united states? -
Answer: Dorothea Dix
,instrumental in opening 32 state hospitals that offered asylum
[ch1]
What does the term Boarding mean? - Answer: It's when
patients are often kept in the ED while waiting to see if the crisis
deescalates or until an inpatient bed can be located or becomes
available.
"Issues and concerns r/t Mental Illness in the 21st Century"
[ch1]
What is Case management? and what's its purpose? - Answer: -
Management of care on a case-by-case basis. PT assigned to a
case manager, who coordinates all types of care.
- Effort to provide necessary services while containing cost.
Designed to decrease fragmented care, eliminate unneeded
overlap of services, provide care in the least restrictive
environment, and decrease costs for the insurers.
[ch1]
What is Deinstitutionalization? - Answer: Deliberate shift from
institutional care in state hospitals to community facilities.
-This led to the "Revolving door" effect
,[ch1]
What is the purpose of Supplemental security income (SSI) and
Social Security disability income (SSDI)? - Answer: federal
legislation passed to provide an income for disabled persons
[ch1]
What do we know about the DSM-5? - Answer: Taxonomy
published by the American Psychiatric Association
-Purposes:
*Standardize nomenclature and language
*Present defining characteristics or symptoms
*Assist in identifying the underlying causes of mental illness
[ch1]
The DSM-5 also Allows the practitioner to identify all factors
that relate to a client's condition like? - Answer: -Major
psychiatric disorders
-Medical conditions
-Psychosocial and environmental problems
[ch1]
, The DSM-5 Taxonomy was published by the American Nurses
Association? T/F. - Answer: FALSE.
American Psychiatric
Association
[ch1]
What is the purpose of the DSM-5? - Answer: -Standardize
nomenclature and language
-Present defining characteristics or symptoms
-Assist in identifying the underlying causes of
disorders
[ch1]
What is Managed care? - Answer: Concept designed to control
the balance between the quality of care provided and the cost
of that care. PTs receive care based on need rather than on
request (Managed care began in the early 1970s).
[ch1]
Utilization review firms/managed care organizations developed
