CRISIS INTERVENTION FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔A friend that reads a lot on the internet - ✔✔A mental illness can be diagnosed
based on behaviors and thinking evaluated by all of the following EXCEPT:
- Psychiatrist or psychologist
- A friend that reads a lot on the internet
- Licensed social worker or professional counselor
- Other qualified professionals
✔✔True - ✔✔The State of Texas defines "insanity" in the Penal Code, section 8.01, as
"An affirmative defense to prosecution, that at the time of the conduct charged, the
actor, as a result of severe mental disease or defect, did not know that his conduct was
wrong."
True or False
✔✔False - ✔✔If someone is believed to be "insane" in Texas, they cannot be arrested
or charged for a crime that they have committed.
True or False
✔✔All of the Above - ✔✔'Normal' behavior is:
- Whatever we as individuals decide it is
- The center of a statistical bell curve
- Essentially meaningless outside of statistical and mathematical solutions for "average"
- All of the above
✔✔True - ✔✔The majority of individuals with mental illness live productive lives, but
some individuals suffer severe mental illness with means severe impairments and limits
in one or more life activities (financial, occupational, social).
True or False
✔✔25 - ✔✔In 2017, Approximately, 1 in ____ adults in the U.S. experience a serious
mental illness in a given year that substantially interferes with one or more life activities.
-5
- 25
- 100
- 1,000
, ✔✔2/3 - ✔✔In 2017, statistics indicate that _____ of all people with a diagnosable
mental illness do not seek treatment.
- 1/3
- 2/3
- None of the above, everyone gets treatment if they can.
✔✔True - ✔✔Negative stereotypes (or stigmas) about people experiencing mental
health struggles can fuel fear, mistrust and reinforce distorted perceptions.
True or False
✔✔False - ✔✔Stigma or labeling never causes people to refuse treatment, or feel
isolated and embarrassed.
True or False
✔✔False - ✔✔There are numerous 'one-size-fits-all' treatments for mental illness that
are inexpensive and easy to access.
True or False
✔✔Extreme weight gain, severe constipation, sexual dysfunction and the risk of
neurological damage - ✔✔Medications used to control the symptoms of many mental
illnesses have unpleasant side effects. Select the answer that most accurately
describes some of those effects.
- Athletes foot, bankruptcy, bed bugs, and change in skin pigmentation.
- Extreme weight gain, severe constipation, sexual dysfunction and the risk of
neurological damage.
- Gluten sensitivity, softening of fingernails, highly combustible hair, and detached
retinas.
- None of the above.
✔✔False - ✔✔Psychotropic medication is any medication that effects your height and/or
weight.
True or False
✔✔Myth - ✔✔Mental Illness is an indication of weakness or character flaws, and people
can "snap out of it" if they try hard enough.
Fact or Myth
AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔A friend that reads a lot on the internet - ✔✔A mental illness can be diagnosed
based on behaviors and thinking evaluated by all of the following EXCEPT:
- Psychiatrist or psychologist
- A friend that reads a lot on the internet
- Licensed social worker or professional counselor
- Other qualified professionals
✔✔True - ✔✔The State of Texas defines "insanity" in the Penal Code, section 8.01, as
"An affirmative defense to prosecution, that at the time of the conduct charged, the
actor, as a result of severe mental disease or defect, did not know that his conduct was
wrong."
True or False
✔✔False - ✔✔If someone is believed to be "insane" in Texas, they cannot be arrested
or charged for a crime that they have committed.
True or False
✔✔All of the Above - ✔✔'Normal' behavior is:
- Whatever we as individuals decide it is
- The center of a statistical bell curve
- Essentially meaningless outside of statistical and mathematical solutions for "average"
- All of the above
✔✔True - ✔✔The majority of individuals with mental illness live productive lives, but
some individuals suffer severe mental illness with means severe impairments and limits
in one or more life activities (financial, occupational, social).
True or False
✔✔25 - ✔✔In 2017, Approximately, 1 in ____ adults in the U.S. experience a serious
mental illness in a given year that substantially interferes with one or more life activities.
-5
- 25
- 100
- 1,000
, ✔✔2/3 - ✔✔In 2017, statistics indicate that _____ of all people with a diagnosable
mental illness do not seek treatment.
- 1/3
- 2/3
- None of the above, everyone gets treatment if they can.
✔✔True - ✔✔Negative stereotypes (or stigmas) about people experiencing mental
health struggles can fuel fear, mistrust and reinforce distorted perceptions.
True or False
✔✔False - ✔✔Stigma or labeling never causes people to refuse treatment, or feel
isolated and embarrassed.
True or False
✔✔False - ✔✔There are numerous 'one-size-fits-all' treatments for mental illness that
are inexpensive and easy to access.
True or False
✔✔Extreme weight gain, severe constipation, sexual dysfunction and the risk of
neurological damage - ✔✔Medications used to control the symptoms of many mental
illnesses have unpleasant side effects. Select the answer that most accurately
describes some of those effects.
- Athletes foot, bankruptcy, bed bugs, and change in skin pigmentation.
- Extreme weight gain, severe constipation, sexual dysfunction and the risk of
neurological damage.
- Gluten sensitivity, softening of fingernails, highly combustible hair, and detached
retinas.
- None of the above.
✔✔False - ✔✔Psychotropic medication is any medication that effects your height and/or
weight.
True or False
✔✔Myth - ✔✔Mental Illness is an indication of weakness or character flaws, and people
can "snap out of it" if they try hard enough.
Fact or Myth
