Answers (Graded A)
compassion fatigue - Answers-Preoccupation with absorbing trauma and emotional
stresses of others
.Serious Mental Illness (SMI) - Answers-Mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder
resulting in SERIOUS FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT. Interferes with or limits one or
more major life activities.
.T or F
Individuals with psychiatric disabilities are as complex and diverse a group as the
population in general and all of them will have difficulty performing in every life domain. -
Answers-False
.An example of a life domain is... - Answers-- Activities of daily living
- performance of social roles
- performance of cultural roles
- performance of occupational roles
.Why are life domains important for a case manager to know? - Answers-These are the
areas your consumers will need assistance with to have a better quality of life
income/house, live in the community and have meaningful relationships.
.An example of a serious mental illness could include... - Answers-- Schizophrenia
- Bipolar Disorder
- Major Depression
- Some anxiety disorders
.When does the onset of many serious mental illnesses begin? - Answers-Late
adolescence or early adulthood
.Schizophrenia is considered a _______ disorder with a constellation of signs and
symptoms that may cause an individual to have a decline in interpersonal relationships,
work, education or self-care. - Answers-Thought
.A positive symptom of Schizophrenia is
- Delusions
- Auditory Hallucinations
- Disorganized Speech
- All of the above
- None of the above - Answers-- All of the above
, .A negative symptom of Schizophrenia is
- Inability to initiate and persist in goal directed activities
- Flat affect
- Lack of pleasure and interest
- Social isolation
- All of the above - Answers-- All of the above
.Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is classified as a(n)
- Thought disorder
- Mood disorder
- Anxiety disorder
- All of the above - Answers-- Anxiety disorder
.The associated features of Bipolar Disorder include
- Diminished need for sleep
- Inflated self esteem
- Increased state of excitement
- All of the above - Answers-- All of the above
.Anxiety disorder are accompanied by symptoms of tension which can have _____ or
_____ manifestations. - Answers-psychological or physiological
.The negative impacts of public stigma - Answers-1. Loss of rightful life opportunities
2. Reaction of the criminal justice system
.The negative impacts of self-stigma - Answers-1. Diminished self-esteem; self- efficacy
and confidence
2. Accessing service
.The opposite of stigma - Answers-- community integration
- personal empowerment
.How to challenge self-stigma - Answers-- Change cognitive schema (re-frame them as
beliefs rather than facts)
- Disclosure
.T or F
Self-stigma is when the individual with mental illness internalizes the prejudice and
suffers diminished self-esteem and self-efficacy which undermines the person's sense
of personal empowerment. - Answers-True
.A strategy to reduce public stigma is...
- education
- changing cognitive schema's