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PSYC 210
PSYC 210/ PSYC210 | Module 8 | Questions &
Answers| Grade A |Latest Update (NEW
2025/2026) | Portage Learning
1. What is SAMHSA: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration
2. What is SAMHSA's 5 prong approach focus: attention to cultural
competence and sustainability of the efforts—programs should address
the specific needs of a community in ways that can be maintained over
time
3. What is psycoeducation: education to help the patient, family, and
caregivers better understand the symptoms and course of treatment
of the disorder
4. What is anti-stigma programs: reduce fear of people with severe
mental illness and also reduce community members' desire to
distance themselves from people with mental illness
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5. What is intensive case management: provides holistic and
integrated health care delivery for both mental and physical health
needs
6. What is community mental health teams: specialists in mental
health and provide expertise to include mental health care in primary
health care as well, as part of the intensive case management
identified above
7. What is assisted living: facilities that mimic independent living
8. What is interventions for acute psychiatric episodes: where brief,
intensive treatments can be provided in community settings or the
patient's home
9. What is NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
10. What is Parens Patriae: "parent of the country" meaning that
government has a responsibility to intervene in the life of a citizen
when that citizen can no longer operate in their best interest
11. What was the reason for deinstitutionalization: Abuse,
overcrowding, and other rampant problems
PSYC 210
PSYC 210
PSYC 210/ PSYC210 | Module 8 | Questions &
Answers| Grade A |Latest Update (NEW
2025/2026) | Portage Learning
1. What is SAMHSA: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration
2. What is SAMHSA's 5 prong approach focus: attention to cultural
competence and sustainability of the efforts—programs should address
the specific needs of a community in ways that can be maintained over
time
3. What is psycoeducation: education to help the patient, family, and
caregivers better understand the symptoms and course of treatment
of the disorder
4. What is anti-stigma programs: reduce fear of people with severe
mental illness and also reduce community members' desire to
distance themselves from people with mental illness
PSYC 210
, 2
PSYC 210
5. What is intensive case management: provides holistic and
integrated health care delivery for both mental and physical health
needs
6. What is community mental health teams: specialists in mental
health and provide expertise to include mental health care in primary
health care as well, as part of the intensive case management
identified above
7. What is assisted living: facilities that mimic independent living
8. What is interventions for acute psychiatric episodes: where brief,
intensive treatments can be provided in community settings or the
patient's home
9. What is NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
10. What is Parens Patriae: "parent of the country" meaning that
government has a responsibility to intervene in the life of a citizen
when that citizen can no longer operate in their best interest
11. What was the reason for deinstitutionalization: Abuse,
overcrowding, and other rampant problems
PSYC 210
