demonstrating best practices in family interventions?
a. Encouraging family members to balance meeting their own
individual needs and life roles with the role of the family in overall
treatment
b. Educating the individual on the meaning of the
person's diagnosis and explaining the impact the their
illness
c. Encouraging the family to be advocates for their family
member in the community and treatment provider system
d. Discussing threats, intimidation, and violence openly.
Developing action plans with family members - Correct Answers b. Educating the individual on the
meaning of the
person's diagnosis and explaining the impact the their
illness
True or False? 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. - Correct
Answers False
An example of a life domain is.. - Correct 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? - Correct Answers These are the areas
that your consumers will need assistance with to have a better quality of life, income/housing, and live
in the community and have meaningful relationships.
An example of a serious mental illness could include... - Correct Answers Schizophrenia, bipolar
disorder, major depression, some anxiety disorders
,When does the onset of many serious mental illnesses begin? - Correct Answers Late adolescence or
early childhood
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. -
Correct Answers Thought
A positive symptom of schizophrenia is...
a. Delusions
b. Auditory hallucinations
c. Disorganized speech
d. All of the above
e. None of the above? - Correct Answers d. All of the above
a negative symptom of schizophrenia is...
a. inability to initiate & persist in goal directed activities
b. flat affect
c. lack of pleasure & interest
d. social isolation
e. all of the above - Correct Answers e. All of the above
Obsessive compulsive disorder is classified as a(n)...
a. thought disorder
b. mood disorder
c. anxiety disorder
d. all of the above - Correct Answers c. anxiety disorder
The associated features of bipolar disorder include...
a. diminished need for sleep
, b. inflated self esteem
c. increased state of excitement
d. all of the above - Correct Answers d. all of the above
Anxiety disorders are accompanied by symptoms of tension which can have _____ or _____
manifestations. - Correct Answers psychological or physiological
True or false? 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. - Correct Answers True
A strategy to reduce public stigma is...
a. education
b. changing cognitive schemas
c. disclosure
d. all of the above
e. none of the above - Correct Answers a. Education
The negative impacts of stigma may include...
a. difficulty accessing safe and affordable housing?
b. diminished belief in one's ability
c. involvement in the criminal justice system
d. all of the above
e. none of the above - Correct Answers d. all of the above
True or false? The three characteristics of public and self-stigma are: stereotype, prejudice, and
acceptance. - Correct Answers False
True or false? To be in recovery, you have to be symptom free. - Correct Answers False