WGU D050 HISTORY OF HEALTHCARE IN
AMERICA EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS|AGRADE
Death with Dignity is regulated by federal legislation and offers EVERY
patient a peaceful, humane, and dignified death, that limits suffering and
support to end their lives.
True
False
Some examples of behavioral health conditions are:
Mood disorders (depression)
Anxiety disorders (phobias, obsessive-compulsive)
Self-neglect, Self-harm, low self-esteem
Both A and B
All of the above
Who lobbied to shift the mentally ill offenders from the horrible living
conditions in jails to community-based facilities?
, Clifford Beers
Nellie Bly
Ken Kesey
Dorothea Dix
Ugo Cerletti
Which act was passed to deinstitutionalize the mentally ill and fund
community- based preventive care and treatment?
National Mental Health Act
Lanterman-Petris-Short Act
Mental Health System Act
Community Mental Health Act
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
Which statement is NOT TRUE about the current mental health system
crisis?
There is an increase in the number of mentally ill patients in jails or prisons.
There is reduced access to mental health professionals and services.
There are community mental health centers that are readily available.
There is often a higher cost associated with mental health services treatment.
, There is a stigma associated with mental health behavior issues.
In the early 1900’s, this individual’s documentation of their experience in
an insane asylum led to the creation of the National Mental Health
Association.
Dr. Walter Freeman
Clifford Beers
Ken Kesey
James Watt
Nellie Bly
In response to the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill, over the past
40 years, there has been an increase in federal government funding for
providing services to mental health services.
True
False
Due to the increased focus on the need for services for those patients the
behavioral/mental health issues, there has been an increase in inpatient
psychiatric beds compared to the mid-1850s.
True
False
AMERICA EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS|AGRADE
Death with Dignity is regulated by federal legislation and offers EVERY
patient a peaceful, humane, and dignified death, that limits suffering and
support to end their lives.
True
False
Some examples of behavioral health conditions are:
Mood disorders (depression)
Anxiety disorders (phobias, obsessive-compulsive)
Self-neglect, Self-harm, low self-esteem
Both A and B
All of the above
Who lobbied to shift the mentally ill offenders from the horrible living
conditions in jails to community-based facilities?
, Clifford Beers
Nellie Bly
Ken Kesey
Dorothea Dix
Ugo Cerletti
Which act was passed to deinstitutionalize the mentally ill and fund
community- based preventive care and treatment?
National Mental Health Act
Lanterman-Petris-Short Act
Mental Health System Act
Community Mental Health Act
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
Which statement is NOT TRUE about the current mental health system
crisis?
There is an increase in the number of mentally ill patients in jails or prisons.
There is reduced access to mental health professionals and services.
There are community mental health centers that are readily available.
There is often a higher cost associated with mental health services treatment.
, There is a stigma associated with mental health behavior issues.
In the early 1900’s, this individual’s documentation of their experience in
an insane asylum led to the creation of the National Mental Health
Association.
Dr. Walter Freeman
Clifford Beers
Ken Kesey
James Watt
Nellie Bly
In response to the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill, over the past
40 years, there has been an increase in federal government funding for
providing services to mental health services.
True
False
Due to the increased focus on the need for services for those patients the
behavioral/mental health issues, there has been an increase in inpatient
psychiatric beds compared to the mid-1850s.
True
False
