An Introduction To Community Health 7th Edition By James – Test Bank

11. True or False? More than half of all prison and jail inmates have mental health problems.

Ans: True
Page: 322

12. True or False? The term created by the managed care industry that applies to mental health and substance abuse care is behavioral health care services.

Ans: True
Page: 329

13. True or False? Mental disorders are health conditions that are characterized by alteration in thinking, mood, or behavior associated with distress and/or impaired functioning.

Ans: True
Page: 310

14. True or False? Chronic nutritional deficiency is a possible cause of mental disorders in some.

Ans: True
Page: 311

15. True or False? Military service in a combat zone decreases one’s risk of experiencing PTSD.

Ans: False
Page: 312

Multiple Choice

16. People with good mental health are able to
A) function under adversity
B) adapt to changes around them
C) curb hate and guilt
D) all of the above

Ans: D
Page: 310

17. The most influential book in mental health is
A) the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition
B) Healthy People 2020
C) Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
D) Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in America

Ans: A
Page: 310

18. An affective disorder characterized by a dysphoric mood, usually depression, or loss of interest or pleasure in almost all usual activities or pastimes is
A) bipolar disorder
B) major depression
C) mental retardation
D) schizophrenia

Ans: B
Page: 312

19. An affective disorder characterized by distinct periods of elevated mood alternating with periods of depression is
A) bipolar disorder
B) major depression
C) mental retardation
D) schizophrenia

Ans: A
Page: 323

20. Diseases that result from chronic exposure to excess levels of stressors, which produce a General Adaptation Syndrome response are
A) mental disorders
B) brain diseases
C) diseases of adaptation
D) none of the above

Ans: C
Page: 315