Scott Starson has long fought to refuse treatment for his mental disorder. What is the current status of his battle?
a) He is currently a patient on a secure unit at CAMH in Toronto
b) He successfully fought against treatment and is currently free and medication-free
c) He is currently free, but must take medication
d) He died due to complications from his disorder
Question 2Scott Starson suffers from:
a) Narcissistic personality disorder
b) Schizoaffective disorder
c) Delusional disorder
d) Megalomania
Question 3The deinstitutionalization of mental patients was brought about because:
a) Innovative community programs were being developed in large numbers.
b) Institutions were increasingly viewed as being warehouses, inadequate for truly treating the mentally ill.
c) Of the high cost of maintaining patients in institutions.
d) Of the impact of riots by involuntarily committed psychiatric patients.
Question 4A study of homelessness in Toronto found that ______ of the people assessed had lifetime diagnoses of mental illness.
a) 25
b) 50
c) 66
d) 100
Question 5The results of a 3-year study on insomnia by Morin et al. (2009 ) found that:
a) Most of the participants suffered from insomnia throughout the study
b) Persistent insomnia was found amongst those with severe insomnia at the onset, older adults and women
c) Individuals regularly underestimate the number of hours they actually sleep
d) Medication is the best treatment for persistent insomnia
Question 6According to Alden and associates (2002 ), the one symptom that reliably differentiates avoidant personality disorder from dependent personality disorder is the avoidant person's:
a) Procrastination and dilatory behaviour
b) Greater difficulty initiating social relationships
c) Lack of self-reliance
d) Perfectionistic approach to life
Question 7Why is Rice pessimistic about the possibility of rehabilitating psychopaths?
a) There is a lack of treatment research in this area.
b) Clinicians are not willing to treat them.
c) There is a high degree of comorbidity of psychopathy with other disorders.
d) Empathy training actually increases their skill at victimization.
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