Social workers may obtain professional licenses through the National Association of Social Workers.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Advocates for insurance parity
A. seek government regulation of private insurers covering mental illness.
B. argue that social insurance programs should cover mental illness.
C. suggest that severe mental illness should entitle a person to insurance coverage.
D. all of these.
The 1975 OConnor v. Donaldson decision by the Supreme Court
A. established the limits of the duty to warn.
B. clarified confidentiality requirements for mental health professionals.
C. established the standard for involuntary commitment.
D. all of these.
The 1976 Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California decision established
A. the duty to warn.
B. privacy protections for the mentally ill.
C. that the mentally ill must be treated in the least restrictive setting.
D. all of these.
___________ has been described as the largest and most important medical program that affects people with severe and persistent mental illness.
A. TANF
B. SSI
C. Medicaid
D. Blue Cross / Blue Shield
The specialty mental health sector, general/medical primary care sector, human service sector, and voluntary support network sector are the four major components of
A. the National Alliance of Mental Health.
B. the de facto mental health service system.
C. the National Institution of Mental Illness.
D. all of these.
According to the American Psychiatric Association, approximately ____ of homeless Americans suffer from severe and persistent mental illness.
A. 5 percent
B. 33 percent
C. 90 percent
D. 75 percent
The National Comorbidity Survey Replication in 2005 (NCSR) suggested that the most common psychiatric disorder(s) among Americans is/are
A. major depression.
B. alcohol dependence.
C. borderline personality disorder.
D. anxiety disorders.
The trend some call criminalization of mental illness refers to
A. the call for accountability when people with mental illness commit violent crimes.
B. a tendency to hold people with mental illness responsible for their inappropriate behavior.
C. the increased use of prisons to house people with mental illness.
D. defining those with mental illness as the criminally insane
The passage of Medicaid contributed to removal of patients from psychiatric institutions by
A. providing funding for nursing home care of the elderly.
B. requiring screening of patients receiving institutional care.
C. establishing regulations that governed admission to psychiatric institutions.
D. all of these.
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