The nations first public hospital designed exclusively for the insane was
A. The American Institution.
B. Western Care Facility.
C. Virginia Eastern Asylum.
D. Syracuse Hospital for the Mentally Ill.
During the early 18th century, mental illness was often attributed to
A. biological causes.
B. social causes.
C. supernatural causes.
D. chemical dependence.
Mental illness has been viewed as a sign of
A. eccentricity.
B. creativity.
C. sin.
D. all of these.
Describe the alternatives for long-term care and some of the issues in access and financing.
What will be an ideal response?
Abram de Swaan identified three conditions that encourage collective solutions to individual problems. Apply his conditions to the problem of HIV/AIDS infection, and speculate on the likelihood of a collective response.
What will be an ideal response?
Discuss the role of social workers in health care, giving specific examples. Do you agree this is a neglected area of practice? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
What is social justice, and why is health care a social justice issue?
What will be an ideal response?
Recent decades have seen two attempts to expand Medicare benefits. List the year and name for each one.
What will be an ideal response?
On average, women have more chronic illness than men in the U.S.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The U.S. has the worlds lowest infant mortality rate.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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