Mental health epidemiology is
A) the study of epidemics in mental disorders among the general population.
B) a sociological study of psychological disorders.
C) the study of the distribution of mental disorders in a given population.
D) the study of organic brain diseases among different ethnic populations of a defined geographic
region.
Question 2Defining mental disorder on the basis of personal distress is problematic for which reason?
a) High levels of distress and suffering are normal in modern society.
b) Some mental disorders do not involve personal distress.
c) It ignores the suffering that family members of disturbed people experience.
d) It does not apply to physiological disorders.
Question 3The best definition of mental disorder takes all of the following into account EXCEPT:
a) personal distress.
b) violation of social norms.
c) disability.
d) syndromes.
Question 4Which of the following is NOT an organization established to educate and offer support to those diagnosed with a psychological disorder?
a) National Alliance on Mental Illness
b) BringChange2Mind
c) PatientsLikeMe
d) Mad4Life
Question 5What is epidemiology?
A) a form of psychotherapy
B) the study of the role of genes in mental illness
C) the study of the distribution of a disorder in a population
D) the exploration of what forms of treatment are most effective
Question 6Why is it important to know how many people have diagnosable mental illnesses?
A) If the incidence of mental illness is rising there needs to be a corresponding increase in the level of
funding for medical research.
B) Pharmaceutical companies need such information to ensure the appropriate level of drug production.
C) Such information is needed to plan for the provision of adequate services.
D) The number of people with mental illness and the level of crime are highly correlated.
Question 7Maria believes that her dead grandmother occasionally speaks to her. In deciding if Maria has a mental
illness or not, which of the following is important?
A) Do people in general consider Maria's belief abnormal?
B) Does her belief match any of the symptoms in the disorders in the DSM?
C) Is Maria's belief consistent with the beliefs of her culture?
D) How old Maria is?
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