Mental Health & Mental Illness
True or False? The definitions of mental health and mental illness vary depending on cultural norms and social conditions.
True. What may seem to be mental illness in one culture may be considered a normal behavior in another culture.
True or False? Prison and jails are becoming the new asylums in America.
True. When mentally ill people live in the community and don’t receive treatment, their abnormal behaviors are criminalized and usually results in arrests.
_____ _____ in mental health settings play the roles of a case manager, an advocate, an administrator, and a therapist.
Social Workers
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Are most people completely healthy all the time?
No. Few people are completely mentally healthy all the time. We all have times when we are less able to have fulfilling relationships, the ability to adapt to change, or even cope with challenges.
Yes or no? Are people who are mentally ill the ones committing the vast majority of violent crimes?
No. The vast majority of violent crimes are committed by people without mental illnesses. The vast majority of people with mental illness are not violent.
Still, mental health problems continue to be criminalized.
Name 3 types of therapy used to treat people with mental illnesses.
Family therapy
Psychotherapy groups
Online therapy
True or False? Insurance companies have always provided the same fair amount of coverage for both mental illnesses and physical illnesses.
False. Before state and federal lawmakers began to create laws requiring fair coverage for mental health conditions, insurance companies typically only provided limited coverage for mental illnesses.
True or False? Mental Health refers collectively to health conditions characterized by alterations in emotions, thinking, or behavior. These changes result in distress or problems functioning socially, with family, and/or at work.
False. Mental Illness refers collectively to health conditions characterized by alterations in emotions, thinking, or behavior. These changes result in distress or problems functioning socially, with family, and/or at work.
Who are the consumers in the mental health care system?
A consumer is a person who has received or is currently receiving services for a psychiatric condition.
List three examples of obstacles to treatment that are provided by the course textbook:
Fear of discrimination
Cost of mental health care and/or insurance is too expensive
Insurance does not cover mental health needs
Fear of being stigmatized by friends and family or employer
Fear of removal of children from home
What act did congress pass in 1996 that prohibits insurers from imposing lifetime and annual benefit limits on mental health services that are not imposed on physical health care?
The Mental Health Parity Act of 1996
The following are examples of __________________ factors.
1. The "mind" is now understood by most researchers to be activities in the brain, a physical body organ.
2. There is no real split between mind and body.
3. There is no real split between mental health and physical health.
Biological and Psychological Factors
____________ is the shift in the location of psychiatric care from inpatient facilities to the community.
Deinstitutionalization
As a result of ____________, inpatient psychiatric hospitals hire fewer social workers than in pervious decades, but additional jobs have been created in outpatient mental health, psychiatric rehabilitation, and private clinical practices.
deinstitutionalization
True or False? The Affordable Cares Act (ACA) of 2010 does not require coverage for preventative care services but does require coverage of treatment.
False. The ACA requires coverage for preventative care services (e.g., depression screening) in addition to treatment.
A ___________ __________ is needed to successfully diagnose and treat patients with mental disorders.
Biopsychosocial perspective
What are the major movements in mental health since the early 1800’s?
Moral movement
Mental hygiene movement
Community mental health movement
Legal advocacy movement
Consumer movement
Recovery Movement
A primary approach in mental health treatment for those with a serious mental illness is recovery model. Consumers have primary control of their treatment.
Name 6 of the 12 principles for recovery-oriented systems:
There are many pathways to recovery.
Recovery is self-directed and empowering.
Recovery involves a personal recognition of the need for change and transformation.
Recovery is holistic.
Recovery has cultural dimensions.
Recovery exists on a continuum of improved health and wellness.
Recovery emerges from hope and gratitude.
Recovery involves a process of healing and self-redefinition.
Recovery involves addressing discrimination and transcending shame.
Recovery is supported by peers and allies.
Recovery involves (re)joining and re(building) life.
Recovery is a reality.
Which Act did Congress pass that requires that treatment limitations (e.g., number of visits) and financial requirements (e.g., co-pays and deductibles) be the same for mental health care as they are for physical health care?
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008