Mental Health
What is a relative state of emotional well-being in which one is free from incapacitating conflicts and is consistently able to make rational decisions and cope with environmental stresses and internal pressures
What is mental health?
What is substance use?
Social workers who specialize in practice with the elderly may call themselves this
What are gerontologists?
These are relatively minor crimes and are punishable by a fine and a small amount of time in jail
What are misdomeaners?
This disorder includes problems with at least two brain functions and an inability to perform some activities of daily living
What is dementia?
The largest failed social experiment in the 20th century
What is the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill?
The most commonly used psychoactive substance
What is alcohol?
Voice-activated wheelchairs and home telecare are examples of this type of technology
What is assistive technology?
A criminal record can prevent a person from getting a job, renting an apartment, or getting insurance. This is an indication that our criminal justice system concentrates on this
What is punishment?
This was considered a felony up until the 1990's
What is homosexuality?
The life stage mental disorders are most likely to emerge
What is prior to young adulthood?
This is the only type of non-substance addictiction classified in substance use disorders in the DSM-5
What is pathological gambling?
The most commonly abused drug among older adults
What is alcohol?
The term for the tendency for former inmates to return to prison
What is recidivism?
This population has experienced an increase in prescription drug abuse in recent years
What are older people?
The most common provider of mental health services in the United States
What are social workers?
Federal policies related to substance use tend to favor this rather than prevention work
What is law enforcement?
This part of Medicare pays for outpatient hospital care
What is Part B?
The way social workers can help address the issue of remoted exposure to violence in media
What is advocating for parental education in overseeing children's exposure to violence in media?
Alzheimer's and other conditions involving dementia and delirium are included in this DSM-5 categtory
What are neurocognitive disorders?
The term that describes behavior that is harmful to self
What is maladaptive?
This gender is less likely to enter substance abuse treatment programs
What are women?
Social Security retirement age used to be 65; Social Security retirement age in 2024 is this age
What is 67?
This race of people are more skeptical of police
What are black americans?
What is the Black Lives Matter movement?