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Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Treatment in the medical model includes all EXCEPT
a. electroshock therapy.
b. psychiatry.
c. psychiatric drugs.
d. societal control.
2. Opioids are used for pain relief. Which of the following medications is not an opioid?
a. Morphine
b. Fentanyl
c. Oxycodone
d. Ativan
3. In which time period did the amount of prescribed pain relief drugs double?
a. 1997 to 2016
b. 1990 to 2000
c. 1998 to 2008
d. 2000 to 2008
4. Supporting activities such as films, speakers, school programs, and pamphlets that educate the population is a
goal of
a. the human service model.
b. the medical model.
c. the public health model.
d. all the three models.
5. The study of the effects of drugs on mental health is
a. psychopharmacology.
b. psychotropics.
c. psychoanalysis.
d. psychiatry.
6. Philosophical assumptions that guide the practice of each model include beliefs about all EXCEPT
a. the causes of problems.
b. the role of the patient.
c. treatment.
d. the role of the professional.
7. Both the medical model and the public health model have which of the following in common?
a. Helping those who are mentally ill
b. Delivering services to cure an illness
c. Using medical intervention
d. Working to prevent the spread of disease
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8. The problem-solving approach is used for which of the following reasons?
a. It provides a systematic way of thinking about complex situations.
b. The effectiveness of the processes can be accessed at each stage.
c. It encourages the client and the worker to prioritize the problems that need to be addressed.
d. All of these are correct.
9. Freud revolutionized the study and treatment of mental illness by
a. advocating the use of medications.
b. developing a method of therapy known as psychoanalysis.
c. defining insanity socially.
d. stressing clinical diagnosis and appropriate medical treatment.
10. The human service philosophy emphasizes the responsibilities of society and the importance of working
with
a. accessible clients.
b. the whole person.
c. a client’s physician.
d. other professionals.
11. The following characteristics or themes are part of the model of human services EXCEPT
a. accountability.
b. generic focus.
c. institutionalization.
d. whole person.
12. Mental disorders are organically-based diseases or illnesses that impair functioning is an assumption of
a. the human service model.
b. psychoanalysis.
c. the medical model.
d. social diagnosis.
13. Which field emerged as a discipline at the end of the 18th century when Philippe Pinel became the head of
the Hospice de Bicêtre?
a. Sociology
b. Psychiatry
c. Psychopathology
d. All of these are correct.
14. The primary focus of the human service model is
a. to provide services that help individuals solve their problems.
b. to focus on conditions that occur when individuals live in communities.
c. to emphasize prevention.
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d. to focus on the interpersonal and environmental conflicts.
15. Which is the most widely used treatment today for mental disorders?
a. Psychiatry
b. Psychoanalysis
c. Psychotherapy
d. Psychiatric drugs
16. Public health and human services have which of the following in common?
a. Treating individuals, families, and larger populations
b. Helping clients find the right services
c. Problem solving in the here and now
d. Hoping to help clients with day-to-day problems
17. Information about models of service delivery is important to human service professionals because
a. they are likely to be working with professionals who practice other models.
b. agencies hire those who are skilled in more than one model.
c. most problems require the services of at least two models.
d. they are likely to practice in other models.
18. Which model views mental disorders as the result of malfunctions or pressures created by the environment
or by the society?
a. Public health model
b. Human service model
c. Medical model
d. None of these are correct.
19. Which model is concerned with the interaction between the individual and the environment, stressing the
need for balance between the two?
a. Public health model
b. Human service model
c. Medical model
d. All of these are correct.
20. Recipients of services in the medical model are called
a. clients.
b. consumers.
c. patients.
d. individuals.
21. Healthy People is a national public health effort to improve the health of all people by
a. developing heart disease and cancer cures.
b. controlling tobacco use among young people.
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c. defining a prevention agenda.
d. promoting exercise for people of all ages.
22. Among the challenges facing those who practice the medical model today are cure versus control and
a. dual diagnoses for services.
b. AIDS prevention.
c. the development of new drugs.
d. the acceptance of electroshock therapy.
23. Three basic models of service delivery include traditional psychiatry, the public health approach, and the
a. casework system.
b. psychopharmacology model.
c. supernatural.
d. human service model.
24. Which of the following is not characteristic of the public health model?
a. Extends the concept of health care beyond the medical model
b. Focuses on problem solving
c. Serves larger populations than individuals
d. Uses a multicausal approach to studying the causes of problems
25. Examples of those who receive human services are all EXCEPT
a. an individual who is mentally ill.
b. a small group like a dysfunctional family.
c. patients who are physically ill.
d. the homeless population.
26. Why is it important for human service professionals to be familiar with psychiatric medications?
27. In what way(s) does the public health model resemble the medical model? In what way(s) is it
different?
28. What are the benefits of using a problem-solving approach in the human service model?
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1. d
2. d
3. c
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