Preventive Mental Health Attempts to Reduce the Incidence of Psychological

question 231

Multiple Choice

Preventive mental health attempts to reduce the incidence of psychological disorders by

• A)enabling more people to see professional psychotherapists.
• B)encouraging depressed people to take more personal responsibility for their own problems.
• C)establishing programs to alleviate poverty and other demoralizing situations.
• D)emphasizing the importance of using a wide variety of psychological theories and therapeutic methods.

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Definitions:

Moral Panic

A widespread feeling of fear and concern among the general public that some evil threatens the well-being of society, often disproportionate to the actual threat.

Incarceration Rate

The number of individuals in prison per 100,000 of the national population.

Indigenous Peoples

Ethnic groups who are the original inhabitants of a territory, often having distinct cultural practices and sovereignty claims.

Surveillance Society

A term used to describe societies where the collection, analysis, and use of data about individuals or groups are pervasive, often through the use of technology.