You Have Been Asked to Give a Report on the Mental

question 10

Multiple Choice

You have been asked to give a report on the mental hygiene movement and its foremost crusader, Dorothea Dix, who campaigned for more humane treatment of the insane.After mentioning all of her accomplishments, you note the unforeseen consequence of her efforts, namely,

• A)a decrease in the number of mental patients in institutions, forcing many to close.
• B)an increase in the number of mental patients, resulting in insufficient staff to care for them.
• C)a change from custodial care to moral therapy for institutionalised patients.
• D)more patients receiving psychotherapy and fewer receiving medication.

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Definitions:

Gestalt Law

Principles of perception that suggest humans naturally perceive objects as organized patterns and wholes rather than as separate components.

Figure-ground

A visual perception principle that describes how people differentiate an object (figure) from its surrounding area (ground).

Closure

A psychological term referring to the need for an individual to seek a resolution or an understanding to a traumatic or unsettling event or experience.

Brightness Constancy

The human visual system's ability to perceive the brightness of an object as the same under varying lighting conditions.