Deinstitutionalization Was a Reform Advanced by Mental Health Care Professionals

question 38

Multiple Choice

Deinstitutionalization was a reform advanced by mental health care professionals and social welfare activists in the 1960s and 1970s to release

• A) chronic mental patients from privately run mental hospitals.
• B) parents of children with chronic mental health issues from the burden of paying solely for long-term institutionalized care.
• C) some dangerous criminals from jails to state-run mental hospitals.
• D) chronic mental patients from state-run mental hospitals.

Recognize how behavioral economics explains the influence of cognitive biases and heuristics on decision making.

Identify the factors affecting human decision making, including the impact of framing, temptation, and future versus present preferences.

Understand the concept of "bounded rationality" and its significance in behavioral economics.

Examine the role of external factors, such as store layout and advertisement, on consumer behavior from a behavioral economics perspective.

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Definitions:

Wage Increases

An upward adjustment in the amount of compensation employees receive for their work, often in response to inflation, productivity, or market demand.

Leisure

Time available for ease and relaxation where no work is done.

Income Effect

The income effect describes how changes in consumer income influence purchasing decisions, typically leading to increased spending with higher income.

Wages Increase

An upward adjustment in the amount of compensation workers receive for their labor, influencing purchasing power and cost of living.