Over the Past Several Years, the Number of Available Inpatient

question 38

Multiple Choice

Over the past several years, the number of available inpatient hospital beds and the length of hospital stays for persons with mental illness have significantly decreased due to _____________.

• A)an increase in community-based mental health programs
• B)deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill
• C)a heightened standard for involuntary civil commitment
• D)All of these are correct.

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Definitions:

Oedipal Complex

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to a child's feeling of desire for their opposite-sex parent and jealousy and rivalry with their same-sex parent.

Freudians

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Self-Efficacy

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