Deinstitutionalization Means That ​

question 19

Multiple Choice

Deinstitutionalization means that ​

• A)hospitalization for mental illness has become a thing of the past.
• B)the mentally ill should be treated at community-based facilities that emphasize outpatient care.
• C)the environment inside mental hospitals is designed to be less structured and rigid.
• D)mental hospitals should take increased responsibility for the treatment of all clients, even those who are not seriously ill.

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Definitions:

Dispositional

Relating to the inherent qualities, traits, or tendencies that contribute to a person's enduring behavior patterns or characteristics.

Psychodynamic Theory

A psychological perspective that emphasizes unconscious processes and past experiences as determinants of an individual's behavior and personality.

Psychosocial Development

The theory proposed by Erik Erikson, which outlines how individuals progress through eight stages of development, each marked by a specific conflict.

Oral Stage

The first stage in Freud's psychosexual development, occurring in the first year of life, where pleasure centers on the mouth.