In What Way Have the Policies of Deinstitutionalization and Treatment

question 1

Multiple Choice

In what way have the policies of deinstitutionalization and treatment within the least restrictive environment contributed to the escalating violence in our society?

• A)By allowing individuals who may have a mental illness and are homeless to carry weapons for protection.
• B)By establishing policies for the treatment and release of people with mental illnesses who have been incarcerated.
• C)By releasing into the community individuals who do not have the resources to care for themselves.
• D)By requiring that individuals who do not have the resources to care for themselves be placed in nursing homes.

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Definitions:

Psychological Dependence

The strong desire to repeat the use of a drug for emotional reasons, such as a feeling of well-being and reduction of stress.

Drug Addiction

A chronic disease characterized by compulsive, or uncontrollable, drug seeking and use despite harmful consequences and changes in the brain, which can be long-lasting.

Depressants

Psychoactive drugs that slow down mental and physical activity.

Activation-Synthesis Theory

Theory that dreaming occurs when the cerebral cortex synthesizes neural signals generated from activity in the lower part of the brain and that dreams result from the brain’s attempts to find logic in random brain activity that occurs during sleep.