The Only Effective Prevention Strategy Currently Available for Reducing the Spread

question 114

Multiple Choice

The only effective prevention strategy currently available for reducing the spread of AIDS appears to be _______________.

• A) a vaccine
• B) medications
• C) changing high-risk behavior
• D) educating people about the risk of the disease

Recognize the biopsychosocial model as the predominant view of abnormality in Western cultures.

Understand the principles and goals behind deinstitutionalization.

Learn the role and content of DSM-IV in diagnosing and understanding mental disorders.

Comprehend the impact of insurance and societal changes on the perception and treatment of mental illness.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values; a low standard deviation means that the values tend to be close to the mean.

Process Capability

A statistical measure that determines a system's ability to produce output within specified limits.

Flowchart

A diagrammatic representation of an algorithm, process, or workflow, showing the steps as boxes of various kinds and their order by connecting them with arrows.

Cause-And-Effect Diagram

A visual tool used to systematically identify and present possible causes of a specific problem or outcome, often structured in the form of a fishbone diagram.