The Rationale Behind Deinstitutionalization Was ________

question 77

Multiple Choice

The rationale behind deinstitutionalization was ________

• A) a belief that physicians could better medicate and give physical treatment to patients in their own homes.
• B) a concern that prolonged hospitalization could keep patients from being able to adjust to and function in the outside world.
• C) a belief that most mental patients were faking and would cease to do so if they were not "rewarded" by allowing them to stay in the hospital.
• D) a concern that mental hospitals were such unpleasant places that for mental patients, living on their own could only be better.

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Definitions:

Discount Rate

The interest rate used to discount future cash flow to its present value, reflecting the time value of money and risk of the cash flow.

Project Life

The total duration from the initiation to the completion of a project, covering all stages of development and execution.

Accounting Break-Even

The point at which total revenues equal total expenses, and there is no profit or loss, specifically from an accounting perspective that includes non-cash expenses.

Depreciation Expense

An accounting method used to allocate the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life, reflecting wear and tear or obsolescence.