The Deinstitutionalization of Mental Patients Was Brought About Because

question 148

Multiple Choice

The deinstitutionalization of mental patients was brought about because:

• A)Innovative community programs were being developed in large numbers.
• B)Institutions were increasingly viewed as being warehouses, inadequate for truly treating the mentally ill.
• C)Of the high cost of maintaining patients in institutions.
• D)Of the impact of riots by involuntarily committed psychiatric patients.

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Definitions:

Gonads

Organs that produce gametes; in males, they are the testes, and in females, the ovaries.

Broca's Area

An area located within the dominant hemisphere's frontal lobe that is associated with the generation of speech.

Wernicke's Area

A region of the brain in the temporal lobe involved in the understanding of spoken language.

Prefrontal Cortex

The front part of the frontal lobes of the brain, involved in executive functions such as decision making, problem-solving, control of purposeful behaviors, consciousness, and emotions.