One Problem with the BICS Is That It Can

question 5

Multiple Choice

One problem with the BICS is that it can:

• A) reduce conflict between the judge and the parents.
• B) escalate conflicts between parents.
• C) adequately predict the future.
• D) promote healthy development in children.

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Definitions:

Deinstitutionalisation

The policy of moving individuals with mental health conditions out of state-run institutions and then closing these facilities as part of the mental health treatment reform.

Antianxiety Drugs

Medications that are used to treat and reduce symptoms of anxiety.

Dopamine Synapses

The junctions between neurons where dopamine, a neurotransmitter involved in reward and pleasure, is transmitted.

Schizophrenia

A long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception and inappropriate actions and feelings.