A Significant Problem Related to the Deinstitutionalization of the Mentally

question 29

Multiple Choice

A significant problem related to the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill is:

• A) Insufficient community mental health services
• B) An increase in independent living settings with excessive supervision
• C) Mentally ill clients of all ages were admitted to nursing homes
• D) Increased cost of care

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Definitions:

Accommodation

In psychology, the process of modifying existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, and understandings to integrate new information.

Analytic Approach

A technique for solving issues by dividing a complicated subject or material into more manageable pieces, facilitating a deeper comprehension of it.

Information Processing

a cognitive approach that likens the mind to a computer, focusing on how information is input, stored, and retrieved.

Heuristic

A rule of thumb, or shortcut method, used in thinking, reasoning, and/or decision making.