The Original Goal of Deinstitutionalization Was To

question 11

Multiple Choice

The original goal of deinstitutionalization was to:

• A) reduce state costs of caring for the chronically mentally ill.
• B) replace state psychiatric hospitals with community-based treatment programs.
• C) modernize psychiatric hospitals.
• D) allow mentally ill persons to live on their own to test their life skills.

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Definitions:

Rationality

The characteristic of adhering to or being aligned with logic or reasoning.

Logical Thinking

The process of using reasoning consistently to come to a conclusion, problem solving and decision making based on a set of given rules.

Reasoning

The process of thinking about something in a logical way in order to form a conclusion or judgment.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the psyche that mediates between the instinctual desires of the id, the moral and social demands of the superego, and reality.