The Deinstitutionalization of the Mentally Ill in the United States

question 69

Multiple Choice

The deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill in the United States is BEST described as a(n) ______.

• A) complete failure
• B) mixed blessing
• C) unqualified success
• D) unrealized dream

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Definitions:

Psychosomatic Problems

Health issues that arise from or are significantly influenced by the mind and emotions rather than purely physiological causes.

Expected Value

The weighted average of all possible values of a random variable, representing its mean or center.

Variance

A statistical measurement that describes the spread of numbers in a data set, calculated as the average of squared deviations from the mean.

Probability

A numerical range from 0 to 1 signifying the chances that an event will happen.