The IACFP Recommends That All New Inmates Be Screened for ______

question 35

Multiple Choice

The IACFP recommends that all new inmates be screened for ______ and ______ before being placed with the general inmate population.

• A) psychopathy; weapons
• B) treatment; community reentry
• C) substance abuse; prior institutionalizations
• D) mental illness; suicide risk

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Definitions:

Fixation

An obsessive interest or feeling that may impede the development of more normal interests and social interactions.

Psychic Energy

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to the force, derived from instinctual biological drives, that motivates human behavior and mental activities.

Defense Mechanisms

Defense methods operated on an unconscious level to prevent anxiety linked with thoughts or emotions considered unsuitable.

Repression

A defense mechanism where distressing thoughts, memories, or impulses are excluded from consciousness.