Multiple Choice Questions:
1.To prevent means to keep something from happening.(p. 298)
True
False
2.In the field of medicine, major targets of prevention are:(p. 297)
a.illness.
b.premature births.
c.premature or unnecessary death.
d.injuries.
e.(a), (c), and (d) are correct.
3.In preliterate societies, people tried to prevent hunger, illness, injury, and death by: (p. 299)
a.making plans.
b.living together.
c.prayer, ritual, and sacrifices.
d.working together.
e.all of the above
4.The lack of knowledge about the causes of a specific illness was always an obstacle to preventing the illness. (p. 298)
True
False
5.It was not until the latter part of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century that significant efforts were made to prevent mental illness. (p. 301)
True
False
6.The major focus of the settlement house movement was to help people deal with: (p. 300)
a.mental illness.
b.poor education.
c.crime.
d.hunger.
e.(b), (c), and (d) are correct.
7.Clifford Beers and his associates were instrumental in initiating:(p. 301)
a.the mental hygiene movement.
b.improvements of mental hospitals.
c.the cure of existing mental illness.
d.the use of doctors to administer mental hospitals.
e.none of the above
8.Prior to the 1960s, most prevention programs aimed at mental illness were carried out by the Public Health Service. (p. 299-301)
True
False
9.It was not until the 1960s that the federal government seriously considered efforts to prevent mental illness. (p. 302)
True
False
10.Primary prevention is designed to keep a disorder, disability, or dysfunction from occurring in the first place. (p. 305)
True
False