Mental Health and Rehabilitation Flashcards
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The Recovery Model in mental health, as articulated by William Anthony, defines recovery as:
Answer: A deeply personal process of developing a new sense of meaning and purpose
Anthony (1993) defined recovery as a personal process of building a meaningful life despite the presence of mental illness, not simply symptom remission.
Which assessment tool is most commonly used to evaluate functional capacity for daily living skills in individuals with severe mental illness?
Answer: Independent Living Skills Survey (ILSS)
The ILSS assesses performance on specific daily living tasks such as personal hygiene, food preparation, money management, and transportation.
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is particularly useful in mental health rehabilitation for addressing:
Answer: Ambivalence about treatment engagement and behavior change
MI uses reflective listening, affirmation, and change talk to resolve ambivalence and strengthen intrinsic motivation to change.
The concept of 'psychiatric advance directives' (PADs) allows individuals with mental illness to:
Answer: Document treatment preferences for future psychiatric crises
PADs are legal documents in which individuals specify their treatment preferences and designate surrogates to make decisions during psychiatric emergencies.
Which type of housing model provides on-site mental health services to residents with psychiatric disabilities, without requiring treatment as a condition of tenancy?
Answer: Housing First
Housing First provides permanent, independent housing immediately without preconditions of sobriety or treatment participation, offering services voluntarily.
Stigma related to mental illness can be categorized as public stigma, self-stigma, and structural stigma. Structural stigma refers to:
Answer: Institutional policies and laws that restrict opportunities for those with mental illness
Structural stigma encompasses societal-level conditions—laws, policies, and institutional practices—that restrict the rights and opportunities of people with mental illness.
In psychiatric rehabilitation, the term 'natural supports' refers to:
Answer: Unpaid relationships and community resources that assist with recovery
Natural supports include family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, and community organizations that provide assistance outside of formal service systems.