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Psychological Considerations when Treating People with Serious Mental Illness in an Inpatient Setting

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1.  What does SMI stand for?
  1. Seriously mentally ill
  2. Seldom mentally ill
  3. Sometimes mentally ill
  4. Serious mental illness
2.  Which diagnosis is not considered a serious mental illness?
  1. Schizophrenia
  2. General Anxiety Disorder
  3. Schizoaffective Disorder
  4. Bipolar I Disorder
3.  What percentage of people are diagnosed with an SMI?
  1. Less than 5%
  2. 9%
  3. 13%
  4. more than 75%
4.  What type of commitment is the most likely for someone with SMI to have in an inpatient psychiatric facility?
  1. Inpatient civil commitment
  2. Voluntary
  3. Forensic commitment
  4. FD-12
5.  What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis?
  1. A brand-new treatment without much research to back up.
  2. One of a handful of psychotherapeutic interventions that is empirically indicated to address the distress and functional impairment experienced by individuals with.
  3. The same as the original Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
  4. It does not exist.
6.  Which is the most well-researched psychotherapeutic intervention for individuals experiencing psychosis?
  1. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis
  2. Holistic Therapy
  3. Psychodynamic
  4. Behavioral Therapy
7.  What percentage of adults with SMI receive some form of treatment in a year?
  1. 92%
  2. 13%
  3. 32%
  4. 65%
8.  What is the least important to consider when choosing an assessment measure?
  1. The primary language of the individual
  2. The norms of the measure
  3. The color-scheme of the measure
  4. Are portions of the measure considered contraband
9.  What is something you need to consider when testing someone with SMI?
  1. Lengthen the session to complete assessment in one sitting.
  2. Continue testing regardless of level of understanding regarding the purpose of testing.
  3. Continue testing regardless of competency level during the time of testing.
  4. If they are being distracted by internal stimuli (e.g., hallucinations) during the session.
10.  Are all test measures developed with people with SMI or people within an inpatient facility?
  1. Of course
  2. Yes
  3. No one knows
  4. No

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