QUESTION 1
1. According to Segal, which of the following statements is true about the US
health care system?
Most people have private insurance coverage and the government covers all
those who do not
All US citizens receive equal health care
Approximately one in six Americans has inadequate access to health care
Improving technology means that Americans have the lowest infant mortality
rate in the world
QUESTION 2
1. Which populations are less likely to have access to mental health services?
racial and ethnic
minorities
older adults
preschool children
middle aged men
QUESTION 3
1. According to Segal, the Recovery Movement refers to:
Efforts in New Orleans to help people with mental illness to recover after
Hurricane Katrina.
A move away from the medical, disease-based focus of mental health
treatment, to a wellness and recovery-based model.
A system of half-way houses designed to help people recovering from substance
abuse.
A 1960s mental health movement by consumers that proved ineffective.
1.
QUESTION 4
1. According to Segal, Which of the following groups are not among those most
likely to be uninsured?
The poor
The elderly
People with less
education
Latinos
QUESTION 5
1. According to Segal, it has been estimated that one-third of Iraq and
Afghanistan war veterans have:
Received a diagnosis of a mental health problem, most often post-traumatic
stress disorder or depression
Mental health issues that get better the longer they are out of service
Bipolar disorder
Severe alcoholism
QUESTION 6
1. According to Segal, which of the following best defines "Evidence-based
practice"?
It is a multidisciplinary team-based approach
It draws on research to evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of
interventions
It is culturally sensitive and provides culturally relevant services
It teaches skills needed to function as normally as possible in the
community
1 points
QUESTION 7
1. Where do medical social workers tend not to practice?
schools
hospitals
nursing homes
healthcare
clinics
QUESTION 8
1. According to Segal, which of the following is not a type of developmental
disability?
Mental
retardation
Autism
Parkinson's
Disease
Epilepsy
Down syndrome
QUESTION 9
1. According to Segal, the Mental Health Parity Act does which of the following?
Forces people with a mental illness to accept treatment
Requires insurance companies to provide mental health coverage regardless of
preexisting condition
Prohibits insurers from imposing lifetime- and annual-benefit limits on mental
health services that are not imposed on physical health care
Requires insurance companies to provide the same mental health coverage
to children that it provides to adults
QUESTION 10
1. According to Segal, which of the following is true for managed care health
insurance plans?
They are designed to screen out unnecessary and
inappropriate care
They are required to provide free services to the poor
They are designed not to reduce costs
They are all preferred provider organizations
