The Public Policy Environment Chapter 30 Test Bank Answers - Test Bank | Occupational Therapy in Mental Health 2e by Catana Brown by Catana Brown. DOCX document preview.

The Public Policy Environment Chapter 30 Test Bank Answers

Chapter 30: The Public Policy Environment

Multiple Choice

1. Events such as war and mass shootings that lead to legislative activity to increase mental health services can best be described as __________.

a. Public policy

b. Focusing events

c. Politics

d. Regulation

Topic: Public Policy, Laws, Regulations, and Politics

LO: 30.2

2. Rules developed to enforce laws can best be described as _________.

a. Public policy

b. Focusing events

c. Politics

d. Regulation

Topic: Public Policy, Laws, Regulations, and Politics

LO: 30.2

3. The movement to divert money from state mental health institutions to support programs such as outpatient services and partial hospitalizations is most closely associated with the __________.

a. National Mental Health Act

b. Joint Commission on Mental Illness and Health

c. Community Mental Health Centers Act

d. National Institutes of Mental Health

Topic: Consequences of Policy: Deinstitutionalization

LO: 30.3

4. You have a client who was recently discharged from a state mental health center to a group home for individuals with mental illness. This is an example of __________.

a. Transinstitutionalization

b. Deinstitutionalization

c. Community integration

d. Moral treatment

Topic: Consequences of Policy: Deinstitutionalization

LO: 30.3

5. You are working with Lindsay, a 25-year-old who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder 5 years ago. She is the youngest of six children; her mother is deceased and her father retired last year. The family is concerned about how Lindsay is going to support herself as she has been unable to maintain employment. You recommend that Lindsay apply for which of the following?

a. Supplemental Security Income

b. Social Security Disabled Adult Child

c. Social Security Disability Income

d. Medicare

Topic: Policies That Directly Impact Individuals With Psychiatric Disabilities

LO: 30.4

6. You are working with Wally, a 55-year-old who has been working as an accountant for the past 30 years. He was diagnosed with dementia approximately 3 years ago. Although he was able to work initially, his cognitive decline has now made continuing in his position impossible. His family is concerned about how they will support themselves without Wally’s income. You recommend that Wally applies for which of the following?

a. Supplemental Security Income

b. Social Security Disabled Adult Child

c. Social Security Disability Income

d. Medicare

Topic: Policies That Directly Impact Individuals With Psychiatric Disabilities

LO: 30.4

7. Which of the following best reflects the program developed to meet the nutritional needs of low-income individuals through food assistance and education?

a. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

b. The Emergency Food Assistance Program

c. Food Stamp Program

d. Medicaid Buy-In Program

Topic: Non-SSA Entitlement Policies

LO: 30.5

8. You are working with a 20-year-old diagnosed with a mental illness who wants to find a job as an information technology (IT) troubleshooter. As you work with this individual, your professional assessment is that he has the skills to qualify him for an IT job. He states he’s concerned that no one would hire him because of his mental illness. You educate him on the act that was the first to ban discrimination based on disability. Which act best reflects this scenario?

a. Americans with Disabilities Act

b. Olmstead Decision

c. Triple Aim

d. Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Topic: Civil Rights Policy

LO: 30.6

9. Which of the following initiatives that incorporates occupational therapy services was developed to address early diagnosis and treatment of severe mental illness?

a. Excellence in Mental Health Act

b. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act

c. State Mental Health Block Grants

d. Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics

Topic: Specific Policy Impacting Occupational Therapy Practice

LO: 30.7

Document Information

Document Type:
DOCX
Chapter Number:
30
Created Date:
Aug 21, 2025
Chapter Name:
Chapter 30 The Public Policy Environment
Author:
Catana Brown

Connected Book

Test Bank | Occupational Therapy in Mental Health 2e by Catana Brown

By Catana Brown

Test Bank General
View Product →

$24.99

100% satisfaction guarantee

Buy Full Test Bank

Benefits

Immediately available after payment
Answers are available after payment
ZIP file includes all related files
Files are in Word format (DOCX)
Check the description to see the contents of each ZIP file
We do not share your information with any third party