Lesson 5.4.1

5.4.1 Key question: mental health in society Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Psychology, Unit 5

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The 20 questions

  1. Which term describes negative attitudes and discrimination directed at people with mental disorders?

    • Deviation
    • Monotropy
    • Reliability
    • Stigma

  2. Which definition of abnormality is most closely tied to what a culture regards as acceptable?

    • Deviation from ideal mental health
    • Deviation from social norms
    • Statistical infrequency of a trait
    • Failure to function adequately in daily life

  3. What is meant by social control in the context of mental health policy?

    • Teaching social skills to children in school so that they can mix well with their peers
    • Recording crime statistics for the police so that offences can be tracked by area
    • Using treatment or policy to regulate behaviour in line with society's expectations
    • Measuring the social class of patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals across the region

  4. Which workplace issue is directly relevant to mental health in society?

    • Stress and burnout affecting employee wellbeing and productivity
    • Use of word processing software on computers that staff use for their daily reports
    • Changes in the price of office stationery supplied to staff across the organisation each year
    • Standard working hours set by law in shops that open late and close after dark

  5. Which classification system is widely used internationally to define disorders?

    • PHQ-8, a measure of depression severity
    • ICD, the International Classification of Diseases
    • HCPC, the regulator for health and care professionals
    • Strange Situation, a procedure for infant attachment

  6. What is a key effect of labelling someone with a mental disorder?

    • The label can change how others treat the person and how the person sees themselves
    • The label only affects the clinician who wrote it and never reaches anyone else at all
    • The label has no effect on the person's daily life, work or relationships at any point
    • The label is always removed after one assessment, so it rarely lasts for very long

  7. Which description best fits a culture-bound syndrome?

    • A treatment method that only works in one country because of local laws and practice
    • A disorder that is identical in every society on earth, whatever its beliefs and customs
    • A condition whose symptoms and meaning are shaped by a particular culture
    • A genetic disorder found only in one family line, passed down through several generations

  8. One society defines depression more narrowly than another. What is the main implication for comparing prevalence?

    • Prevalence statistics may not be directly comparable across the two societies
    • The narrower definition always produces higher prevalence figures than the broader definition
    • The two societies must have identical rates of depression because they share a common culture
    • Depression cannot be measured in either society, so no statistics can be compared at all

  9. A workplace introduces mental health training. What is the most likely goal?

    • Increasing the number of diagnoses made by managers
    • Reducing the amount of time staff spend on breaks
    • Replacing all staff with automated systems
    • Reducing stigma and encouraging staff to seek help

  10. An employer monitors staff mental health data. Which ethical concern is most important?

    • The speed of the company's internet connection and the quality of its wireless network coverage
    • The number of coffee breaks allowed each day for staff working in the open-plan office area
    • Privacy and the potential for discrimination against employees
    • The colour of the office walls and the type of paint used in staff rooms across the building

  11. A government funds one treatment policy. Which critique relates to social control?

    • The policy costs too little to affect anyone in any meaningful way, so it has no real impact
    • The policy may enforce conformity rather than meet individuals' particular needs
    • The policy has no link to mental health at all, because it deals only with housing matters
    • The policy is too brief to be written down in any formal document or public report at all

  12. Survey results show women report more anxiety in one society. What is a cautious interpretation?

    • Men do not experience anxiety in any society, so the gap in reports is entirely fictional
    • Women are biologically more anxious than men in every society, whatever the local conditions
    • Gender differences in reporting and diagnosis may contribute to the pattern
    • Survey results can never show differences between groups, so no comparison is ever valid

  13. A campaign uses diagnostic labels to describe ordinary distress. What is the main criticism?

    • It removes all stigma from mental health
    • It may over-medicalise normal emotional experiences
    • It reduces the number of people seeking help
    • It makes diagnosis too accurate for clinicians

  14. In a workplace of 800 staff, 25 per cent report stress. How many staff is this?

    • 32
    • 200
    • 250
    • 320

  15. Which design best shows whether attitudes to mental illness change in one society over twenty years?

    • A single laboratory experiment with a small group
    • Random allocation of participants to different treatments
    • A case study of one patient followed closely
    • Repeated surveys of comparable samples taken at intervals over time

  16. Which social factor is linked to increased risk of mental health problems?

    • Unemployment and social isolation
    • Having a strong interest in regional cooking
    • Living near a well-stocked public library
    • Being left-handed in a predominantly right-handed society

  17. A workplace wellness programme is introduced. What is the strongest reason to ask for evidence of its effect?

    • Programmes never need to be assessed once they have been started by the management team
    • Evidence only matters for drugs and treatments, not for workplace programmes of any kind
    • Programmes may look positive but have no real impact unless their effects are measured
    • Evidence is needed only to satisfy the building inspector who visits the workplace each year

  18. Is the key question How do different societies define mental health disorders? best answered using only one classification manual?

    • Yes, because manuals are written by all societies together with a shared international consensus
    • Yes, because one manual is always universally accepted by every society in the world today
    • No, because cultural definitions vary and one manual may reflect a particular culture's assumptions
    • Yes, because cultural definitions do not affect diagnosis in any clinical setting at all

  19. Which argument is strongest for treating mental health problems as a social issue?

    • Rates and experiences vary with social conditions such as poverty, discrimination and workplace pressure
    • Mental health problems occur only in people with unusual personalities and no wider context
    • Mental health problems are entirely genetic in origin, with no influence from the surrounding world
    • Mental health problems are unaffected by any context, so social conditions make no difference

  20. In a workplace of 400 staff, 15 per cent report symptoms and 60 per cent of them seek help. How many staff seek help?

    • 36
    • 90
    • 24
    • 60

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