Serious Mental Illness: Pre-Test

Serious Mental Illness: Pre-Test

Please provide a response to the following questions. Thank you for valuable input and time.

Please select the date this live training occurred.

1. Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and dementia can be managed in the same way regardless of the type of SMI or dementia.*

a. True

b. False

2. What are the four primary categories of SMI?*

a) Major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and schizoaffective disorder

b) Anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia

c) Post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, bipolar disorder, dementia

d) Dementia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder

3. What do the letters “C-A-R-E-S” stand for in the CARES® Approach?*

a) Compassion for the person, Assess behavior, Refer, Evaluate, Share

b) Connect, Assess behavior, Refer to a professional, Evaluate, Support

c) Connect with the person, Assess behavior, Respond appropriately, Evaluate what works, Share with others

d) Compassion, Action, Respond appropriately, Evaluate, Share

4. Which of the following is both a “thought disorder” together with “mood features”?*

a) Paranoid disorder

b) Schizophrenia

c) Borderline personality disorder

d) Schizoaffective disorder

5. Which of the following is true about people with SMI?*

a) They are usually violent in some way.

b) They sometimes get better without treatment.

c) Stress usually makes things worse for them

d) They usually do not get better

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