Chapter 35: Non-medical alternatives for crisis care

 1. Which is not necessarily a characteristic of most non-medical care alternatives?

  1. Attempts to understand the unintelligible
  2. An emphasis on relational care
  3. Prescribed medication
  4. Central role for dialogue

Answer: C

2. Which is a characteristic of non-medical alternatives for crisis care?

  1. Insistence on taking medication
  2. Compulsory admission
  3. High levels of physical security
  4. Working within the person’s own preferred framework of understanding

Answer: D

3. What is not a feature of a therapeutic community?

  1. Viewing all behaviour as meaningful
  2. Valuing positive relationships
  3. Clarity regarding decision making
  4. Requires a residential setting

Answer: D

4. Which town has attempted to develop a therapeutic community-inspired whole social system approach?

  1. Slough
  2. Hebden Bridge
  3. Canterbury
  4. Rochdale

Answer: A

5. Who developed the Soteria model?

  1. Ronnie Laing
  2. David Cooper
  3. Rex Haigh
  4. Loren Mosher

Answer: D

6. Which is not the site of an Open Dialogue initiative?

  1. North East London
  2. Western Lapland
  3. Liverpool
  4. New York

Answer: C

7. What is a feature of the Open Dialogue approach?

  1. Tolerance of uncertainty
  2. Exclusion of extended family members
  3. Prescribed medication
  4. Inpatient admisions

Answer: A