In the 1960s and the 1970s, the advent of psychotropic medications allowed for many psychiatric patients to be released from hospitals in a public policy known as _____

Unfortunately, this led to a massive spike in the number of mentally ill homeless individuals.
Fill in the blank with correct word

Answer: deinstitutionalization

Psychology

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The first vowel sound that a child makes is generally the

a. soft "a" sound as in "father." b. soft "o" sound as in "mother." c. long "a" sound as in "grape." d. long "o" sound as in "boat." e. long "e" sound as in "meat."

Psychology

The textbook cites all of the following as causes of anterograde amnesia EXCEPT

a. head trauma. b. stroke. c. long-term alcoholism. d. diabetes. e. severe malnutrition.

Psychology