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1. Disabled Students Programs and Services' Online Training for Glendale College Faculty

Module Five: Psychological Disabilities

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* 1. The greatest problems related to providing educational support services to students with a history of mental illness are founded in the misconceptions and stigma about the illness.

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* 2. Psychiatric disorders are not true medical illnesses like heart disease and diabetes. Mental illnesses can be attributed to bad parenting, lack of will power/drive or a personality flaw.

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* 3. Schizophrenia means split personality. People who have it are dangerous and violent.

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* 4. For someone with a mental illness, the consequences of stigma can be devastating. Some of the harmful effects of stigma include: trying to pretend nothing is wrong, refusal to seek treatment and rejection by family and friends.

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* 5. Students with psychological disabilities are frail or unpredictable, and can go “berserk” at any time.

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* 6. Television, movies and the media do a relatively fair and correct depiction of people with psychological disabilities.

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* 7. How would you rate your present level of comfort regarding teaching students with a psychological disability?

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* 8. Do you have any particular questions about psychological disabilities that we can answer?

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* 9. Please enter your name as proof you have completed this pretest.

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