EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Mad pride. Mental health proud. Correct! Mad Pride: An UK organisation dedicated to changing the way in which society views people with mental health problems.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is one of the criteria stated by the mental health community for a diagnosis of psychological disorder? The individual’s behavior must reflect dysfunction in psychological, biological, or developmental processes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mad Pride is a mass movement of the users of mental health services, former users, and the aligned, which advocates that individuals with mental illness should be proud of their ‘mad’ identity.

Detailed explanation-5: -Asylums were the first institutions created for the specific purpose of housing people with psychological disorders, but the focus was ostracizing them from society rather than treating their disorders.