Exam 15: Abnormal Psychology: Legal and Ethical Issues

If you are a psychologist, you assume ethical responsibilities for

With regard to patient care, the United States is currently in the institutionalization phase.

Select the statement that is TRUE of outpatient commitment.

Mr. Benwabe is an attorney who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and has been hospitalized several times when he stopped taking his medication. He complains that the medications make him feel like a "zombie" and affect his ability to complete legal briefs. When he is medication free, however, he is paranoid and often violent. During these periods, police and paramedic intervention is needed to get him safely to the hospital. After a recent hospitalization, when he was stable, he decided that he would prepare an advance directive requesting that no medication be given to him during these hospitalizations. Given this history, what is most likely to occur in the future?

Dr. Peigro is a noted neuropsychologist who has been studying Alzheimer's disease in men for over 20 years. At a recent speaking engagement, he chastised the profession for not focusing more research on women who have Alzheimer's and called for increased efforts in this area. He even mentioned that the ____________ requires it.

Despite beliefs to the contrary, NGRI is used less than ____% of the time in felony cases.

Sometimes the use of a placebo is not clinically acceptable.

One drawback with the implementation of the Durham Rule of 1954 was that

Of all psychological disorders, people with _____________ are at highest risk for homelessness because they stop taking their medication.

In 1947, the _____established fundamental directives for research with human participants.

Name and define THREE of the five core values of the American Psychological Association's code of ethics.

Explain the difference between being found not guilty by reason of insanity and guilty but mentally ill.

A common misconception regarding NGRI is that

Choose the correct statement from those listed below.

The term "insanity" is

When a person is judged "not guilty by reason of insanity," we may infer that

In some states, social entitlements such as welfare benefits and subsidized housing can be withheld if a person refuses psychiatric treatment.

Until the 1960's, hospital confinement was the typical treatment for severely mentally ill patients because

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding HIPAA?

Which of the American Psychological Association's core ethical values is correctly matched with its definition?