Exam 15: Abnormal Psychology and the Law

It was not until ______ that the United States Supreme Court ruled that persons must be judged both "mentally ill" and a clear and present danger to themselves or others Before they may be involuntarily hospitalized.

Which of the following is an argument of Thomas Szasz in relationship to the insanity defense?

Society has long held to the doctrine of ______ as a basis for determining responsibility for wrongdoing.

One of the most vocal and persistent critics of civil commitment statutes has been ______.

If a person is ruled unlikely to ever develop adequate competency to stand trial in a criminal case, that person must ______.

The case of Larry Hogue involves ______.

Discuss Thomas Szasz's assertion that the insanity plea is degrading to the defendant.

In the 1992 Medina case, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the burden of proof for determining competence to stand trial lies with the ______.

Daniel M'Naghten killed ______.

The outcome of Poddar's criminal trial was that he ______.

Civil commitment is identical to voluntary hospitalization.

In an 1834 Ohio case, the court ruled that ______.

Ricky Wyatt, the lead plaintiff in Wyatt v. Stickney, was ______.

The insanity defense places special burdens on juries.

The state has the right to indefinitely confine people who are mentally ill even if they pose no immediate danger to themselves or others and can live safely on their own.

The Tarasoff ruling only applies to the citizens of Texas.

Which of the following is listed in the "Patient's Bill of Rights" established by the federal court?

Involuntarily admitted patients in mental hospitals have always had the right to refuse medications.

The Tarasoff ruling recognized that the rights of the _______.

Discuss problems in determining the term of commitment for perpetrators who are found insane.