Question 1

What are the two reasons someone is criminally committed? What are the different requirements for each?

Accepted Answer

There are two main reasons someone may b

Question 2

According to Eaves, Lamb, and Tien (2000):

Accepted Answer

A) Canada was the first country to employ the "not criminally responsible" defence 
B) Canada sends individuals convicted of crime and suspected of having a mental illness to hospitals, rather than prisons 
C) Canada explicitly extends the rights of equality to individuals with mental illnesses 
D) Canada has the lowest rates of recidivism for individuals with mental illnesses 
A) Canada was the first country to employ the "not criminally responsible" defence 
B) Canada sends individuals convicted of crime and suspected of having a mental illness to hospitals, rather than prisons 
C) Canada explicitly extends the rights of equality to individuals with mental illnesses 
D) Canada has the lowest rates of recidivism for individuals with mental illnesses

Question 3

In which province is involuntary treatment easiest to invoke?

Accepted Answer

A) Alberta 
B) British Columbia 
C) Ontario 
D) Quebec 
A) Alberta 
B) British Columbia 
C) Ontario 
D) Quebec

Question 4

Psychologists are said to "hold the privilege" for communications between themselves and their clients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to one psychiatrist, more than 90% of psychotic people have no insight into their condition, and therefore do not believe they need treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

With regards to ethics in scientific biomedical research, changes have been proposed for the Declaration of Helsinki, which were spurred by the following developments:

Accepted Answer

A) Increased research sponsored by for-profit organizations such as pharmaceutical companies 
B) Increased non-profit agency and government scrutiny regarding the clinical populations being proposed for investigation 
C) Less stringent guidelines on informed consent in order to increase the number of double-blind experimental designs 
D) Decreased globalization of research which limits cross-culture generalizability 
A) Increased research sponsored by for-profit organizations such as pharmaceutical companies 
B) Increased non-profit agency and government scrutiny regarding the clinical populations being proposed for investigation 
C) Less stringent guidelines on informed consent in order to increase the number of double-blind experimental designs 
D) Decreased globalization of research which limits cross-culture generalizability

Question 7

In Canada, matters of health law are determined at the ____________ level

Accepted Answer

A) federal 
B) provincial 
C) municipal 
D) civil 
A) federal 
B) provincial 
C) municipal 
D) civil

Question 8

According to Canadian researchers Lymburne and Roesch (1999), the insanity defence does not put the public at risk because:

Accepted Answer

A) It is often used by people who are not otherwise violent. 
B) People who are deemed insane are still detained for long periods of time. 
C) It allows for rehabilitation. 
D) People who are found guilty because of insanity are sent to mental institutions. 
A) It is often used by people who are not otherwise violent. 
B) People who are deemed insane are still detained for long periods of time. 
C) It allows for rehabilitation. 
D) People who are found guilty because of insanity are sent to mental institutions.

Question 9

Neuroscience has been used to help reduce people's prison sentences, as:

Accepted Answer

A) Neurologists give good testimony about the way the brain does or does not control impulses 
B) Providing jurors with visual evidence (i.e., brain scans)helps them understand that there is an underlying problem with the person's brain 
C) Most jurors do not understand science, but due to social desirability agree with the evidence presented 
D) Neuroscience does not help reduce people's sentences - it is inadmissible in court 
A) Neurologists give good testimony about the way the brain does or does not control impulses 
B) Providing jurors with visual evidence (i.e., brain scans)helps them understand that there is an underlying problem with the person's brain 
C) Most jurors do not understand science, but due to social desirability agree with the evidence presented 
D) Neuroscience does not help reduce people's sentences - it is inadmissible in court

Question 10

Who is most likely to be a violent offender?

Accepted Answer

A) Patricia, a 40-year old addicted to prescription painkillers 
B) Robert, a 53-year old smoker with schizophrenia 
C) Dylan, a 24-year old high school dropout who uses drugs 
D) Mallory, a 24-year old single mother 
A) Patricia, a 40-year old addicted to prescription painkillers 
B) Robert, a 53-year old smoker with schizophrenia 
C) Dylan, a 24-year old high school dropout who uses drugs 
D) Mallory, a 24-year old single mother

Question 11

The rights that an individual maintains while serving a Community Treatment Order include all of the following except the right to:

Accepted Answer

A) Review the findings of incapacity. 
B) Appeal to the courts each time a CTO is issued or reviewed. 
C) Request re-examination. 
D) Have family members as character witnesses. 
A) Review the findings of incapacity. 
B) Appeal to the courts each time a CTO is issued or reviewed. 
C) Request re-examination. 
D) Have family members as character witnesses.

Question 12

What is the purpose of the FIT-R?

Accepted Answer

A) To give a subjective clinical judgement on fitness to stand trial 
B) To give a revised format for the Farmer Insanity Test 
C) To objectively assess the judge's capability to determine fitness to trial 
D) To objectively assess fitness to stand trial 
A) To give a subjective clinical judgement on fitness to stand trial 
B) To give a revised format for the Farmer Insanity Test 
C) To objectively assess the judge's capability to determine fitness to trial 
D) To objectively assess fitness to stand trial

Question 13

What is the purpose of Community Treatment Orders in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) To reduce overcrowding in prisons 
B) To ensure treatment compliance 
C) To prevent involvement in the criminal justice system 
D) To provide greater treatment resources in the community and reduce the amount of in-hospital treatment given 
A) To reduce overcrowding in prisons 
B) To ensure treatment compliance 
C) To prevent involvement in the criminal justice system 
D) To provide greater treatment resources in the community and reduce the amount of in-hospital treatment given

Question 14

What recent recommendation did the National Bioethics Advisory Committee make regarding the experimental testing of mentally ill individuals?

Accepted Answer

A) Evaluation of the individual's competence to consent by an independent health professional 
B) Evaluation of the individual's competence to consent by a guardian or family member who is familiar with the client's functioning 
C) Evaluation of the individual's competence to consent by a judge 
D) Consensus among the above mentioned parties regarding the individual's competence to consent 
A) Evaluation of the individual's competence to consent by an independent health professional 
B) Evaluation of the individual's competence to consent by a guardian or family member who is familiar with the client's functioning 
C) Evaluation of the individual's competence to consent by a judge 
D) Consensus among the above mentioned parties regarding the individual's competence to consent

Question 15

In the case of O'Connor v. Donaldson, Donaldson was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital for 14 years. He sued the hospital psychiatrists, arguing that they had denied his right to

Accepted Answer

A) live in the least restrictive setting. 
B) a fair trial. 
C) refuse treatment. 
D) treatment. 
A) live in the least restrictive setting. 
B) a fair trial. 
C) refuse treatment. 
D) treatment.

Question 16

Following the Nuremberg Trials, all research has been conducted ethically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following landmark cases led to the stipulation that "wrong" means legally and morally wrong?

Accepted Answer

A) Regina v. M'Naghten 
B) Regina v. Swain 
C) Regina v. Chaulk 
D) Regina v. Oommen 
A) Regina v. M'Naghten 
B) Regina v. Swain 
C) Regina v. Chaulk 
D) Regina v. Oommen

Question 18

According to the provisions of Bill C-30, the maximum period of fitness assessment is set at:

Accepted Answer

A) 60 days 
B) 90 days 
C) 120 days 
D) 150 days 
A) 60 days 
B) 90 days 
C) 120 days 
D) 150 days

Question 19

You have been conducting family therapy in which the 7-year-old boy is the identified patient. After several sessions, you hypothesize that the boy's problems have caused marital conflict, but the parents disagree and resist the idea of focusing on their marriage in therapy. What ethical dilemma does this situation present?

Accepted Answer

A) Choice of goals for therapy 
B) Choice of therapeutic techniques 
C) Who is the client 
D) Confidentiality 
A) Choice of goals for therapy 
B) Choice of therapeutic techniques 
C) Who is the client 
D) Confidentiality

Question 20

Community treatment orders (CTO)stipulate that an individual will only be released back into the community when/if he or she:

Accepted Answer

A) Is found to be mentally fit 
B) Adheres to M'Naghten's rules 
C) Has benefited from the required treatment 
D) Adheres to recommended treatments 
A) Is found to be mentally fit 
B) Adheres to M'Naghten's rules 
C) Has benefited from the required treatment 
D) Adheres to recommended treatments

What are the two reasons someone is criminally committed? What are the different requirements for each?

According to Eaves, Lamb, and Tien (2000):

In which province is involuntary treatment easiest to invoke?

Psychologists are said to "hold the privilege" for communications between themselves and their clients.

According to one psychiatrist, more than 90% of psychotic people have no insight into their condition, and therefore do not believe they need treatment.

With regards to ethics in scientific biomedical research, changes have been proposed for the Declaration of Helsinki, which were spurred by the following developments:

In Canada, matters of health law are determined at the ____________ level

According to Canadian researchers Lymburne and Roesch (1999), the insanity defence does not put the public at risk because:

Neuroscience has been used to help reduce people's prison sentences, as:

Who is most likely to be a violent offender?

The rights that an individual maintains while serving a Community Treatment Order include all of the following except the right to:

What is the purpose of the FIT-R?

What is the purpose of Community Treatment Orders in Canada?

What recent recommendation did the National Bioethics Advisory Committee make regarding the experimental testing of mentally ill individuals?

In the case of O'Connor v. Donaldson, Donaldson was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital for 14 years. He sued the hospital psychiatrists, arguing that they had denied his right to

Following the Nuremberg Trials, all research has been conducted ethically.

Which of the following landmark cases led to the stipulation that "wrong" means legally and morally wrong?

According to the provisions of Bill C-30, the maximum period of fitness assessment is set at:

Community treatment orders (CTO)stipulate that an individual will only be released back into the community when/if he or she:

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Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment, Classification, and Diagnosis

Research Methods in the Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety Disorders

Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Stress-Related Disorders and Health Psychology

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Exam 18: Legal and Ethical Issues

What are the two reasons someone is criminally committed? What are the different requirements for each?

According to Eaves, Lamb, and Tien (2000):

In which province is involuntary treatment easiest to invoke?

Psychologists are said to "hold the privilege" for communications between themselves and their clients.

According to one psychiatrist, more than 90% of psychotic people have no insight into their condition, and therefore do not believe they need treatment.

With regards to ethics in scientific biomedical research, changes have been proposed for the Declaration of Helsinki, which were spurred by the following developments:

In Canada, matters of health law are determined at the ____________ level

According to Canadian researchers Lymburne and Roesch (1999), the insanity defence does not put the public at risk because:

Neuroscience has been used to help reduce people's prison sentences, as:

Who is most likely to be a violent offender?

The rights that an individual maintains while serving a Community Treatment Order include all of the following except the right to:

What is the purpose of the FIT-R?

What is the purpose of Community Treatment Orders in Canada?

What recent recommendation did the National Bioethics Advisory Committee make regarding the experimental testing of mentally ill individuals?

In the case of O'Connor v. Donaldson, Donaldson was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital for 14 years. He sued the hospital psychiatrists, arguing that they had denied his right to

Following the Nuremberg Trials, all research has been conducted ethically.

Which of the following landmark cases led to the stipulation that "wrong" means legally and morally wrong?

According to the provisions of Bill C-30, the maximum period of fitness assessment is set at:

Community treatment orders (CTO)stipulate that an individual will only be released back into the community when/if he or she:

Introduction: Definitional and Historical Considerations, and Canadas Mental Health

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment, Classification, and Diagnosis

Research Methods in the Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety Disorders

Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Stress-Related Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders of Childhood

Aging and Psychological Disorders

Outcomes and Issues in Psychological Intervention

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