Question 1

How has human research changed in recent years to conform to ethical guidelines?

Accepted Answer

In recent years, human research has chan

Question 2

Every province in Canada, except Quebec, uses community treatment orders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How did the Globe and Mail journalist André Picard (2008)describe the Canadian health care system?

Accepted Answer

A) A patchwork that has left millions in the shadows 
B) A comprehensive system that needs continuum or treatment 
C) A system unevenly distributed across the country 
D) An expansive and poorly managed system 
A) A patchwork that has left millions in the shadows 
B) A comprehensive system that needs continuum or treatment 
C) A system unevenly distributed across the country 
D) An expansive and poorly managed system

Question 4

The law establishing CTOs in Ontario is named:

Accepted Answer

A) Brian's Law 
B) Meghan's Law 
C) Jonathan's Law 
D) Sarah's Law 
A) Brian's Law 
B) Meghan's Law 
C) Jonathan's Law 
D) Sarah's Law

Question 5

What reason(s)do the authors of your textbook give to open the chapter on legal and ethical issues in abnormal psychology with s of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Accepted Answer

A) Because the legal and mental health systems collaborate to deny a substantial proportion of the Canadian population their basic civil rights 
B) Because one of the s specifically addresses the rights of the mentally ill 
C) Because judges, tribunals, governing boards of hospitals, and professional mental groups have worked to protect the general population from the actions of the mentally ill 
D) All of the above 
A) Because the legal and mental health systems collaborate to deny a substantial proportion of the Canadian population their basic civil rights 
B) Because one of the s specifically addresses the rights of the mentally ill 
C) Because judges, tribunals, governing boards of hospitals, and professional mental groups have worked to protect the general population from the actions of the mentally ill 
D) All of the above

Question 6

Prior to killing Tanya Tarasoff, Prosenjit Poddar:

Accepted Answer

A) Was interviewed by the campus police 
B) Was a psychotherapy patient but discontinued treatment 
C) Had become convinced that he and Tarasoff had become formally engaged 
D) All of the above 
A) Was interviewed by the campus police 
B) Was a psychotherapy patient but discontinued treatment 
C) Had become convinced that he and Tarasoff had become formally engaged 
D) All of the above

Question 7

A person's mental state at the time of the crime is part of the determination of fitness to stand trial.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The argument against patients' right to refuse treatment has been typically based upon the notion that:

Accepted Answer

A) Untreated patients may become dangerous. 
B) Involuntarily committed patients should not have a say in their treatment, since they are usually guilty of a crime. 
C) Patients may be too disturbed to make sound judgements about their treatment. 
D) The type of treatment prescribed should be determined by the courts, not the patient. 
A) Untreated patients may become dangerous. 
B) Involuntarily committed patients should not have a say in their treatment, since they are usually guilty of a crime. 
C) Patients may be too disturbed to make sound judgements about their treatment. 
D) The type of treatment prescribed should be determined by the courts, not the patient.

Question 9

The National Trajectory Project is studying people accused of being NCRMD in BC, Ontario, and Quebec. People in this study are more likely to have

Accepted Answer

A) prior criminal convictions than mental health hospitalizations. 
B) prior mental health hospitalizations than criminal convictions. 
C) been aggressive against the police than family members. 
D) been reconvicted over a three year period than a substance use problem. 
A) prior criminal convictions than mental health hospitalizations. 
B) prior mental health hospitalizations than criminal convictions. 
C) been aggressive against the police than family members. 
D) been reconvicted over a three year period than a substance use problem.

Question 10

The Canadian Psychological Association endorses the notion that people have the right to receive treatment from competent individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Confidentiality is based on ____________, whereas a privileged communication is ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) state law; decided on by the individual therapist. 
B) the ethical code of a profession; based on law. 
C) the therapist's obligation not to disclose information; the client's obligation not to disclose opinions about the therapist. 
D) verbal report in therapy; a written report of the therapist's impression of a client. 
A) state law; decided on by the individual therapist. 
B) the ethical code of a profession; based on law. 
C) the therapist's obligation not to disclose information; the client's obligation not to disclose opinions about the therapist. 
D) verbal report in therapy; a written report of the therapist's impression of a client.

Question 12

Why is Rice pessimistic about the possibility of rehabilitating psychopaths?

Accepted Answer

A) There is a lack of treatment research in this area. 
B) Clinicians are not willing to treat them. 
C) There is a high degree of comorbidity of psychopathy with other disorders. 
D) Empathy training actually increases their skill at victimization. 
A) There is a lack of treatment research in this area. 
B) Clinicians are not willing to treat them. 
C) There is a high degree of comorbidity of psychopathy with other disorders. 
D) Empathy training actually increases their skill at victimization.

Question 13

Which of the following landmark cases in Canada lead to the creation of Bill C-30?

Accepted Answer

A) Rex v. Hadfield 
B) Winko v. British Columbia 
C) Regina v. Swain 
D) Rex v. M'Naghten 
A) Rex v. Hadfield 
B) Winko v. British Columbia 
C) Regina v. Swain 
D) Rex v. M'Naghten

Question 14

Roughly 40% of the homeless in Canada also have a mental illness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Ethics are legal standards that professionals must adhere to.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Actuarial predictions of matters such as violence involve the use of:

Accepted Answer

A) Multiple informants of the accused (e.g., family and friends) 
B) Multiple professional opinions (e.g., psychiatrists, psychologists, physicians) 
C) Statistical formulas 
D) All of the above are used in actuarial predictions 
A) Multiple informants of the accused (e.g., family and friends) 
B) Multiple professional opinions (e.g., psychiatrists, psychologists, physicians) 
C) Statistical formulas 
D) All of the above are used in actuarial predictions

Question 17

The data is inconclusive as to the effectiveness of community treatment orders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the assessment of dangerousness, the Canadian-developed HCR-20 refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) The historical, clinical, and risk variables 
B) The hereditary, clinical and risk variables 
C) The historical, causal, and risk variables 
D) The historical, clinical, and rehabilitative variables 
A) The historical, clinical, and risk variables 
B) The hereditary, clinical and risk variables 
C) The historical, causal, and risk variables 
D) The historical, clinical, and rehabilitative variables

Question 19

Which of the following landmark cases allowed mentally ill individuals to be institutionalized rather than being returned to prison or the community?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Jeffrey Dahmer, the serial killer, was an example of a criminal who was:

Accepted Answer

A) Mentally ill but not legally insane. 
B) Legally insane but not mentally ill. 
C) Insane according to the rule of knowing right from wrong, but not according to the irresistible impulse rule. 
D) Neither mentally ill nor legally insane. 
A) Mentally ill but not legally insane. 
B) Legally insane but not mentally ill. 
C) Insane according to the rule of knowing right from wrong, but not according to the irresistible impulse rule. 
D) Neither mentally ill nor legally insane.

How has human research changed in recent years to conform to ethical guidelines?

Every province in Canada, except Quebec, uses community treatment orders.

How did the Globe and Mail journalist André Picard (2008)describe the Canadian health care system?

The law establishing CTOs in Ontario is named:

What reason(s)do the authors of your textbook give to open the chapter on legal and ethical issues in abnormal psychology with s of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Prior to killing Tanya Tarasoff, Prosenjit Poddar:

A person's mental state at the time of the crime is part of the determination of fitness to stand trial.

The argument against patients' right to refuse treatment has been typically based upon the notion that:

The National Trajectory Project is studying people accused of being NCRMD in BC, Ontario, and Quebec. People in this study are more likely to have

The Canadian Psychological Association endorses the notion that people have the right to receive treatment from competent individuals.

Confidentiality is based on __, whereas a privileged communication is _.

Why is Rice pessimistic about the possibility of rehabilitating psychopaths?

Which of the following landmark cases in Canada lead to the creation of Bill C-30?

Roughly 40% of the homeless in Canada also have a mental illness.

Ethics are legal standards that professionals must adhere to.

Actuarial predictions of matters such as violence involve the use of:

The data is inconclusive as to the effectiveness of community treatment orders.

In the assessment of dangerousness, the Canadian-developed HCR-20 refers to:

Which of the following landmark cases allowed mentally ill individuals to be institutionalized rather than being returned to prison or the community?

Jeffrey Dahmer, the serial killer, was an example of a criminal who was:

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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Exam 18: Legal and Ethical Issues

How has human research changed in recent years to conform to ethical guidelines?

Every province in Canada, except Quebec, uses community treatment orders.

How did the Globe and Mail journalist André Picard (2008)describe the Canadian health care system?

The law establishing CTOs in Ontario is named:

What reason(s)do the authors of your textbook give to open the chapter on legal and ethical issues in abnormal psychology with s of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Prior to killing Tanya Tarasoff, Prosenjit Poddar:

A person's mental state at the time of the crime is part of the determination of fitness to stand trial.

The argument against patients' right to refuse treatment has been typically based upon the notion that:

The National Trajectory Project is studying people accused of being NCRMD in BC, Ontario, and Quebec. People in this study are more likely to have

The Canadian Psychological Association endorses the notion that people have the right to receive treatment from competent individuals.

Confidentiality is based on ____________, whereas a privileged communication is ___________.

Why is Rice pessimistic about the possibility of rehabilitating psychopaths?

Which of the following landmark cases in Canada lead to the creation of Bill C-30?

Roughly 40% of the homeless in Canada also have a mental illness.

Ethics are legal standards that professionals must adhere to.

Actuarial predictions of matters such as violence involve the use of:

The data is inconclusive as to the effectiveness of community treatment orders.

In the assessment of dangerousness, the Canadian-developed HCR-20 refers to:

Which of the following landmark cases allowed mentally ill individuals to be institutionalized rather than being returned to prison or the community?

Jeffrey Dahmer, the serial killer, was an example of a criminal who was:

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

Filters

Confidentiality is based on __, whereas a privileged communication is _.