Question 1

Which of the following psychiatric patients is most likely to be violent?

Accepted Answer

A) Tom, who has paranoid schizophrenia and regularly takes his medication 
B) Bill, who has schizoaffective disorder and regularly smokes crack 
C) Joe, who has schizoaffective disorder and three prior arrests for petit larceny 
D) Sam, who has paranoid schizophrenia and regularly smokes cigarettes 
A) Tom, who has paranoid schizophrenia and regularly takes his medication 
B) Bill, who has schizoaffective disorder and regularly smokes crack 
C) Joe, who has schizoaffective disorder and three prior arrests for petit larceny 
D) Sam, who has paranoid schizophrenia and regularly smokes cigarettes

Question 2

What was the purpose of the Criminal Lunatics Act of 1800, which was subsequently incorporated into the Criminal Code of Canada in 1892?

Accepted Answer

A) It allowed people to use insanity as a defence. 
B) It allowed the court to sentence people to a mental institution instead of prison. 
C) It led to the development of separate s within which institutions could separate the criminal from the non-criminal mentally insane. 
D) It prevented the mentally ill from being sent to rehabilitation centres for this time period, although this was later changed so that the mentally ill now receive treatment instead of going to prison. 
A) It allowed people to use insanity as a defence. 
B) It allowed the court to sentence people to a mental institution instead of prison. 
C) It led to the development of separate s within which institutions could separate the criminal from the non-criminal mentally insane. 
D) It prevented the mentally ill from being sent to rehabilitation centres for this time period, although this was later changed so that the mentally ill now receive treatment instead of going to prison.

Question 3

Which of the following landmark cases is said to mark the beginning of the modern insanity defence?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Human subjects committees and institutional review boards for reviewing the ethics of proposed experiments are made up of:

Accepted Answer

A) Behavioural scientists 
B) Citizens of the community 
C) Lawyers 
D) All of the above 
A) Behavioural scientists 
B) Citizens of the community 
C) Lawyers 
D) All of the above

Question 5

Violence in discharged mental patients is usually attributable to:

Accepted Answer

A) The natural tendency of most mental patients to be violent 
B) Their failure to take their medication 
C) Environmental conditions that elicited and set the stage for violence 
D) A predictable personality structure characterized by high impulsivity and low harm avoidance 
A) The natural tendency of most mental patients to be violent 
B) Their failure to take their medication 
C) Environmental conditions that elicited and set the stage for violence 
D) A predictable personality structure characterized by high impulsivity and low harm avoidance

Question 6

In Canada, psychiatric researchers are bound to the Medical Research Council of Canada's Guidelines on Research Involving Humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the Tarasoff case, the perpetrator, Poddar was deemed to suffer from:

Accepted Answer

A) Bipolar depression 
B) Paranoid schizophrenia 
C) Antisocial personality disorder 
D) The delusional disorder of erotomania 
A) Bipolar depression 
B) Paranoid schizophrenia 
C) Antisocial personality disorder 
D) The delusional disorder of erotomania

Question 8

The deinstitutionalization of mental patients was brought about because:

Accepted Answer

A) Innovative community programs were being developed in large numbers. 
B) Institutions were increasingly viewed as being warehouses, inadequate for truly treating the mentally ill. 
C) Of the high cost of maintaining patients in institutions. 
D) Of the impact of riots by involuntarily committed psychiatric patients. 
A) Innovative community programs were being developed in large numbers. 
B) Institutions were increasingly viewed as being warehouses, inadequate for truly treating the mentally ill. 
C) Of the high cost of maintaining patients in institutions. 
D) Of the impact of riots by involuntarily committed psychiatric patients.

Question 9

According to an article by Viljoen and colleagues (2003), only medical practitioners (not psychologists)are qualified to provide court-ordered assessments:

Accepted Answer

A) Under the Youth Criminal Act 
B) Under the dangerous offender legislation 
C) Of fitness and criminal responsibility 
D) Of intellectual functions related to legal determinations 
A) Under the Youth Criminal Act 
B) Under the dangerous offender legislation 
C) Of fitness and criminal responsibility 
D) Of intellectual functions related to legal determinations

Question 10

Proponents of the HCR-20 favour it over the VRAG mostly because:

Accepted Answer

A) It assesses dynamic and changing clinical risk factors 
B) It does not rely heavily on the Hare Psychopathy Checklist 
C) It is based on research findings 
D) It is more generalizable to countries other than Canada 
A) It assesses dynamic and changing clinical risk factors 
B) It does not rely heavily on the Hare Psychopathy Checklist 
C) It is based on research findings 
D) It is more generalizable to countries other than Canada

Question 11

A situation similar to O'Connor versus Donaldson (1975)is unlikely to ever occur in Canada because:

Accepted Answer

A) The ethical code has more stringent guidelines on informed consent and confidentiality 
B) A patient has a right to refuse treatment and a "prior capable wish" 
C) Mental patients can only be detained against their will for a maximum of 10 years 
D) A finding of a patient's danger to self or others is reviewed every 90 days or upon the patient's request 
A) The ethical code has more stringent guidelines on informed consent and confidentiality 
B) A patient has a right to refuse treatment and a "prior capable wish" 
C) Mental patients can only be detained against their will for a maximum of 10 years 
D) A finding of a patient's danger to self or others is reviewed every 90 days or upon the patient's request

Question 12

Scott Simmie, along with Boyle and Vincent, wrote two series of newspaper articles in The Toronto Star that gave recommendations on:

Accepted Answer

A) How to improve home care in Canada 
B) Solutions to society's problems with people who have serious and chronic mental illness 
C) How people with serious and chronic mental illness are feeling less and less stigmatized by society 
D) Steps to take when dealing with a mentally disordered friend or family member 
A) How to improve home care in Canada 
B) Solutions to society's problems with people who have serious and chronic mental illness 
C) How people with serious and chronic mental illness are feeling less and less stigmatized by society 
D) Steps to take when dealing with a mentally disordered friend or family member

Question 13

Scott Starson suffers from:

Accepted Answer

A) Narcissistic personality disorder 
B) Schizoaffective disorder 
C) Delusional disorder 
D) Megalomania 
A) Narcissistic personality disorder 
B) Schizoaffective disorder 
C) Delusional disorder 
D) Megalomania

Question 14

The Fitness Interview Test that was developed in Canada assesses all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Whether the person understands the nature and purpose of the legal proceedings 
B) Whether the person is mentally ill and thus not fit to stand trial 
C) Whether the person understands the possible or likely consequences of the proceedings 
D) Whether the person is capable of communicating with his or her lawyer 
A) Whether the person understands the nature and purpose of the legal proceedings 
B) Whether the person is mentally ill and thus not fit to stand trial 
C) Whether the person understands the possible or likely consequences of the proceedings 
D) Whether the person is capable of communicating with his or her lawyer

Question 15

In predicting dangerousness, which of the following would be most at risk of committing an aggressive act?

Accepted Answer

A) Sarah, who is angered at her husband, owns a gun, but has never used it 
B) Evan, who has been aggressive in the past but, has adopted a pacifist approach to conflicts over the past five years 
C) Iris, who was incarcerated for armed robbery and who, despite being released from prison, had numerous fights with other inmates 
D) Alan, who has been working at a stressful job, but manages it by exercise and hunting. 
A) Sarah, who is angered at her husband, owns a gun, but has never used it 
B) Evan, who has been aggressive in the past but, has adopted a pacifist approach to conflicts over the past five years 
C) Iris, who was incarcerated for armed robbery and who, despite being released from prison, had numerous fights with other inmates 
D) Alan, who has been working at a stressful job, but manages it by exercise and hunting.

Question 16

Hanson and Bussière found that the ability of clinicians to predict recidivism among sex offenders is:

Accepted Answer

A) Exceptionally high 
B) Moderate 
C) Poor and only slightly better than chance 
D) No better than chance 
A) Exceptionally high 
B) Moderate 
C) Poor and only slightly better than chance 
D) No better than chance

Question 17

Can a person in Canada refuse treatment when civilly committed? Explain.

Accepted Answer

In Canada, a person who has been civilly

Question 18

High profile cases (e.g., Vincent Li)create a fear that people with mental illness are violent. Is this true? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The fear that people with mental illness

Question 19

A psychologist is conducting a risk assessment on a juvenile offender convicted of sexual assault. Which of the following is appropriate to use as part of the assessment?

Accepted Answer

A) VRAG 
B) HCR-20 
C) Clinical interview 
D) All of the above 
A) VRAG 
B) HCR-20 
C) Clinical interview 
D) All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following is not a component of the FIT-R?

Accepted Answer

A) Understanding of the purpose of the legal proceedings 
B) Ability to communicate clearly while on the stand 
C) Understanding the consequences of the legal proceedings 
D) Ability to communicate with one's lawyer 
A) Understanding of the purpose of the legal proceedings 
B) Ability to communicate clearly while on the stand 
C) Understanding the consequences of the legal proceedings 
D) Ability to communicate with one's lawyer

Which of the following psychiatric patients is most likely to be violent?

What was the purpose of the Criminal Lunatics Act of 1800, which was subsequently incorporated into the Criminal Code of Canada in 1892?

Which of the following landmark cases is said to mark the beginning of the modern insanity defence?

Human subjects committees and institutional review boards for reviewing the ethics of proposed experiments are made up of:

Violence in discharged mental patients is usually attributable to:

In Canada, psychiatric researchers are bound to the Medical Research Council of Canada's Guidelines on Research Involving Humans.

In the Tarasoff case, the perpetrator, Poddar was deemed to suffer from:

The deinstitutionalization of mental patients was brought about because:

According to an article by Viljoen and colleagues (2003), only medical practitioners (not psychologists)are qualified to provide court-ordered assessments:

Proponents of the HCR-20 favour it over the VRAG mostly because:

A situation similar to O'Connor versus Donaldson (1975)is unlikely to ever occur in Canada because:

Scott Simmie, along with Boyle and Vincent, wrote two series of newspaper articles in The Toronto Star that gave recommendations on:

Scott Starson suffers from:

The Fitness Interview Test that was developed in Canada assesses all of the following EXCEPT:

In predicting dangerousness, which of the following would be most at risk of committing an aggressive act?

Hanson and Bussière found that the ability of clinicians to predict recidivism among sex offenders is:

Can a person in Canada refuse treatment when civilly committed? Explain.

High profile cases (e.g., Vincent Li)create a fear that people with mental illness are violent. Is this true? Explain.

A psychologist is conducting a risk assessment on a juvenile offender convicted of sexual assault. Which of the following is appropriate to use as part of the assessment?

Which of the following is not a component of the FIT-R?

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

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Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

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Exam 18: Legal and Ethical Issues

Which of the following psychiatric patients is most likely to be violent?

What was the purpose of the Criminal Lunatics Act of 1800, which was subsequently incorporated into the Criminal Code of Canada in 1892?

Which of the following landmark cases is said to mark the beginning of the modern insanity defence?

Human subjects committees and institutional review boards for reviewing the ethics of proposed experiments are made up of:

Violence in discharged mental patients is usually attributable to:

In Canada, psychiatric researchers are bound to the Medical Research Council of Canada's Guidelines on Research Involving Humans.

In the Tarasoff case, the perpetrator, Poddar was deemed to suffer from:

The deinstitutionalization of mental patients was brought about because:

According to an article by Viljoen and colleagues (2003), only medical practitioners (not psychologists)are qualified to provide court-ordered assessments:

Proponents of the HCR-20 favour it over the VRAG mostly because:

A situation similar to O'Connor versus Donaldson (1975)is unlikely to ever occur in Canada because:

Scott Simmie, along with Boyle and Vincent, wrote two series of newspaper articles in The Toronto Star that gave recommendations on:

Scott Starson suffers from:

The Fitness Interview Test that was developed in Canada assesses all of the following EXCEPT:

In predicting dangerousness, which of the following would be most at risk of committing an aggressive act?

Hanson and Bussière found that the ability of clinicians to predict recidivism among sex offenders is:

Can a person in Canada refuse treatment when civilly committed? Explain.

High profile cases (e.g., Vincent Li)create a fear that people with mental illness are violent. Is this true? Explain.

A psychologist is conducting a risk assessment on a juvenile offender convicted of sexual assault. Which of the following is appropriate to use as part of the assessment?

Which of the following is not a component of the FIT-R?

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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