Question 1

Based on qualitative research in Saskatchewan by O'Reilly and colleagues (2006)regarding Community Treatment Orders (CTOs):

Accepted Answer

A) Patients were generally favourable but somewhat ambivalent about CTOs 
B) Clinicians disagreed with family members over the helpfulness of CTOs 
C) There were recommendations that CTOs should extend to at least three months duration 
D) The predominant diagnosis was surprisingly psychotic depression 
A) Patients were generally favourable but somewhat ambivalent about CTOs 
B) Clinicians disagreed with family members over the helpfulness of CTOs 
C) There were recommendations that CTOs should extend to at least three months duration 
D) The predominant diagnosis was surprisingly psychotic depression

Question 2

What is the distinction between insanity and competency or fitness to stand trial?

Accepted Answer

A) Insanity is more serious than incompetency. 
B) Competency, but not insanity, concerns persons accused of a crime. 
C) Someone found competent to stand trial cannot also be found insane. 
D) Insanity and competency concern different points in time during which the person's mental state is being questioned. 
A) Insanity is more serious than incompetency. 
B) Competency, but not insanity, concerns persons accused of a crime. 
C) Someone found competent to stand trial cannot also be found insane. 
D) Insanity and competency concern different points in time during which the person's mental state is being questioned.

Question 3

One concern about the VRAG is that it:

Accepted Answer

A) May not be as useful in actual practice as the research suggests 
B) May replace the need for trained clinicians because it is so accurate 
C) Has a tendency to have many false positives 
D) Is too expensive to administer to all suspected psychopaths 
A) May not be as useful in actual practice as the research suggests 
B) May replace the need for trained clinicians because it is so accurate 
C) Has a tendency to have many false positives 
D) Is too expensive to administer to all suspected psychopaths

Question 4

Psychologists have a general duty to promote the welfare of human beings. This stipulation refers to the _____________ principle.

Accepted Answer

A) respect for the dignity of persons 
B) responsible caring 
C) integrity in relationships 
D) responsibility to society 
A) respect for the dignity of persons 
B) responsible caring 
C) integrity in relationships 
D) responsibility to society

Question 5

Differences in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms are found among the provinces in Canada which has potential implications for matters such as rights for the mentally ill. This is made possible by the:

Accepted Answer

A) Notwithstanding clause 
B) Fundamental freedoms clause 
C) M'Naghten Rules 
D) Community commitment orders 
A) Notwithstanding clause 
B) Fundamental freedoms clause 
C) M'Naghten Rules 
D) Community commitment orders

Question 6

A person's legal right to refuse treatment was upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada. Whose case instigated this ruling?

Accepted Answer

A) Kenneth Donaldson 
B) Prosenjit Poddar 
C) Scott Starson 
D) Gary Winko 
A) Kenneth Donaldson 
B) Prosenjit Poddar 
C) Scott Starson 
D) Gary Winko

Question 7

The Spotlight team investigation into mental illness in Massachusetts found that:

Accepted Answer

A) People with mental illness are receiving appropriate levels of outpatient care 
B) Most people with mental illness are treated exclusively with medication 
C) Closing institutions has resulted in people not receiving the care they need 
D) Closing institutions has resulted in people receiving more care from family 
A) People with mental illness are receiving appropriate levels of outpatient care 
B) Most people with mental illness are treated exclusively with medication 
C) Closing institutions has resulted in people not receiving the care they need 
D) Closing institutions has resulted in people receiving more care from family

Question 8

Rice and her colleagues have found that:

Accepted Answer

A) Mentally disordered and non-mentally disordered individuals are equally likely to re-offend in general. 
B) Mental disorder per se is not a risk factor in whether individuals violently re-offend. 
C) Mentally disordered individuals are more likely to violently re-offend. 
D) None of the above. Rice does not study risk factors of re-offending. 
A) Mentally disordered and non-mentally disordered individuals are equally likely to re-offend in general. 
B) Mental disorder per se is not a risk factor in whether individuals violently re-offend. 
C) Mentally disordered individuals are more likely to violently re-offend. 
D) None of the above. Rice does not study risk factors of re-offending.

Question 9

According to California law, which of the following situations is not protected by the client's right to privileged communication?

Accepted Answer

A) A 10-year-old client is being physically abused and asks the therapist not to tell anyone. 
B) A client is threatening to injure his wife because he is angry at her behaviour, but he asks the therapist to help him get over his anger and not to talk to his wife about his threats. 
C) A client is suing a therapist for malpractice but does not want the therapist to discuss his treatment in court. 
D) None of the above are protected by the client's right to privileged communication. 
A) A 10-year-old client is being physically abused and asks the therapist not to tell anyone. 
B) A client is threatening to injure his wife because he is angry at her behaviour, but he asks the therapist to help him get over his anger and not to talk to his wife about his threats. 
C) A client is suing a therapist for malpractice but does not want the therapist to discuss his treatment in court. 
D) None of the above are protected by the client's right to privileged communication.

Question 10

What has been the result, by and large, of deinstitutionalization? How can these results be reversed?

Accepted Answer

The result of deinstitutionalization, by

Question 11

Each province sets its own laws in accordance with its interpretation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following cases resulted in the first-ever judgement against a mental health professional in Canada for failure to warn and protect?

Accepted Answer

A) Ahmed v. Stefaniu 
B) Smith v. Jones 
C) Soutaer v. Dunkle 
D) Ewing v. Goldstein 
A) Ahmed v. Stefaniu 
B) Smith v. Jones 
C) Soutaer v. Dunkle 
D) Ewing v. Goldstein

Question 13

Discuss three factors that have been involved in the development of the insanity defence.

Accepted Answer

The development of the insanity defense

Question 14

Which of the following was not a result of Bill C-30?

Accepted Answer

A) Provincial review boards rather than the lieutenant governor determined fitness to stand trial. 
B) The accused person could not be treated against his or her own will. 
C) The assessment of mental state could only be completed prior to the trial and not revised. 
D) The term "not guilty by reason of insanity" was changed to "not criminally responsible." 
A) Provincial review boards rather than the lieutenant governor determined fitness to stand trial. 
B) The accused person could not be treated against his or her own will. 
C) The assessment of mental state could only be completed prior to the trial and not revised. 
D) The term "not guilty by reason of insanity" was changed to "not criminally responsible."

Question 15

Fifty plus years ago, medical research with human subjects:

Accepted Answer

A) Was generally more ethical than mental health research 
B) Was monitored by review boards in the institutions where the research was being conducted 
C) Was used as a way of punishing mentally ill prisoners 
D) Frequently led to serious harmful consequences to participants 
A) Was generally more ethical than mental health research 
B) Was monitored by review boards in the institutions where the research was being conducted 
C) Was used as a way of punishing mentally ill prisoners 
D) Frequently led to serious harmful consequences to participants

Based on qualitative research in Saskatchewan by O'Reilly and colleagues (2006)regarding Community Treatment Orders (CTOs):

What is the distinction between insanity and competency or fitness to stand trial?

One concern about the VRAG is that it:

Psychologists have a general duty to promote the welfare of human beings. This stipulation refers to the _____________ principle.

Differences in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms are found among the provinces in Canada which has potential implications for matters such as rights for the mentally ill. This is made possible by the:

A person's legal right to refuse treatment was upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada. Whose case instigated this ruling?

The Spotlight team investigation into mental illness in Massachusetts found that:

Rice and her colleagues have found that:

According to California law, which of the following situations is not protected by the client's right to privileged communication?

What has been the result, by and large, of deinstitutionalization? How can these results be reversed?

Each province sets its own laws in accordance with its interpretation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Which of the following cases resulted in the first-ever judgement against a mental health professional in Canada for failure to warn and protect?

Discuss three factors that have been involved in the development of the insanity defence.

Which of the following was not a result of Bill C-30?

Fifty plus years ago, medical research with human subjects:

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

Based on qualitative research in Saskatchewan by O'Reilly and colleagues (2006)regarding Community Treatment Orders (CTOs):

What is the distinction between insanity and competency or fitness to stand trial?

One concern about the VRAG is that it:

Psychologists have a general duty to promote the welfare of human beings. This stipulation refers to the _____________ principle.

Differences in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms are found among the provinces in Canada which has potential implications for matters such as rights for the mentally ill. This is made possible by the:

A person's legal right to refuse treatment was upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada. Whose case instigated this ruling?

The Spotlight team investigation into mental illness in Massachusetts found that:

Rice and her colleagues have found that:

According to California law, which of the following situations is not protected by the client's right to privileged communication?

What has been the result, by and large, of deinstitutionalization? How can these results be reversed?

Each province sets its own laws in accordance with its interpretation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Which of the following cases resulted in the first-ever judgement against a mental health professional in Canada for failure to warn and protect?

Discuss three factors that have been involved in the development of the insanity defence.

Which of the following was not a result of Bill C-30?

Fifty plus years ago, medical research with human subjects:

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