Question 1

In 1986, Congress passed the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act to provide agencies in each state that would

Accepted Answer

A) act as legal advocates for the mentally ill. 
B) provide mentally ill individuals with more efficacious treatment. 
C) protect mentally ill individuals from all legal responsibility. 
D) both a and b 
A) act as legal advocates for the mentally ill. 
B) provide mentally ill individuals with more efficacious treatment. 
C) protect mentally ill individuals from all legal responsibility. 
D) both a and b A

Question 2

Approximately what percentage of homeless people have severe mental problems such as a diagnosis of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 15 
C) 30 
D) 60 
A) 5 
B) 15 
C) 30 
D) 60 C

Question 3

State laws permit involuntary commitment when all of the following conditions have been met EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) that a person has a mental illness and is in need of treatment. 
B) that a person is dangerous to herself or himself or others and is in need of treatment. 
C) that a person is unable to care for himself or herself. 
D) that a person asks to be admitted to a mental hospital. 
A) that a person has a mental illness and is in need of treatment. 
B) that a person is dangerous to herself or himself or others and is in need of treatment. 
C) that a person is unable to care for himself or herself. 
D) that a person asks to be admitted to a mental hospital. D

Question 4

During the 1980s, homelessness was blamed on strict civil commitment criteria and deinstitutionalization, two policies that included all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) limits on conditions for involuntary commitment. 
B) limits placed on how long a mentally ill patient could stay in a hospital. 
C) the closing of large psychiatric hospitals. 
D) increased numbers of mental health professionals working in psychiatric hospitals. 
A) limits on conditions for involuntary commitment. 
B) limits placed on how long a mentally ill patient could stay in a hospital. 
C) the closing of large psychiatric hospitals. 
D) increased numbers of mental health professionals working in psychiatric hospitals.

Question 5

African American Medicaid recipients are _____ likely than Caucasian recipients to receive _________.

Accepted Answer

A) more likely; effective antipsychotic medication. 
B) less likely; effective antipsychotic medication. 
C) just as likely; care under parens patriae powers. 
D) just as likely; a criminal punishment related to mental illness behaviors. 
A) more likely; effective antipsychotic medication. 
B) less likely; effective antipsychotic medication. 
C) just as likely; care under parens patriae powers. 
D) just as likely; a criminal punishment related to mental illness behaviors.

Question 6

In the case of Durham v. United States (1954), the criteria for responsibility for determining criminal behavior were broadened to include

Accepted Answer

A) mental disease. 
B) mental defect. 
C) both a and b 
D) neither a nor b 
A) mental disease. 
B) mental defect. 
C) both a and b 
D) neither a nor b

Question 7

Discuss the historical development of the insanity defense beginning with the 1843 M'Naghten Rule in England and noting the findings of the American Law Institute in the 1960s. In your discussion, define mens rea and the concept of "diminished capacity."

Accepted Answer

The insanity defense has a long and comp

Question 8

Which of the following was NOT a provision of the American Law Institute recommendations regarding "diminished capacity"?

Accepted Answer

A) A mentally ill criminal may not actually have criminal intent. 
B) A mental illness could impair the ability to understand that one's behavior is criminal. 
C) Proof of either mens rea or actus rea is sufficient to convict someone of a crime. 
D) Mentally ill people who commit crimes may not be responsible for their behavior. 
A) A mentally ill criminal may not actually have criminal intent. 
B) A mental illness could impair the ability to understand that one's behavior is criminal. 
C) Proof of either mens rea or actus rea is sufficient to convict someone of a crime. 
D) Mentally ill people who commit crimes may not be responsible for their behavior.

Question 9

Although the Durham ruling in 1954 allowed mental health professionals to present information about an accused person's mental state, it became apparent that

Accepted Answer

A) no mental health professional wanted to participate in court proceedings. 
B) mental health professionals could not reliably assess whether mental illness caused criminal behavior. 
C) judges were reluctant to include testimony from mental health professionals in their decisions. 
D) juries were reluctant to consider testimony from mental health professionals. 
A) no mental health professional wanted to participate in court proceedings. 
B) mental health professionals could not reliably assess whether mental illness caused criminal behavior. 
C) judges were reluctant to include testimony from mental health professionals in their decisions. 
D) juries were reluctant to consider testimony from mental health professionals.

Question 10

Which of the following is a FALSE statement regarding prediction of dangerousness?

Accepted Answer

A) Mental health professionals can predict with high certainty if a particular person will become violent. 
B) Generally speaking, people with a previous history of violence are more likely to be dangerous than individuals without a past history of violence. 
C) Generally speaking, substance abusers are more likely to be violent than those individuals without a history of drug or alcohol dependence. 
D) Mental health professionals can identify groups of people who are at greater risk than the general population for being violent.. 
A) Mental health professionals can predict with high certainty if a particular person will become violent. 
B) Generally speaking, people with a previous history of violence are more likely to be dangerous than individuals without a past history of violence. 
C) Generally speaking, substance abusers are more likely to be violent than those individuals without a history of drug or alcohol dependence. 
D) Mental health professionals can identify groups of people who are at greater risk than the general population for being violent..

Question 11

When parens patriae is used to take a mentally ill individual into custody, it means that the state is acting as a

Accepted Answer

A) criminal enforcer. 
B) surrogate parent. 
C) legal advisor. 
D) social worker. 
A) criminal enforcer. 
B) surrogate parent. 
C) legal advisor. 
D) social worker.

Question 12

The formal process of civil commitment usually begins with a petition directed to a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) attorney. 
B) psychiatrist. 
C) judge. 
D) prosecutor. 
A) attorney. 
B) psychiatrist. 
C) judge. 
D) prosecutor.

Question 13

In contrast to the NGRI verdict, the GBMI verdict usually specifies all of the following EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A) the accused be given a prison sentence just as if there were no mental illness present. 
B) the accused may be either hospitalized or imprisoned, as determined by legal authorities. 
C) the accused may be either hospitalized or imprisoned, as determined by medical authorities. 
D) if the person recovers from the mental illness before the sentence has passed, he or she can be confined to prison for the maximum length of the term. 
A) the accused be given a prison sentence just as if there were no mental illness present. 
B) the accused may be either hospitalized or imprisoned, as determined by legal authorities. 
C) the accused may be either hospitalized or imprisoned, as determined by medical authorities. 
D) if the person recovers from the mental illness before the sentence has passed, he or she can be confined to prison for the maximum length of the term.

Question 14

The outcome of Miguel's trial resulted in a finding of "not guilty by reason of insanity." According to criminal law, Miguel now will be sent to

Accepted Answer

A) prison. 
B) a psychiatric hospital. 
C) a community mental health center. 
D) an insane asylum. 
A) prison. 
B) a psychiatric hospital. 
C) a community mental health center. 
D) an insane asylum.

Question 15

What reason did John Hinckley give for his attempted assassination of President Reagan in 1981?

Accepted Answer

A) He had an obsession about becoming president and thought he could be elected if President Reagan were dead. 
B) He was obsessed with actress Jodie Foster and wanted to impress her. 
C) He was anxious about homelessness and poverty in the world and thought Reagan wasn't doing enough to help poor people. 
D) He thought that President Reagan was about to kill him, so he acted in self-defense. 
A) He had an obsession about becoming president and thought he could be elected if President Reagan were dead. 
B) He was obsessed with actress Jodie Foster and wanted to impress her. 
C) He was anxious about homelessness and poverty in the world and thought Reagan wasn't doing enough to help poor people. 
D) He thought that President Reagan was about to kill him, so he acted in self-defense.

Question 16

As indicated by surveys of the general population, what percentage of felony cases to people perceive the insanity defense is used in?

Accepted Answer

A) 27 
B) 37 
C) 47 
D) 57 
A) 27 
B) 37 
C) 47 
D) 57

Question 17

Which of the following statements does NOT apply to the American Law Institute study of the insanity defense?

Accepted Answer

A) Mentally ill people must be distinguished from those without mental disorders. 
B) The threat of punishment will usually deter a mentally ill person from committing a crime. 
C) Mentally ill people who commit crimes should be treated for their illness until improved and then released from confinement. 
D) Mentally ill people who cannot control their behavior must be shielded from legal consequences. 
A) Mentally ill people must be distinguished from those without mental disorders. 
B) The threat of punishment will usually deter a mentally ill person from committing a crime. 
C) Mentally ill people who commit crimes should be treated for their illness until improved and then released from confinement. 
D) Mentally ill people who cannot control their behavior must be shielded from legal consequences.

Question 18

Information about mental institutions indicates that up until the 1980s, patients had

Accepted Answer

A) all legal rights. 
B) no personal rights. 
C) both a and b 
D) few rights. 
A) all legal rights. 
B) no personal rights. 
C) both a and b 
D) few rights.

Question 19

"Problem-solving courts" may be more helpful both to individuals with mental health problems who break the law and to society because they

Accepted Answer

A) are not based on an adversarial system. 
B) are based on an adversarial system. 
C) provide for treatment and not punishment. 
D) put the interests of the accused above the interests of society. 
A) are not based on an adversarial system. 
B) are based on an adversarial system. 
C) provide for treatment and not punishment. 
D) put the interests of the accused above the interests of society.

Question 20

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, legal reforms enacted by some states to make civil commitment easier resulted in

Accepted Answer

A) a decrease in the number of hospitalized mental patients. 
B) more voluntary than involuntary admissions. 
C) more patients admitted under parens patriae powers. 
D) shorter hospital stays for mentally ill patients. 
A) a decrease in the number of hospitalized mental patients. 
B) more voluntary than involuntary admissions. 
C) more patients admitted under parens patriae powers. 
D) shorter hospital stays for mentally ill patients.

In 1986, Congress passed the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act to provide agencies in each state that would

Approximately what percentage of homeless people have severe mental problems such as a diagnosis of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia?

State laws permit involuntary commitment when all of the following conditions have been met EXCEPT

During the 1980s, homelessness was blamed on strict civil commitment criteria and deinstitutionalization, two policies that included all of the following EXCEPT

African American Medicaid recipients are _ likely than Caucasian recipients to receive _____.

In the case of Durham v. United States (1954), the criteria for responsibility for determining criminal behavior were broadened to include

Discuss the historical development of the insanity defense beginning with the 1843 M'Naghten Rule in England and noting the findings of the American Law Institute in the 1960s. In your discussion, define mens rea and the concept of "diminished capacity."

Which of the following was NOT a provision of the American Law Institute recommendations regarding "diminished capacity"?

Although the Durham ruling in 1954 allowed mental health professionals to present information about an accused person's mental state, it became apparent that

Which of the following is a FALSE statement regarding prediction of dangerousness?

When parens patriae is used to take a mentally ill individual into custody, it means that the state is acting as a

The formal process of civil commitment usually begins with a petition directed to a(n)

In contrast to the NGRI verdict, the GBMI verdict usually specifies all of the following EXCEPT that

The outcome of Miguel's trial resulted in a finding of "not guilty by reason of insanity." According to criminal law, Miguel now will be sent to

What reason did John Hinckley give for his attempted assassination of President Reagan in 1981?

As indicated by surveys of the general population, what percentage of felony cases to people perceive the insanity defense is used in?

Which of the following statements does NOT apply to the American Law Institute study of the insanity defense?

Information about mental institutions indicates that up until the 1980s, patients had

"Problem-solving courts" may be more helpful both to individuals with mental health problems who break the law and to society because they

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, legal reforms enacted by some states to make civil commitment easier resulted in

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Exam 14: Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues

In 1986, Congress passed the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act to provide agencies in each state that would

Approximately what percentage of homeless people have severe mental problems such as a diagnosis of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia?

State laws permit involuntary commitment when all of the following conditions have been met EXCEPT

During the 1980s, homelessness was blamed on strict civil commitment criteria and deinstitutionalization, two policies that included all of the following EXCEPT

African American Medicaid recipients are _____ likely than Caucasian recipients to receive _________.

In the case of Durham v. United States (1954), the criteria for responsibility for determining criminal behavior were broadened to include

Discuss the historical development of the insanity defense beginning with the 1843 M'Naghten Rule in England and noting the findings of the American Law Institute in the 1960s. In your discussion, define mens rea and the concept of "diminished capacity."

Which of the following was NOT a provision of the American Law Institute recommendations regarding "diminished capacity"?

Although the Durham ruling in 1954 allowed mental health professionals to present information about an accused person's mental state, it became apparent that

Which of the following is a FALSE statement regarding prediction of dangerousness?

When parens patriae is used to take a mentally ill individual into custody, it means that the state is acting as a

The formal process of civil commitment usually begins with a petition directed to a(n)

In contrast to the NGRI verdict, the GBMI verdict usually specifies all of the following EXCEPT that

The outcome of Miguel's trial resulted in a finding of "not guilty by reason of insanity." According to criminal law, Miguel now will be sent to

What reason did John Hinckley give for his attempted assassination of President Reagan in 1981?

As indicated by surveys of the general population, what percentage of felony cases to people perceive the insanity defense is used in?

Which of the following statements does NOT apply to the American Law Institute study of the insanity defense?

Information about mental institutions indicates that up until the 1980s, patients had

"Problem-solving courts" may be more helpful both to individuals with mental health problems who break the law and to society because they

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, legal reforms enacted by some states to make civil commitment easier resulted in

Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context

An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Research in Psychopathology

Anxiety, Trauma- and Stressor-Related, and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Physical Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria

Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders

Personality Disorders

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders

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African American Medicaid recipients are _ likely than Caucasian recipients to receive _____.