Exam 14: Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues

Before a person can be tried for a crime, a determination of competence must be made. For this reason, most individuals with obvious and severe impairments who commit crimes are

In the early 1980s, public opinion turned against the use of the insanity defense when

In comparison to people judged NGRI, those who are judged GBMI

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding mental health and the law?

If an individual accidentally injures another person, he or she cannot be convicted of a crime because there was no "criminal intent," a theoretical concept known legally as

Since Roberto has been found incompetent to stand trial, he will be committed to a mental health facility. After a reasonable period of time, the law requires any one of the following outcomes EXCEPT that

If you are Lea's therapist and she makes threats about wanting to hurt others, you ONLY have a duty to warn potential victims if Lea's threats are ___________.

When Congress passed the Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984, it made successful use of the insanity defense

Whether a particular intervention is effective with different patients, in different settings, or with different therapists is referred to as

The "criminalization" of the mentally ill in the 1960s and 1970s refers to

Provisions of the Supreme Court decision in Addington v. Texas (1979) included all of the following EXCEPT

Andrew has been accused of committing a crime and is currently in a mental health facility. He will stay there until it is determined that he is fit to participate in legal proceedings against him. The commitment process by which Andrew is being held is called

With regard to the mentally ill, popular opinion holds that

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding public perception of the insanity defense?

Although the clinical efficacy axis is concerned with research settings, the clinical utility axis is concerned with

The question of whether a person can be "forced" to become competent to stand trial involves the issue of

Trace the historical changes in civil commitment procedures, noting previous and current criteria.

The insanity defense is originally based on a historic case in England involving a man named

Define the terms grave disability and parens patriae, giving examples of each.

A TV reporter is interviewing students about the insanity plea. If these students are similar to about 90% of the population, they will agree with which of the following statements?