Exam 16: Mental Health Services

As specified by Wyatt v. Stickney (1972), the least restrictive conditions for mentally retarded individuals included all of the following EXCEPT

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

The term transinstitutionalization refers to the movement of people with severe mental illness out of psychiatric hospitals and into any or all of the following EXCEPT

Data indicate that the crimes committed by mentally ill people are most likely to be .

In the 1970s and 1980s, tightened restrictions on involuntary commitment resulted in

The states of Idaho and Utah, as well as Montana, have adopted a version of the GBMI verdict in which the accused

According to the Supreme Court, people are assessed as being competent to stand trial if they can

In the United States, people convicted of criminal behavior

Beginning in the mid-1970s, authorities were unable to confine non-dangerous mentally ill patients, a policy that emphasized ___________________.

One way to predict whether someone is malingering is their tendency to symptoms.

Explain what civil commitment means, and discus how the "liberal" and "neoconservative" eras differed on this concept.

Functional imaging technology suggests that empathy involves activity in the .

According to mental health law, what happens if a family member or a police officer certifies that a mentally disturbed person "presents a clear and immediate danger?"

Margaret has been schizophrenic for many years and has been hospitalized several times. She has paranoid delusions and hallucinations. Her speech is rambling and incoherent. Most recently, Margaret got a hold of a gun and shot several people, believing that they were her enemies. Following her arrest, what is the most likely scenario for Margaret?

A major problem with deinstitutionalization was

In comparison to people judged NGRI, research studies have shown that those who are judged "guilty but mentally ill"

In contrast to public perceptions, the length of time a person spends confined to a hospital after being judged NGRI is the time he/she would have spent in jail.

Which of the following is an accurate statement in regard to public perception of the insanity defense?

Mental health professionals are relatively consistent at judging .

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 .