Question 1

Research data suggest that mental health professionals appear to have expertise in all of the following areas EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  identifying malingering. 
B)  assessing competence to stand trial. 
C)  predicting long-term risk of violence. 
D)  making reliable diagnoses according to DSM-5 criteria. 
A)  identifying malingering. 
B)  assessing competence to stand trial. 
C)  predicting long-term risk of violence. 
D)  making reliable diagnoses according to DSM-5 criteria.

Question 2

Authorities can use police power to hold criminal offenders if they are a threat to society. However, if the power called parens patriae is used to take someone into custody, it means that

Accepted Answer

A)  a person has already committed a crime. 
B)  a person is not acting in his or her own best interest. 
C)  the safety of the community is in jeopardy. 
D)  individual rights are more important than societal rights. 
A)  a person has already committed a crime. 
B)  a person is not acting in his or her own best interest. 
C)  the safety of the community is in jeopardy. 
D)  individual rights are more important than societal rights.

Question 3

The risk of violence among mentally ill patients increases if specific symptoms such as present.

Accepted Answer

A)  hallucinations 
B)  delusions 
C)  both of these 
D)  neither of these 
A)  hallucinations 
B)  delusions 
C)  both of these 
D)  neither of these

Question 4

What ethnic group with mental illness is most likely to be homeless?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asian Americans 
B)  Native Americans 
C)  African Americans 
D)  Hispanic Americans 
A)  Asian Americans 
B)  Native Americans 
C)  African Americans 
D)  Hispanic Americans

Question 5

Receiving a DSM-5 diagnosis means that the person

Accepted Answer

A)  is considered dangerous. 
B)  fits the legal definition of mental illness. 
C)  does not necessarily fit the legal definition of mental illness. 
D)  must be either civilly or criminally committed. 
A)  is considered dangerous. 
B)  fits the legal definition of mental illness. 
C)  does not necessarily fit the legal definition of mental illness. 
D)  must be either civilly or criminally committed.

Question 6

Problem-solving courts may be more helpful to both individuals with mental health problems who break the law and 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 7

The case of Daniel M'Naghten is known for:

Accepted Answer

A)  greater funding of mental institutions. 
B)  revising DSM criteria for schizophrenia. 
C)  the Rorschach Malingering Detection Test (RMDT). 
D)  establishing the insanity defense. 
A)  greater funding of mental institutions. 
B)  revising DSM criteria for schizophrenia. 
C)  the Rorschach Malingering Detection Test (RMDT). 
D)  establishing the insanity defense.

Question 8

Discuss the historical development of the insanity defense from the 1843 M'Naghten Rule in England to the findings of the American Law Institute in the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

Daniel M'Naughten was a paranoid schizop

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's purpose?

Accepted Answer

A)  To regulate the costs of mental health research 
B)  To establish uniformity in the delivery of effective health and mental health care 
C)  To communicate the latest developments in mental health treatment to practitioners, patients, and policy makers 
D)  To improve the delivery of health and mental health services 
A)  To regulate the costs of mental health research 
B)  To establish uniformity in the delivery of effective health and mental health care 
C)  To communicate the latest developments in mental health treatment to practitioners, patients, and policy makers 
D)  To improve the delivery of health and mental health services

Question 10

The 1970s case Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California, in which a student killed his ex-girlfriend, involved the issue called .

Accepted Answer

A)  patients' rights 
B)  duty to warn 
C)  competency 
D)  restrictive environment 
A)  patients' rights 
B)  duty to warn 
C)  competency 
D)  restrictive environment

Question 11

The first major consideration on the clinical utility axis is feasibility, which asks all of the following questions EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Will patients accept the intervention? 
B)  Will patients comply with the requirements? 
C)  Has research shown the treatment to be effective? 
D)  Is the treatment relatively easy to administer? 
A)  Will patients accept the intervention? 
B)  Will patients comply with the requirements? 
C)  Has research shown the treatment to be effective? 
D)  Is the treatment relatively easy to administer?

Question 12

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)  mental health counselor. 
B)  surrogate parent. 
C)  legal advisor. 
D)  social worker. 
A)  mental health counselor. 
B)  surrogate parent. 
C)  legal advisor. 
D)  social worker.

Question 13

What was one outcome of the attempted assassination of President Reagan in 1981?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stricter gun control laws 
B)  More Secret Service agents to protect the President of the United States 
C)  Improved screening procedures for the mentally ill 
D)  Greater public acceptance of the insanity defense 
A)  Stricter gun control laws 
B)  More Secret Service agents to protect the President of the United States 
C)  Improved screening procedures for the mentally ill 
D)  Greater public acceptance of the insanity defense

Question 14

When conducting research on people with psychological disorders, the American Psychological Association has stipulated all of the following rights EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the right to privacy. 
B)  the right to anonymity. 
C)  the right to be protected from harm. 
D)  the right to be informed about the outcome of the study. 
A)  the right to privacy. 
B)  the right to anonymity. 
C)  the right to be protected from harm. 
D)  the right to be informed about the outcome of the study.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT related to the M'Naghten ruling decreed by an English court more than 150 years ago?

Accepted Answer

A)  It concerns a person's mental state at the time a crime is committed. 
B)  It states that individuals are not responsible for criminal behavior if they do not know what they are doing. 
C)  It states that individuals are not responsible for their behavior if they don't know that what they are doing is wrong. 
D)  It is based on a case in which paranoid delusions influenced an individual to actually kill the British prime minister. 
A)  It concerns a person's mental state at the time a crime is committed. 
B)  It states that individuals are not responsible for criminal behavior if they do not know what they are doing. 
C)  It states that individuals are not responsible for their behavior if they don't know that what they are doing is wrong. 
D)  It is based on a case in which paranoid delusions influenced an individual to actually kill the British prime minister.

Question 16

Although surveys have shown that the public estimates that the insanity defense is used in 37% of felony cases, the actual figure is about .

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 1% 
B)  10% 
C)  57% 
D)  88% 
A)  less than 1% 
B)  10% 
C)  57% 
D)  88%

Question 17

The shared premise of the guilty but mentally ill (GBMI) verdict is that the mentally ill who commit a crime should be

Accepted Answer

A)  treated only. 
B)  punished only. 
C)  treated and punished. 
D)  not judged responsible for their actions. 
A)  treated only. 
B)  punished only. 
C)  treated and punished. 
D)  not judged responsible for their actions.

Question 18

Criteria for the insanity defense were developed by a group from the American Law Institute that included all of the following EXCEPT .

Accepted Answer

A)  attorneys 
B)  judges 
C)  psychologists 
D)  law scholars 
A)  attorneys 
B)  judges 
C)  psychologists 
D)  law scholars

Question 19

In the late 19th century, the enactment of civil commitment laws resulted in

Accepted Answer

A)  only a few cases of involuntary commitment to mental hospitals. 
B)  people being committed who were not mentally ill. 
C)  wives committing their husbands to mental hospitals. 
D)  a decrease in the number of large public mental hospitals. 
A)  only a few cases of involuntary commitment to mental hospitals. 
B)  people being committed who were not mentally ill. 
C)  wives committing their husbands to mental hospitals. 
D)  a decrease in the number of large public mental hospitals.

Question 20

Evidence-based practices were formally identified as a systematic method of delivering clinical care:

Accepted Answer

A)  around 1953. 
B)  around 1981. 
C)  around 2001. 
D)  around 2016. 
A)  around 1953. 
B)  around 1981. 
C)  around 2001. 
D)  around 2016.

Research data suggest that mental health professionals appear to have expertise in all of the following areas EXCEPT

Authorities can use police power to hold criminal offenders if they are a threat to society. However, if the power called parens patriae is used to take someone into custody, it means that

The risk of violence among mentally ill patients increases if specific symptoms such as present.

What ethnic group with mental illness is most likely to be homeless?

Receiving a DSM-5 diagnosis means that the person

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

The case of Daniel M'Naghten is known for:

Discuss the historical development of the insanity defense from the 1843 M'Naghten Rule in England to the findings of the American Law Institute in the 1960s.

Which of the following is NOT part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's purpose?

The 1970s case Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California, in which a student killed his ex-girlfriend, involved the issue called .

The first major consideration on the clinical utility axis is feasibility, which asks all of the following questions EXCEPT:

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

What was one outcome of the attempted assassination of President Reagan in 1981?

When conducting research on people with psychological disorders, the American Psychological Association has stipulated all of the following rights EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT related to the M'Naghten ruling decreed by an English court more than 150 years ago?

Although surveys have shown that the public estimates that the insanity defense is used in 37% of felony cases, the actual figure is about .

The shared premise of the guilty but mentally ill (GBMI) verdict is that the mentally ill who commit a crime should be

Criteria for the insanity defense were developed by a group from the American Law Institute that included all of the following EXCEPT .

In the late 19^t^hcentury, the enactment of civil commitment laws resulted in

Evidence-based practices were formally identified as a systematic method of delivering clinical care:

Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context

An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Research Methods

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

Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Physical Disorders and Health Psychology

Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders

Personality Disorders

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

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Exam 16: Mental Health Services

Research data suggest that mental health professionals appear to have expertise in all of the following areas EXCEPT

Authorities can use police power to hold criminal offenders if they are a threat to society. However, if the power called parens patriae is used to take someone into custody, it means that

The risk of violence among mentally ill patients increases if specific symptoms such as present.

What ethnic group with mental illness is most likely to be homeless?

Receiving a DSM-5 diagnosis means that the person

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

The case of Daniel M'Naghten is known for:

Discuss the historical development of the insanity defense from the 1843 M'Naghten Rule in England to the findings of the American Law Institute in the 1960s.

Which of the following is NOT part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's purpose?

The 1970s case Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California, in which a student killed his ex-girlfriend, involved the issue called .

The first major consideration on the clinical utility axis is feasibility, which asks all of the following questions EXCEPT:

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

What was one outcome of the attempted assassination of President Reagan in 1981?

When conducting research on people with psychological disorders, the American Psychological Association has stipulated all of the following rights EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT related to the M'Naghten ruling decreed by an English court more than 150 years ago?

Although surveys have shown that the public estimates that the insanity defense is used in 37% of felony cases, the actual figure is about .

The shared premise of the guilty but mentally ill (GBMI) verdict is that the mentally ill who commit a crime should be

Criteria for the insanity defense were developed by a group from the American Law Institute that included all of the following EXCEPT .

In the late 19th century, the enactment of civil commitment laws resulted in

Evidence-based practices were formally identified as a systematic method of delivering clinical care:

Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context

An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Research Methods

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

Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Physical Disorders and Health Psychology

Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders

Personality Disorders

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Filters

In the late 19^t^hcentury, the enactment of civil commitment laws resulted in