Question 1

A major result of the Insanity Defense Reform Act was

Accepted Answer

A) to require that a documented,preexisting mental condition exist at the time of a crime in order to use an insanity defense. 
B) to clarify what specific crimes may be associated with insanity. 
C) to restrict the insanity defense to multiple offenders. 
D) to eliminate the irresistible impulse as a plausible insanity defense. 
A) to require that a documented,preexisting mental condition exist at the time of a crime in order to use an insanity defense. 
B) to clarify what specific crimes may be associated with insanity. 
C) to restrict the insanity defense to multiple offenders. 
D) to eliminate the irresistible impulse as a plausible insanity defense.

Question 2

An informal civil commitment

Accepted Answer

A) applies only if there is no imminent danger. 
B) can be used only if the person agrees. 
C) is a short-term emergency procedure that can be accomplished without involving the courts. 
D) requires a court order. 
A) applies only if there is no imminent danger. 
B) can be used only if the person agrees. 
C) is a short-term emergency procedure that can be accomplished without involving the courts. 
D) requires a court order.

Question 3

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the relationship between mental illness and dangerousness?

Accepted Answer

A) Most mentally ill people are violent at some point during their illness. 
B) More crimes are committed by mentally ill people than any other group. 
C) Among mentally ill people,violence is most common among those with schizophrenia. 
D) People with mental illness who were not substance abusers were no more likely to engage in violence than non-mentally ill people who were not substance abusers. 
A) Most mentally ill people are violent at some point during their illness. 
B) More crimes are committed by mentally ill people than any other group. 
C) Among mentally ill people,violence is most common among those with schizophrenia. 
D) People with mental illness who were not substance abusers were no more likely to engage in violence than non-mentally ill people who were not substance abusers.

Question 4

Which of the following is true regarding the right to refuse treatment?

Accepted Answer

A) It does not apply if a person is judged to be at risk for becoming dangerous to others. 
B) It does not apply if a person is a danger to themselves or to others. 
C) It applies only to those in the least restrictive environment. 
D) It applies to criminal commitment but not civil commitment. 
A) It does not apply if a person is judged to be at risk for becoming dangerous to others. 
B) It does not apply if a person is a danger to themselves or to others. 
C) It applies only to those in the least restrictive environment. 
D) It applies to criminal commitment but not civil commitment.

Question 5

When the person did not know the nature and quality of the criminal act in which he or she engaged,or,if the person did know it,the person did not know what he or she was doing wrong is something that is addressed by the

Accepted Answer

A) Irresistible impulse rule. 
B) M'Naghten rule. 
C) American Law Institute Guidelines. 
D) Insanity Defense Reform Act. 
A) Irresistible impulse rule. 
B) M'Naghten rule. 
C) American Law Institute Guidelines. 
D) Insanity Defense Reform Act.

Question 6

Which of the following rights of clients has a legal (not just ethical)basis?

Accepted Answer

A) confidentiality 
B) informed consent 
C) privileged communication 
D) choice of goals 
A) confidentiality 
B) informed consent 
C) privileged communication 
D) choice of goals

Question 7

A primary purpose of the American Law Institute guidelines for defining the insanity defense was to

Accepted Answer

A) avoid specifying symptoms of mental illness that might later become obsolete. 
B) be more specific and informative to lay jurors. 
C) allow greater leeway for expert witnesses to define the concept of mental illness. 
D) open the defense to the full range of mental illnesses. 
A) avoid specifying symptoms of mental illness that might later become obsolete. 
B) be more specific and informative to lay jurors. 
C) allow greater leeway for expert witnesses to define the concept of mental illness. 
D) open the defense to the full range of mental illnesses.

Question 8

Frank suffers from schizophrenia.Allegedly,he has severely beaten another man in the park after an argument.While he is being examined by a psychologist to see if he is fit to stand trial,he is mandated to a mental health institution.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) civil commitment. 
B) mandated reporting. 
C) criminal commitment. 
D) psychiatric commitment. 
A) civil commitment. 
B) mandated reporting. 
C) criminal commitment. 
D) psychiatric commitment.

Question 9

When subjects in research studies are told about the potential risks and are free to decline participation,it is called

Accepted Answer

A) informed consent. 
B) freedom of choice. 
C) parens patriae. 
D) mens rea. 
A) informed consent. 
B) freedom of choice. 
C) parens patriae. 
D) mens rea.

Question 10

Whenever there is reason to believe that the accused person's mental condition might interfere with his or her upcoming trial the court may request that the case be handled

Accepted Answer

A) in absentia. 
B) regardless. 
C) with a psychiatrist present. 
D) all of these answers are correct. 
A) in absentia. 
B) regardless. 
C) with a psychiatrist present. 
D) all of these answers are correct.

Question 11

Patrick was found guilty of murdering his wife.Psychiatrists testified that Patrick had paranoid schizophrenia and that his delusions led directly to the criminal act.If his state allows the guilty but mentally ill verdict,what sentence would Patrick likely receive?

Accepted Answer

A) Psychiatric commitment until a psychiatrist determines that he is cured of his mental illness. 
B) Psychiatric commitment until a psychiatrist determines that he is no longer dangerous. 
C) A criminal sentence but with psychiatric care provided during the incarceration. 
D) The same criminal sentence as a non-mentally ill person convicted of murder. 
A) Psychiatric commitment until a psychiatrist determines that he is cured of his mental illness. 
B) Psychiatric commitment until a psychiatrist determines that he is no longer dangerous. 
C) A criminal sentence but with psychiatric care provided during the incarceration. 
D) The same criminal sentence as a non-mentally ill person convicted of murder.

Question 12

Which of the following is true regarding the deinstitutionalization of large numbers of mentally ill persons?

Accepted Answer

A) It occurred after adequate community services were made widely available. 
B) It resulted in the discovery that most inpatients appeared insane only because of the negative effects of institutionalization. 
C) It has been recognized as harmful; current policy is to reinstitutionalize most of these patients. 
D) It created a large population of impoverished,homeless mentally ill. 
A) It occurred after adequate community services were made widely available. 
B) It resulted in the discovery that most inpatients appeared insane only because of the negative effects of institutionalization. 
C) It has been recognized as harmful; current policy is to reinstitutionalize most of these patients. 
D) It created a large population of impoverished,homeless mentally ill.

Question 13

Human subjects committees and institutional review boards for reviewing the ethics of proposed experiments are made up of

Accepted Answer

A) behavioral scientists. 
B) citizens of the community. 
C) lawyers. 
D) all of the above. 
A) behavioral scientists. 
B) citizens of the community. 
C) lawyers. 
D) all of the above.

Question 14

Despite her objections,the police took Elizabeth directly to a mental hospital after they found her in an obviously deranged state attempting to kill herself.What is the procedure the doctors used to keep her in the hospital after she arrived?

Accepted Answer

A) voluntary commitment 
B) criminal commitment 
C) formal commitment 
D) a two physicians' certificate (2P
C)  
A) voluntary commitment 
B) criminal commitment 
C) formal commitment 
D) a two physicians' certificate (2P
C)

Question 15

Most states hold that a person can be involuntarily committed to a mental hospital

Accepted Answer

A) if found to be mentally ill. 
B) if found to be mentally ill and a danger to themselves or others. 
C) only if he or she has committed a crime. 
D) only if he or she has committed a violent crime. 
A) if found to be mentally ill. 
B) if found to be mentally ill and a danger to themselves or others. 
C) only if he or she has committed a crime. 
D) only if he or she has committed a violent crime.

Question 16

The competency to stand trial issue is based on the basic legal principle

Accepted Answer

A) that trials should not occur without the accused being present. 
B) that mentally ill persons may not be responsible for their crimes. 
C) of innocent until proven guilty. 
D) of free will and the knowledge of right and wrong. 
A) that trials should not occur without the accused being present. 
B) that mentally ill persons may not be responsible for their crimes. 
C) of innocent until proven guilty. 
D) of free will and the knowledge of right and wrong.

Question 17

The "right to treatment" refers to the right of

Accepted Answer

A) all people to affordable health care. 
B) professionals to make treatment decisions. 
C) committed people to receive adequate care. 
D) society to have dangerous people treated. 
A) all people to affordable health care. 
B) professionals to make treatment decisions. 
C) committed people to receive adequate care. 
D) society to have dangerous people treated.

Question 18

Which of the following is most likely to raise the ethical dilemma of "Who is the client"?

Accepted Answer

A) treating drug problems in a college counseling center. 
B) training job skills to industrial supervisors. 
C) evaluating hyperactive children for pediatricians. 
D) counseling anxious adults in private practice. 
A) treating drug problems in a college counseling center. 
B) training job skills to industrial supervisors. 
C) evaluating hyperactive children for pediatricians. 
D) counseling anxious adults in private practice.

Question 19

Deinstitutionalization has been described as an improper label because

Accepted Answer

A) most patients end up in treatment in outpatient clinics,thus visiting other institutions. 
B) most patients who are deinstitutionalized remain mentally ill. 
C) patients typically end up in other institutions such as nursing homes,prisons,and mental health departments of nonpsychiatric hospitals. 
D) few patients are actually discharged from the hospital. 
A) most patients end up in treatment in outpatient clinics,thus visiting other institutions. 
B) most patients who are deinstitutionalized remain mentally ill. 
C) patients typically end up in other institutions such as nursing homes,prisons,and mental health departments of nonpsychiatric hospitals. 
D) few patients are actually discharged from the hospital.

Question 20

What is the emphasis of recent court decisions in involuntary civil commitment cases?

Accepted Answer

A) holding professionals accountable for predicting dangerousness 
B) holding professionals accountable for violating confidentiality 
C) protecting the safety of the public 
D) protecting the rights of the mentally ill 
A) holding professionals accountable for predicting dangerousness 
B) holding professionals accountable for violating confidentiality 
C) protecting the safety of the public 
D) protecting the rights of the mentally ill

A major result of the Insanity Defense Reform Act was

An informal civil commitment

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the relationship between mental illness and dangerousness?

Which of the following is true regarding the right to refuse treatment?

When the person did not know the nature and quality of the criminal act in which he or she engaged,or,if the person did know it,the person did not know what he or she was doing wrong is something that is addressed by the

Which of the following rights of clients has a legal (not just ethical)basis?

A primary purpose of the American Law Institute guidelines for defining the insanity defense was to

Frank suffers from schizophrenia.Allegedly,he has severely beaten another man in the park after an argument.While he is being examined by a psychologist to see if he is fit to stand trial,he is mandated to a mental health institution.This is an example of

When subjects in research studies are told about the potential risks and are free to decline participation,it is called

Whenever there is reason to believe that the accused person's mental condition might interfere with his or her upcoming trial the court may request that the case be handled

Patrick was found guilty of murdering his wife.Psychiatrists testified that Patrick had paranoid schizophrenia and that his delusions led directly to the criminal act.If his state allows the guilty but mentally ill verdict,what sentence would Patrick likely receive?

Which of the following is true regarding the deinstitutionalization of large numbers of mentally ill persons?

Human subjects committees and institutional review boards for reviewing the ethics of proposed experiments are made up of

Despite her objections,the police took Elizabeth directly to a mental hospital after they found her in an obviously deranged state attempting to kill herself.What is the procedure the doctors used to keep her in the hospital after she arrived?

Most states hold that a person can be involuntarily committed to a mental hospital

The competency to stand trial issue is based on the basic legal principle

The "right to treatment" refers to the right of

Which of the following is most likely to raise the ethical dilemma of "Who is the client"?

Deinstitutionalization has been described as an improper label because

What is the emphasis of recent court decisions in involuntary civil commitment cases?

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Exam 16: Legal and Ethical Issues

A major result of the Insanity Defense Reform Act was

An informal civil commitment

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the relationship between mental illness and dangerousness?

Which of the following is true regarding the right to refuse treatment?

When the person did not know the nature and quality of the criminal act in which he or she engaged,or,if the person did know it,the person did not know what he or she was doing wrong is something that is addressed by the

Which of the following rights of clients has a legal (not just ethical)basis?

A primary purpose of the American Law Institute guidelines for defining the insanity defense was to

Frank suffers from schizophrenia.Allegedly,he has severely beaten another man in the park after an argument.While he is being examined by a psychologist to see if he is fit to stand trial,he is mandated to a mental health institution.This is an example of

When subjects in research studies are told about the potential risks and are free to decline participation,it is called

Whenever there is reason to believe that the accused person's mental condition might interfere with his or her upcoming trial the court may request that the case be handled

Patrick was found guilty of murdering his wife.Psychiatrists testified that Patrick had paranoid schizophrenia and that his delusions led directly to the criminal act.If his state allows the guilty but mentally ill verdict,what sentence would Patrick likely receive?

Which of the following is true regarding the deinstitutionalization of large numbers of mentally ill persons?

Human subjects committees and institutional review boards for reviewing the ethics of proposed experiments are made up of

Despite her objections,the police took Elizabeth directly to a mental hospital after they found her in an obviously deranged state attempting to kill herself.What is the procedure the doctors used to keep her in the hospital after she arrived?

Most states hold that a person can be involuntarily committed to a mental hospital

The competency to stand trial issue is based on the basic legal principle

The "right to treatment" refers to the right of

Which of the following is most likely to raise the ethical dilemma of "Who is the client"?

Deinstitutionalization has been described as an improper label because

What is the emphasis of recent court decisions in involuntary civil commitment cases?

Introduction and Historical Overview

Current Paradigms in Psychopathology

Diagnosis and Assessment

Research Methods in Psychopathology

Mood Disorders

Anxiety Disorders

Obsessive-Compulsive Related and Trauma-Related Disorders

Dissociative Disorders and Somatic Symptom Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Eating Disorders

Sexual Disorders

Disorders of Childhood

Late Life and Neurocognitive Disorders

Personality Disorders

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