Question 1

The M'Naghten rule states that the insanity defense is appropriate if a person

Accepted Answer

A) has an irresistible impulse leading him or her to commit a crime. 
B) has a diagnosable mental illness. 
C) is not competent to stand trial. 
D) does not know right from wrong at the time of the criminal act. 
A) has an irresistible impulse leading him or her to commit a crime. 
B) has a diagnosable mental illness. 
C) is not competent to stand trial. 
D) does not know right from wrong at the time of the criminal act.

Question 2

The argument against patients' right to refuse treatment has been typically based upon the notion that

Accepted Answer

A) untreated patients may become dangerous. 
B) involuntarily committed patients should not have a say in their treatment,since they are usually guilty of a crime. 
C) patients may be too disturbed to make sound judgments about their treatment. 
D) the type of treatment prescribed should be determined by the courts,not the patient. 
A) untreated patients may become dangerous. 
B) involuntarily committed patients should not have a say in their treatment,since they are usually guilty of a crime. 
C) patients may be too disturbed to make sound judgments about their treatment. 
D) the type of treatment prescribed should be determined by the courts,not the patient.

Question 3

Criminal and civil commitment can be best distinguished by

Accepted Answer

A) whether the one being committed is insane. 
B) whether a crime has been committed by the individual. 
C) the severity of the symptoms and the crime committed. 
D) the type of police intervention necessary. 
A) whether the one being committed is insane. 
B) whether a crime has been committed by the individual. 
C) the severity of the symptoms and the crime committed. 
D) the type of police intervention necessary.

Question 4

Which of the following does the text identify as a common problem in obtaining informed consent from research participants?

Accepted Answer

A) Being informed may change their behavior during the study 
B) Researchers may withhold critical information. 
C) The benefits may not justify the risks. 
D) Participants may not understand what they are told. 
A) Being informed may change their behavior during the study 
B) Researchers may withhold critical information. 
C) The benefits may not justify the risks. 
D) Participants may not understand what they are told.

Question 5

What is the rationale for laws that provide for legal verdicts of "guilty but mentally ill?"

Accepted Answer

A) to prevent the truly insane from being treated as criminals. 
B) to provide treatment options for convicted criminals while still holding them responsible for their actions. 
C) to deal with mentally ill vagrants. 
D) to permit consideration of whether the accused could appreciate the wrongfulness of his or her actions. 
A) to prevent the truly insane from being treated as criminals. 
B) to provide treatment options for convicted criminals while still holding them responsible for their actions. 
C) to deal with mentally ill vagrants. 
D) to permit consideration of whether the accused could appreciate the wrongfulness of his or her actions.

Question 6

George killed his two children because he believed he heard voices telling him that if he did not kill them,his neighbor would.His defense attorney argued that due to George's insanity at the time of the crime,George should not be held responsible for the crime and should thus be acquitted of the crime.Which of the following best describes the plea that George's defense attorney made?

Accepted Answer

A) Not Guilty but Mentally Ill 
B) The Durham test 
C) Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity 
D) Guilty But Mentally Insane 
A) Not Guilty but Mentally Ill 
B) The Durham test 
C) Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity 
D) Guilty But Mentally Insane

Question 7

If the person can be found legally guilty of a crime - thus maximizing the chances of incarceration - and the person's mental illness plays a role in how he or she is dealt with it is addressed by the notion of

Accepted Answer

A) Guilty but mentally ill. 
B) Irresistible impulse. 
C) M'Naghten rule. 
D) Insanity Plea. 
A) Guilty but mentally ill. 
B) Irresistible impulse. 
C) M'Naghten rule. 
D) Insanity Plea.

Question 8

The philosophical ideal of the U.S.government is to allow citizens the maximum degree of __________ consistent with preserving order in the community at large.

Accepted Answer

A) liberty 
B) justice 
C) independence 
D) discipline 
A) liberty 
B) justice 
C) independence 
D) discipline

Question 9

In which Supreme Court ruling did the state of Virginia define intellectual disability as consisting of an IQ score of 70 or less along with difficulties in self-care and social interaction?

Accepted Answer

A) Mannis v.Virginia 
B) Atkins v.Virginia 
C) Robinson v.Illinois 
D) all of these cases apply to the decision. 
A) Mannis v.Virginia 
B) Atkins v.Virginia 
C) Robinson v.Illinois 
D) all of these cases apply to the decision.

Question 10

What is the distinction between insanity and competency to stand trial?

Accepted Answer

A) Insanity is more serious than incompetency. 
B) Competency,but not insanity,concerns persons accused of a crime. 
C) Someone found competent to stand trial cannot also be found insane. 
D) Insanity and competency concern different points in time during which the person's mental state is being questioned. 
A) Insanity is more serious than incompetency. 
B) Competency,but not insanity,concerns persons accused of a crime. 
C) Someone found competent to stand trial cannot also be found insane. 
D) Insanity and competency concern different points in time during which the person's mental state is being questioned.

Question 11

Confidentiality is based on __________,whereas a privileged communication is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) state law; decided on by the individual therapist. 
B) the ethical code of a profession; based on law. 
C) the therapist's obligation not to disclose information; the client's obligation not to disclose opinions about the therapist. 
D) verbal report in therapy; a written report of the therapist's impression of a client. 
A) state law; decided on by the individual therapist. 
B) the ethical code of a profession; based on law. 
C) the therapist's obligation not to disclose information; the client's obligation not to disclose opinions about the therapist. 
D) verbal report in therapy; a written report of the therapist's impression of a client.

Question 12

The case of Jeffrey Dahmer exemplifies

Accepted Answer

A) the plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. 
B) the distinction between mentally ill and insane. 
C) the aggressive behaviors of antisocial personality disorder. 
D) how a psychologically healthy person can be temporarily insane. 
A) the plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. 
B) the distinction between mentally ill and insane. 
C) the aggressive behaviors of antisocial personality disorder. 
D) how a psychologically healthy person can be temporarily insane.

Question 13

A pathological impulse or drive that the person could not control compelled that person to commit a criminal act.This type of crime would be 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 14

The prosecution and defense in the trial of Andrea Yates agreed

Accepted Answer

A) that she knew right from wrong. 
B) she was not mentally ill at the time of the murders. 
C) that she killed her children. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) that she knew right from wrong. 
B) she was not mentally ill at the time of the murders. 
C) that she killed her children. 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 15

What is "synthetic sanity?"

Accepted Answer

A) Faking of sanity by a deranged person 
B) Sanity measured only by psychological tests 
C) Sanity induced by psychotropic drugs 
D) Appearance of sanity under courtroom stress 
A) Faking of sanity by a deranged person 
B) Sanity measured only by psychological tests 
C) Sanity induced by psychotropic drugs 
D) Appearance of sanity under courtroom stress

Question 16

If an individual is acquitted with the Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity Plea,he or she is

Accepted Answer

A) committed to a forensic hospital for an indefinite amount of time. 
B) generally placed in a maximum security prison. 
C) able to walk free,but with strict requirements for outpatient psychiatric treatment. 
D) placed in a psychiatric hospital until it is deemed that he or she is ready to reenter society. 
A) committed to a forensic hospital for an indefinite amount of time. 
B) generally placed in a maximum security prison. 
C) able to walk free,but with strict requirements for outpatient psychiatric treatment. 
D) placed in a psychiatric hospital until it is deemed that he or she is ready to reenter society.

Question 17

According to the Insanity Defense Reform Act,a person who is deemed not guilty by reason of insanity

Accepted Answer

A) must be suffering from at least a moderate mental illness. 
B) must be incarcerated for the maximum allowable time for their crime even if their mental health improves to the point where hospitalization is no longer needed. 
C) must lack the overall capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of their behavior. 
D) all of the above. 
A) must be suffering from at least a moderate mental illness. 
B) must be incarcerated for the maximum allowable time for their crime even if their mental health improves to the point where hospitalization is no longer needed. 
C) must lack the overall capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of their behavior. 
D) all of the above.

Question 18

The prediction of dangerousness is probably best in which of the following situations?

Accepted Answer

A) When the person is experiencing hallucinations 
B) If violence is in the person's distant past,and it was a single but very serious act. 
C) Following extended hospitalizations 
D) After a period of relative calm 
A) When the person is experiencing hallucinations 
B) If violence is in the person's distant past,and it was a single but very serious act. 
C) Following extended hospitalizations 
D) After a period of relative calm

The M'Naghten rule states that the insanity defense is appropriate if a person

The argument against patients' right to refuse treatment has been typically based upon the notion that

Criminal and civil commitment can be best distinguished by

Which of the following does the text identify as a common problem in obtaining informed consent from research participants?

What is the rationale for laws that provide for legal verdicts of "guilty but mentally ill?"

If the person can be found legally guilty of a crime - thus maximizing the chances of incarceration - and the person's mental illness plays a role in how he or she is dealt with it is addressed by the notion of

The philosophical ideal of the U.S.government is to allow citizens the maximum degree of __________ consistent with preserving order in the community at large.

In which Supreme Court ruling did the state of Virginia define intellectual disability as consisting of an IQ score of 70 or less along with difficulties in self-care and social interaction?

What is the distinction between insanity and competency to stand trial?

Confidentiality is based on ,whereas a privileged communication is .

The case of Jeffrey Dahmer exemplifies

A pathological impulse or drive that the person could not control compelled that person to commit a criminal act.This type of crime would be addressed by the

The prosecution and defense in the trial of Andrea Yates agreed

What is "synthetic sanity?"

If an individual is acquitted with the Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity Plea,he or she is

According to the Insanity Defense Reform Act,a person who is deemed not guilty by reason of insanity

The prediction of dangerousness is probably best in which of the following situations?

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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Exam 16: Legal and Ethical Issues

The M'Naghten rule states that the insanity defense is appropriate if a person

The argument against patients' right to refuse treatment has been typically based upon the notion that

Criminal and civil commitment can be best distinguished by

Which of the following does the text identify as a common problem in obtaining informed consent from research participants?

What is the rationale for laws that provide for legal verdicts of "guilty but mentally ill?"

If the person can be found legally guilty of a crime - thus maximizing the chances of incarceration - and the person's mental illness plays a role in how he or she is dealt with it is addressed by the notion of

The philosophical ideal of the U.S.government is to allow citizens the maximum degree of __________ consistent with preserving order in the community at large.

In which Supreme Court ruling did the state of Virginia define intellectual disability as consisting of an IQ score of 70 or less along with difficulties in self-care and social interaction?

What is the distinction between insanity and competency to stand trial?

Confidentiality is based on __________,whereas a privileged communication is __________.

The case of Jeffrey Dahmer exemplifies

A pathological impulse or drive that the person could not control compelled that person to commit a criminal act.This type of crime would be addressed by the

The prosecution and defense in the trial of Andrea Yates agreed

What is "synthetic sanity?"

If an individual is acquitted with the Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity Plea,he or she is

According to the Insanity Defense Reform Act,a person who is deemed not guilty by reason of insanity

The prediction of dangerousness is probably best in which of the following situations?

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

Filters

Confidentiality is based on ,whereas a privileged communication is .