Question 1

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 2

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 3

Discuss the factors that are considered in preventive detention.Include a discussion of our current ability to accurately predict dangerousness.

Accepted Answer

Preventive detention is the practice of

Question 4

In the Wyatt v.Stickney case on the "right to treatment," the court ruled that

Accepted Answer

A) private mental hospitals must provide a minimal level of care to patients who cannot pay full fees. 
B) patients involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital must receive treatment. 
C) every American should have access to affordable mental health care. 
D) therapists cannot refuse treatment to those who request it. 
A) private mental hospitals must provide a minimal level of care to patients who cannot pay full fees. 
B) patients involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital must receive treatment. 
C) every American should have access to affordable mental health care. 
D) therapists cannot refuse treatment to those who request it.

Question 5

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 6

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 7

According to the American Law Institute guidelines,which of the following mental disorders would not qualify for the insanity defense?

Accepted Answer

A) paranoid schizophrenia 
B) dissociative identity disorder 
C) post-traumatic stress disorder 
D) antisocial personality disorder 
A) paranoid schizophrenia 
B) dissociative identity disorder 
C) post-traumatic stress disorder 
D) antisocial personality disorder

Question 8

The prosecution and defense in the trial of Andrea Yates agreed

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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 9

Which of the following statements is true regarding violence and the mentally ill?

Accepted Answer

A) Nearly 25% of the violence in the United States is linked to mental illness 
B) 90% of psychotic patients are non-violent 
C) People with mental illnesses who are violent typically lash out in crowded public places 
D) None of the above are true. 
A) Nearly 25% of the violence in the United States is linked to mental illness 
B) 90% of psychotic patients are non-violent 
C) People with mental illnesses who are violent typically lash out in crowded public places 
D) None of the above are true.

Question 10

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 11

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 12

What is the difference between being mentally ill and being insane?

Accepted Answer

The terms "mentally ill" and "insane" ar

Question 13

Mr.J stood near an elementary school with a loaded gun,staring at the children and teachers,every day for a week.Could he be committed,even though he had a license for the gun and had not been seen committing a crime?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes,since he is clearly a danger to others. 
B) Yes,but only if he is found to have a prior record of criminal activity. 
C) Yes,but only if he is judged to be mentally ill. 
D) No,because this would violate the principle forbidding "preventive detention." 
A) Yes,since he is clearly a danger to others. 
B) Yes,but only if he is found to have a prior record of criminal activity. 
C) Yes,but only if he is judged to be mentally ill. 
D) No,because this would violate the principle forbidding "preventive detention."

Question 14

The most recent extension of the Tarasoff ruling (2004)states

Accepted Answer

A) that therapists no longer have a duty to warn possible victims except in cases where the patient has explicitly described the means he/she would use to commit the violence. 
B) that therapists have a duty to warn a possible victim if the threat is reported by a family member of the patient. 
C) the duty to warn only extends to licensed clinical psychologists and not to social workers or other types of mental health workers. 
D) that therapists have a duty to warn a possible victim if the threat is reported by a friend or co-worker of the patient. 
A) that therapists no longer have a duty to warn possible victims except in cases where the patient has explicitly described the means he/she would use to commit the violence. 
B) that therapists have a duty to warn a possible victim if the threat is reported by a family member of the patient. 
C) the duty to warn only extends to licensed clinical psychologists and not to social workers or other types of mental health workers. 
D) that therapists have a duty to warn a possible victim if the threat is reported by a friend or co-worker of the patient.

Question 15

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 are correct 
A) behavioral scientists. 
B) citizens of the community. 
C) lawyers. 
D) All of the above are correct

Question 16

Simon has been diagnosed with schizophrenia,paranoid type.He is accused of murder,and his lawyers have suggested that he is not competent to stand trial.He is then administered Haldol,and his symptoms remit significantly,and he stops experiencing paranoid ideas and delusions.What is likely to happen next?

Accepted Answer

A) He would continue to be considered incompetent to stand trial as the medication produced the effects. 
B) He would not be tried in court. 
C) His lawyers would have to reconsider their insanity defense. 
D) He would be considered competent to stand trial. 
A) He would continue to be considered incompetent to stand trial as the medication produced the effects. 
B) He would not be tried in court. 
C) His lawyers would have to reconsider their insanity defense. 
D) He would be considered competent to stand trial.

Question 17

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.

An informal civil commitment

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

Discuss the factors that are considered in preventive detention.Include a discussion of our current ability to accurately predict dangerousness.

In the Wyatt v.Stickney case on the "right to treatment," the court ruled that

What is "synthetic sanity?"

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

According to the American Law Institute guidelines,which of the following mental disorders would not qualify for the insanity defense?

The prosecution and defense in the trial of Andrea Yates agreed

Which of the following statements is true regarding violence and the mentally ill?

Criminal and civil commitment can be best distinguished by

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?

What is the difference between being mentally ill and being insane?

Mr.J stood near an elementary school with a loaded gun,staring at the children and teachers,every day for a week.Could he be committed,even though he had a license for the gun and had not been seen committing a crime?

The most recent extension of the Tarasoff ruling (2004)states

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

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

Introduction and Historical Overview

Current Paradigms in Psychopathology

Diagnosis and Assessment

Research Methods in the Study of Psychopathology

Anxiety Disorders

Dissociative Disorders and Somatoform Disorders

Stress and Health

Mood Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Schizophrenia

Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Disorders of Childhood

Late Life and Psychological Disorders

Psychological Treatment

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Exam 17: Legal and Ethical Issues

An informal civil commitment

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

Discuss the factors that are considered in preventive detention.Include a discussion of our current ability to accurately predict dangerousness.

In the Wyatt v.Stickney case on the "right to treatment," the court ruled that

What is "synthetic sanity?"

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

According to the American Law Institute guidelines,which of the following mental disorders would not qualify for the insanity defense?

The prosecution and defense in the trial of Andrea Yates agreed

Which of the following statements is true regarding violence and the mentally ill?

Criminal and civil commitment can be best distinguished by

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?

What is the difference between being mentally ill and being insane?

Mr.J stood near an elementary school with a loaded gun,staring at the children and teachers,every day for a week.Could he be committed,even though he had a license for the gun and had not been seen committing a crime?

The most recent extension of the Tarasoff ruling (2004)states

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

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

Introduction and Historical Overview

Current Paradigms in Psychopathology

Diagnosis and Assessment

Research Methods in the Study of Psychopathology

Anxiety Disorders

Dissociative Disorders and Somatoform Disorders

Stress and Health

Mood Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Schizophrenia

Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Disorders of Childhood

Late Life and Psychological Disorders

Psychological Treatment

Filters