Exam 16: The Law and Mental Health

The insanity defense is used approximately ______% of the time in our criminal justice system.

John Hinkley was famous for ______.

In session, a client tells a therapist that he has been thinking about killing his exgirlfriend. The therapist can take all of the following steps to ensure the exgirlfriend's safety according to the Tarasoff II decision EXCEPT ______.

The legal term for mental illness is ______.

A defendant under the age of 18 can receive the death penalty for a crime in ______ states.

The current criteria for the insanity defense in the United States are in part a response to the attempted assassination of the President in ______.

Making reference to three specific pieces of legislation, explain how sexually violent predator (SVP) and sexually dangerous person (SDP) laws have become increasingly restrictive since the early 1990s.

By some insanity test criteria, an individual could be found not guilty by reason of insanity even if he or she knew he or she was committing a crime at the time he or she committed it. This is a shortcoming of ______.

Since the 1970s, legislation has strengthened the principle of parens patriae.

Contrast the consequences of these two verdicts: (a) not guilty by reason of insanity and (b) guilty but mentally ill.

Dr. Shah uses diffusion tensor imaging to map connections between the fusiform face area and other parts of the brain. She then uses this data to understand the limitations on eyewitnesses' performance when they try to identify a perpetrator in a lineup. Dr. Shah is BEST described as a ______.

______ statutes allow for the ongoing civil commitment of individuals who have committed sexual crimes and who are believed to pose a continued threat if they are released.

The first step in a trial in which the defendant is believed to be mentally ill is to determine ______.

The ______ made it mandatory for therapists to warn anyone who might be in foreseeable danger as result of their clients' conditions.

______ refers to the imprisonment of an individual imprisoned for a crime he or she has yet to commit.

The ______ states that therapists have a duty to protect individuals whom they believe their patients may harm.

Insanity is a psychological term.

Rick is a recovering addict. He has been clean for many years and traces his success to his participation in the nation's very first drug court program, initiated in ______ in the year ______.

The first action a mental health professional should take when he or she believes the client is a risk to himself or herself is to ______.

The factors that are used to determine whether or not a person is competent to make a decision about his or her own treatment prior to standing trial do NOT include an evaluation of the individual's ability to ______.