Question 1

The decision as to whether a person is not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder is one aspect of

Accepted Answer

A) criminal law. 
B) statutory law. 
C) civil mental health law. 
D) constitutional law. 
E) common law.

Question 2

In R.v.Chaulk (1990)the Court decided that

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A) the word "wrong" should be interpreted to include morally wrong only if the accused does not suffer from a personality disorder. 
B) the word "wrong" should be interpreted to include morally wrong. 
C) the word "wrong" means wrong according to law and not morally wrong. 
D) changes be made to Bill C-30 relating to who can raise the defence of insanity. 
E) Bill C-30 was unconstitutional.

Question 3

Follow-up research examining the community adjustment of patients released from involuntary hospitalization found thatpercent were readmitted within a year.

Accepted Answer

A) 45 
B) 60 
C) 10 
D) 25 
E) 75

Question 4

The M'Naghten standard resulted from the fact that

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A) M'Naghten's crime was the result of his delusions. 
B) M'Naghten accidentally committed murder. 
C) M'Naghten tried unsuccessfully to argue that his crime was the result of his delusions. 
D) M'Naghten knowingly committed murder. 
E) M'Naghten's crime was not the results of his delusions.

Question 5

The concepts "fit to stand trial" and "not criminally responsible on account of a mental disorder (NCRMD)"

Accepted Answer

A) both require the examiner to determine the accused's present mental state. 
B) are unrelated issues. 
C) are distinct and call for different questions to be answered. 
D) both require an examiner to determine the accused's mental state at the time of the offence. 
E) mean the same thing.

Question 6

The HCR-20

Accepted Answer

A) is nondiscretionary with regard to institutional,but not community violence. 
B) is a discretionary instrument,although it provides structured professional guidelines and codes risk factors that are based on empirical research. 
C) is a nondiscretionary instrument because it provides a predictive score,though it does allow for clinical judgment with regard to some items. 
D) is primarily used to develop treatment or management plans and has not fared well in studies of predictive validity. 
E) has been replaced with discretionary instruments that have greater inter-rater reliability.

Question 7

Ken is a welder who lives in Toronto.Recently,he was diagnosed as being mentally ill.Which specific criteria must be examined to determine whether he should be involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital?

Accepted Answer

A) whether or not he will benefit from treatment 
B) whether or not his mental illness is recognized by the DSM-5 
C) whether or not his mental disorder will result in serious bodily harm to another person 
D) whether or not he needs treatment; demonstrated danger need not be present 
E) whether or not he will deteriorate mentally or physically if he is not held in hospital

Question 8

Ken is charged with first degree murder.He fully comprehends and remembers what he has done,yet shows no remorse and is unable to accept moral responsibility for his actions.Ken should

Accepted Answer

A) be given a normal trial. 
B) be found not criminally responsible on account of a mental disorder (NCRM
D) . 
C) be declared unfit to stand trial. 
D) be denied the capacity to participate in his legal procedure. 
E) be automatically sent for psychiatric treatment in a hospital.

Question 9

All of the following believed in exculpating mentally ill people EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) Judaic law. 
B) English law. 
C) Egyptian law. 
D) Roman law. 
E) Muslim law.

Question 10

Robert has assaulted a neighbor.Even though he understands the act itself,he is declared,according to the M'Naghten standard,to be insane.Which of the following would most effectively help us judge the accuracy of this claim?

Accepted Answer

A) Robert is unable to give a detailed account of his actions at the time of the offense. 
B) Robert had been heavily intoxicated at the time of the offense. 
C) Robert had a long history of mental illness during his childhood. 
D) It has been determined that at the time of his offense,Robert was suffering from a defect of the mind. 
E) Robert is unable to understand that the act is wrong.

Question 11

Which of the following most closely approximates the "typical" Review Panel Applicant as identified by research conducted in British Columbia? (Gray,et al.,1985)

Accepted Answer

A) a male over 30 years of age,educated with few problems with work 
B) a male under 30 years of age,uneducated,unskilled,presence of memory deficits 
C) a male under 30 years of age,problems with work,school and parents,presence of intellectual disability and epilepsy 
D) a male under 30 years of age,transferred from another institution,problems with alcohol abuse,schizophrenic tendencies 
E) a male under 30 years of age,uneducated,unskilled,presence of intellectual disability

Question 12

With regard to involuntary hospitalization,all jurisdictions require that there be risk of harm to self or others; some jurisdictions allow risk of deterioration in health to satisfy the risk of harm criterion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is true regarding NCRMD?

Accepted Answer

A) Of those claiming to be NCRMD,most are found to be NCRMD. 
B) Of those claiming to be UST,most are found to be UST. 
C) Very few people charged with criminal offences claim to be NCRMD. 
D) A large number of people charged with criminal offences claim to be NCRMD. 
E) A large number of people charged with criminal offences claim to be UST.

Exam 19: Mental Disorder and the Law