Question 1

The term "insanity" is a:

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A)   psychological term as opposed to a legal term.
B)   legal term as opposed to a psychological term.
C)   medical term as opposed to a legal term.
D)   psychiatric term as opposed to a medical term.

Question 2

What is meant by incompetence to stand trial? What are the consequences of competence judgments for defendants?

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Question 3

In which of the following cases can a state ignore a person's right to refuse treatment?

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A)   When the person who has been arrested shows symptoms of mild depression
B)   When the person is manic or psychotic
C)   When the person has been arrested for negligent behavior
D)   When the person is guilty in moral terms

Question 4

Some research suggests that _____ problems could be strong predictors of violent behavior.

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A)   avoidant behavior
B)   substance use
C)   depersonalization
D)   anxiety disorder

Question 5

Discuss the criteria for involuntary commitment.

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Question 6

The criterion of "dangerousness to self" is most often invoked:

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A)   when a person is so incapable of caring for his or her personal needs that it may endanger the person's life.
B)   when it is believed that a person is imminently suicidal.
C)   when a mentally ill person refuses to take required medication to control aggression.
D)   when it is believed that a mentally ill person is non-responsive to all forms of treatment.

Question 7

In 1988, New York City Mayor Ed Koch applied the _____ criterion to the homeless residents of New York to justify their involuntary hospitalization.

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A)   grave disability
B)   need for treatment
C)   danger to self
D)   danger to others

Question 8

Rachel has recently been sentenced to prison. She has a history of substance abuse and other psychopathologies. According to research, which of the following symptoms is most likely to go unnoticed in Rachel?

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A)   Depression
B)   Substance abuse
C)   Borderline behaviors
D)   Hallucinations

Question 9

A major problem in applying the M'Naghten rule to the insanity defense is determining:

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A)   the definition of innocence.
B)   the definition of a guilty mind.
C)   the definition of the state of mind.
D)   the definition of a disease of the mind.

Question 10

The term for involuntary hospitalization is _____.

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A)   forced institutionalization
B)   civil commitment
C)   civil confinement
D)   conservatorship

Question 11

Courts that focus specifically on drug offenders often are called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   community courts
B)   mental health courts
C)   drug courts
D)   juvenile courts

Question 12

According to a major study on violent activity among former psychiatric patients, which of the following groups had the lowest rate of violent activity?

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A)   Former patients with a major mental disorder and a history of substance abuse.
B)   Former patients with a major mental disorder without a history of substance abuse.
C)   Former patients with a diagnosis of "other" mental disorders and a co-occurring substance abuse problem.
D)   Former patients with a diagnosis of adjustment disorder and a co-occurring substance abuse problem. B

Question 13

Which of the following is true about disputes over a patient's right to refuse treatment?

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A)   Most often clinicians pressure patients who initially refused treatment, to accept it.
B)   Judges tend to be particularly sympathetic in their rulings on patients' rights to refuse treatment.
C)   It is most often the families that refuse treatment for the patients.
D)   Due to the patients' rights movement, refusals are respected. A

Question 14

Some states have developed _____, in which judges who specialize in working with mental health and social service professionals review the cases of offenders with mental disorders and divert offenders into treatment and rehabilitation.

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A)   youth courts
B)   mental health courts
C)   juvenile courts
D)   community courts

Question 15

Rhonda takes her three daughters to the bridge and pushes them over the railing into the cold water below. She tells her lawyer that God told her to do it if she wanted her children to escape from the bad mother that she was. Which of the following is her court-appointed lawyer most likely to use in court to justify her actions?

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A)   Mistaken identity
B)   Self-defense
C)   Insanity
D)   Duress

Question 16

The ruling in Barrett v. United States (1977)  established:

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A)   the irresistible impulse rule.
B)   that the insanity defense could be used for any crimes that were the product of mental disease or mental defect.
C)   that a person could be absolved of responsibility for performing a criminal act if he or she was unaware of the wrongfulness of the act.
D)   that temporary insanity created by the voluntary use of alcohol or drugs did not qualify a defendant for acquittal by reason of insanity.

Question 17

A person being considered for involuntary commitment:

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A)   has no right to court-appointed counsel.
B)   has the right to be placed in the most restrictive setting.
C)   has the right to call and confront witnesses.
D)   has no right to a public hearing or an appeal.

Question 18

Claude was high on cocaine when he viciously assaulted a stranger. Because he was not completely aware of his actions at the time, Claude pled insanity. Based on which ruling is his plea likely to be dismissed?

Accepted Answer

A)   Durham v. United States
B)   Wyatt v. Stickney
C)   Barrett v. United States
D)   O'Connor v. Donaldson

Question 19

Which of the following cases established a clinician's duty to protect people who might be in danger because of their client?

Accepted Answer

A)   Durham v. United States (1954) 
B)   Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California (1974) 
C)   O'Connor v. Donaldson (1975) 
D)   Wyatt v. Stickney (1971)

Question 20

The need for treatment alone is no longer sufficient legal cause for civil commitment in most states in the United States. This change came about as part of the _____ of the 1960s.

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A)   civil rights movement
B)   civil liberties movement
C)   patients' rights movement
D)   patients' liberties movement C

Exam 16: Mental Health and the Law

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What is meant by incompetence to stand trial? What are the consequences of competence judgments for defendants?

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In which of the following cases can a state ignore a person's right to refuse treatment?

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Some research suggests that _____ problems could be strong predictors of violent behavior.

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Discuss the criteria for involuntary commitment.

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The criterion of "dangerousness to self" is most often invoked:

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In 1988, New York City Mayor Ed Koch applied the _____ criterion to the homeless residents of New York to justify their involuntary hospitalization.

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Rachel has recently been sentenced to prison. She has a history of substance abuse and other psychopathologies. According to research, which of the following symptoms is most likely to go unnoticed in Rachel?

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A major problem in applying the M'Naghten rule to the insanity defense is determining:

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The term for involuntary hospitalization is _____.

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Courts that focus specifically on drug offenders often are called _____.

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The ruling in Barrett v. United States (1977) established:

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A person being considered for involuntary commitment:

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Claude was high on cocaine when he viciously assaulted a stranger. Because he was not completely aware of his actions at the time, Claude pled insanity. Based on which ruling is his plea likely to be dismissed?

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Which of the following cases established a clinician's duty to protect people who might be in danger because of their client?

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What is meant by incompetence to stand trial? What are the consequences of competence judgments for defendants?

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In which of the following cases can a state ignore a person's right to refuse treatment?

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Some research suggests that _____ problems could be strong predictors of violent behavior.

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Discuss the criteria for involuntary commitment.

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The criterion of "dangerousness to self" is most often invoked:

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In 1988, New York City Mayor Ed Koch applied the _____ criterion to the homeless residents of New York to justify their involuntary hospitalization.

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Rachel has recently been sentenced to prison. She has a history of substance abuse and other psychopathologies. According to research, which of the following symptoms is most likely to go unnoticed in Rachel?

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A major problem in applying the M'Naghten rule to the insanity defense is determining:

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The term for involuntary hospitalization is _____.

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Courts that focus specifically on drug offenders often are called _____.

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The ruling in Barrett v. United States (1977) established:

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Which of the following cases established a clinician's duty to protect people who might be in danger because of their client?

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