Question 1

In some states,the legal definition of mental illness excludes

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A)   cognitive disability and substance-related disorders.
B)   anxiety disorders and alcoholism.
C)   personality disorders and gender dysphoria.
D)   posttraumatic stress disorder.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

The public perception that people with mental illness "beat the rap" as a result of being judged not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI) is ____________.

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A)   incorrect
B)   correct
C)   true in murder cases only
D)   true for males who commit crimes but not for females who commit crimesE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

According to the ruling in the 1970s Tarasoff case,a therapist is required to

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A)   advise a patient of his or her rights.
B)   have each patient sign a consent form.
C)   warn a patient's potential victim(s) .
D)   file a police report if threatened by a patient.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

The criteria developed by the American Law Institute suggested that individuals were not responsible for their criminal behavior if

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A)   they suffered from a mental disorder.
B)   due to mental illness, they could not control or recognize the inappropriateness of criminal behavior.
C)   they did not recognize that their behavior was wrong and could not control it.
D)   they could not remember it.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Competence to stand trial involves _________ at the time of the trial.

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A)   understanding the charges
B)   mental health
C)   ability to assist in one's own defense
D)   a and cE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 6

In the textbook case of Arthur,who was diagnosed with brief psychotic disorder after talking about his secret plans both to save the world's starving children and to break into a foreign embassy,his parents were unable to have him admitted to a psychiatric hospital because Arthur was

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A)   diagnosed incorrectly.
B)   not considered dangerous to himself or others.
C)   no longer covered by their health insurance.
D)   a minor child.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 7

In 1976,Kenneth Donaldson,who was not considered dangerous,successfully sued the director of the hospital in which he had been confined for 15 years and where he had received _________.

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A)   SSRI medication
B)   ECT
C)   no treatment
D)   abusive treatmentE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Explain what civil commitment means,and discus how the "liberal" and "neoconservative" eras differed on this concept.

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Question 9

The risk of violence among mentally ill patients increases if specific symptoms such as _______________ are present.

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A)   hallucinations
B)   delusions
C)   both of these
D)   neither of theseE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's purpose?

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A)   To regulate the costs of mental health research
B)   To establish uniformity in the delivery of effective health and mental health care
C)   To communicate the latest developments in mental health treatment to practitioners, patients, and policy makers
D)   To improve the delivery of health and mental health servicesE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Deception of research participants is often required in psychological research studies like the one shown on the "Abnormal Psychology Live" CD segment for Chapter 16.When a research subject is deceived during an experiment,it is necessary to

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A)   provide compensation.
B)   pre-screen subjects to make sure they can handle the potential stress.
C)   explain the deception in a debriefing session after the experiment.
D)   utilize a "deception" version of informed consent prior to the experiment.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

When parens patriae is used to take a mentally ill individual into custody,it means that the state is acting as a

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A)   mental health counselor.
B)   surrogate parent.
C)   legal advisor.
D)   social worker.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Whether a particular intervention is effective with different patients,in different settings,or with different therapists is referred to as __________________.

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A)   generalizability
B)   feasibility
C)   external reliability
D)   clinical replicationE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

According to Tardiff (2003) ,mental health professionals appear to have expertise in all of the following areas EXCEPT

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A)   identifying malingering.
B)   assessing competence to stand trial.
C)   predicting long-term risk of violence.
D)   making reliable diagnoses according to DSM-IV-TR criteria.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

In comparison to people judged NGRI,research studies have shown that those who are judged "guilty but mentally ill"

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A)   are more likely to be imprisoned.
B)   receive shorter sentences.
C)   get mental health services more frequently than other mentally ill prisoners.
D)   spend more time in mental hospitals and less time in prisons.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Discuss research studies on the relationship between mental illness and dangerousness.Describe symptoms that correlate with an increased risk of violence among the mentally ill.

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Question 17

Andrea is being held in a psychiatric hospital after being found guilty of criminal behavior.She is in this facility instead of in jail because

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A)   she has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.
B)   she has been found unable to participate in legal proceedings against her.
C)   either of these
D)   neither of theseE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Following cases such as those of John Hinckley and Charles Manson,the public often assumed that

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A)   all criminals were insane.
B)   the insane should not be punished for crimes they commit.
C)   the insanity plea is a loophole that lets too many guilty people go free.
D)   most criminals are not insane.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Which of the goals of deinstitutionalization have been accomplished?

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A)   The closing of large psychiatric hospitals
B)   The creation of a network of community mental health centers
C)   Both of these
D)   Neither of theseE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Cases in which the insanity defense has been used include those of all the following individuals EXCEPT ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Charles Manson
B)   Jeffrey Dahmer
C)   Lee Harvey Oswald
D)   Ted KaczynskiE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Exam 16: Mental Health Services: Legal And Ethical Issues

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