Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a question that addresses the issues of civil (involuntary)  commitment?

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A)   Should a mentally ill person be involuntarily committed if he or she is not dangerous but in need of treatment?
B)   Should a mentally ill person be civilly committed if he or she has been convicted of a crime?
C)   Should a mentally ill person be involuntarily committed at the request of family or relatives who believe it is in the person's best interest?
D)   If a person is mentally ill, unable to care for him/herself, and in need of help, should the law allow for involuntary commitment?E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Information about mental institutions indicates that up until the 1980s, patients had

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A)   civil rights.
B)   personal rights.
C)   legal rights.
D)   virtually no rights.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

Following the not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI)  verdict for John Hinckley in 1981, of the states in the U.S. substantially changed their insanity defense rules making it more difficult to use this defense.

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A)   25%
B)   50%
C)   75%
D)   100%E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

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 and to receive longer sentences.
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) A) and B)

Question 6

In the 1970s and 1980s, successful insanity defenses were based on all of the following EXCEPT

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A)   pathological gambling.
B)   battered wife syndrome.
C)   kleptomania
D)   borderline personality disorder.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

When conducting research on people with psychological disorders, the American Psychological Association has stipulated all of the following rights EXCEPT

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A)   the right to privacy.
B)   the right to anonymity.
C)   the right to be protected from harm.
D)   the right to be informed about the outcome of the study.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Before a person can be tried for a crime, a determination of competence must be made. For this reason, most individuals with obvious and severe impairments who commit crimes are .

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A)   found NGRI
B)   found GBMI
C)   never tried
D)   medicated before trialE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

In the case of Durham v. United States (1954) , the criteria for responsibility for determining criminal behavior were broadened to include .

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A)   mental disease
B)   mental defect
C)   both of these
D)   neither of theseE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Mental health professionals are relatively consistent at judging .

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A)   competence
B)   future risk of violence
C)   trial outcomes
D)   the duty to warnE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

The formal process of civil commitment begins with a petition directed to a(n)  .

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A)   attorney
B)   psychiatrist
C)   judge
D)   prosecutorE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

In contrast to public perceptions, the length of time a person spends confined to a hospital after being judged NGRI is the time he/she would have spent in jail.

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A)   shorter than
B)   longer than
C)   negligible compared to
D)   comparable toE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 13

According to the authors of your textbook, the periodic changes in the laws regarding civil commitment are a sign of a

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A)   society that has no idea of what to do with this issue.
B)   hospital system that is ineffective in treating uncooperative patients.
C)   healthy system responding to the limitations of previous decisions.
D)   prior mistake that has now been successfully corrected.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

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) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following was NOT a provision of the American Law Institute recommendations regarding "diminished capacity"?

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A)   A mentally ill criminal may actually not have criminal intent.
B)   A mental illness could impair the ability to understand that one's behavior is criminal.
C)   Proof of either mens rea or actus rea is sufficient to convict someone of a crime.
D)   Mentally ill people who commit crimes may not be responsible for their behavior.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 16

In contrast to the NGRI verdict, the GBMI verdict usually specifies all of the following EXCEPT

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A)   the accused is given a prison sentence just as if there were no mental illness present.
B)   the accused may be either hospitalized or imprisoned, as determined by legal authorities.
C)   the accused may be either hospitalized or imprisoned, as determined by medical authorities.
D)   if the person recovers from the mental illness before the sentence has passed, he or she can be confined to prison for the maximum length of the term.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

The states of Idaho and Utah, as well as Montana, have adopted a version of the GBMI verdict in which the accused

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A)   remains permanently in a psychiatric facility.
B)   is imprisoned but is assured of receiving mental health services.
C)   is imprisoned but is provided with mental health services only if they are available.
D)   can choose either hospitalization or imprisonment.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Each of the following statements correctly describes the circumstances of mentally ill people prior to the late 19th century EXCEPT

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A)   the community often took on the care of mentally ill people.
B)   family members often cared for a mentally ill person at home.
C)   mentally ill people received specialized care in psychiatric hospitals.
D)   mentally ill people were often left to care for themselves.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

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

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Question 20

Which of the following is NOT related to the M'Naghten ruling decreed by an English court more than 150 years ago?

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A)   It concerns a person's mental state at the time a crime is committed.
B)   It states that individuals are not responsible for criminal behavior if they do not know what they are doing.
C)   It states that individuals are not responsible for their behavior if they don't know that what they are doing is wrong.
D)   It is based on a case in which paranoid delusions influenced an individual to actually kill the British prime minister.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 16: Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues

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

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Which of the following is NOT a question that addresses the issues of civil (involuntary) commitment?

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

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Which of the following is NOT related to the M'Naghten ruling decreed by an English court more than 150 years ago?

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In the case of Durham v. United States (1954) , the criteria for responsibility for determining criminal behavior were broadened to include .

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Mental health professionals are relatively consistent at judging .

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Which of the following was NOT a provision of the American Law Institute recommendations regarding "diminished capacity"?

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Information about mental institutions indicates that up until the 1980s, patients had

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The formal process of civil commitment begins with a petition directed to a(n) .

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When conducting research on people with psychological disorders, the American Psychological Association has stipulated all of the following rights EXCEPT

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Each of the following statements correctly describes the circumstances of mentally ill people prior to the late 19th century EXCEPT

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In contrast to the NGRI verdict, the GBMI verdict usually specifies all of the following EXCEPT

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In the 1970s and 1980s, successful insanity defenses were based on all of the following EXCEPT

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

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The states of Idaho and Utah, as well as Montana, have adopted a version of the GBMI verdict in which the accused

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Before a person can be tried for a crime, a determination of competence must be made. For this reason, most individuals with obvious and severe impairments who commit crimes are .

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Following the not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI) verdict for John Hinckley in 1981, of the states in the U.S. substantially changed their insanity defense rules making it more difficult to use this defense.

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

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In contrast to public perceptions, the length of time a person spends confined to a hospital after being judged NGRI is the time he/she would have spent in jail.

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According to the authors of your textbook, the periodic changes in the laws regarding civil commitment are a sign of a

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