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1.
The law is inconsistent in its view of psychological disorders.
A)True
B)False
2.
Mental-health professionals make the final judgments about the dispensation of people accused of crimes.
A)True
B)False
3.
People who are incompetent to stand trial lack an understanding of the courtroom and cannot participate in their defense.
A)True
B)False
4.
In recent history, there have been three rules used for judging the acceptability of the insanity defense.
A)True
B)False
5.
Defendants convicted as guilty but mentally ill are incarcerated for the normal terms designated for their crimes, with the understanding that they will also receive mental health treatment.
A)True
B)False
6.
Hospitalizing people against their will and forcing them to undergo treatment is called civil commitment.
A)True
B)False
7.
The criterion of dangerousness to self is most often invoked when it is believed that a person is imminently suicidal.
A)True
B)False
8.
Former patients of psychiatric hospitals are most likely to commit a violent act in the first couple of months following their discharge and less likely to do so as the year wears on.
A)True
B)False
9.
Violence by mentally ill women tends to be overestimated by clinicians.
A)True
B)False
10.
About three out of four admissions to inpatient psychiatric facilities in the United States are involuntary.
A)True
B)False
11.
Informed consent means that a patient accepts treatment after receiving a full and understandable explanation of the treatment being offered.
A)True
B)False
12.
An individual's right to refuse treatment cannot be overruled under any circumstances.
A)True
B)False
13.
Clinicians have a duty not to become involved in multiple relationships with clients.
A)True
B)False
14.
The vast majority of cases of sexual liaisons between therapists and clients involve female therapists and male clients.
A)True
B)False
15.
Like child abuse, abuse of elderly persons must be reported in all states.
A)True
B)False





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