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1.
"Insanity" is a:
A)medical term.
B)legal term.
C)psychological term.
D)colloquial term.
2.
Which of the following statements is false?
A)Defendants with schizophrenia or psychotic symptoms are likely to be referred for competency evaluations.
B)Women are more likely than men to be judged incompetent.
C)Defendants referred for competency evaluations are likely to be accused of violent offenses.
D)Defendants referred for competency evaluations are often individuals who are educated and members of the middle class.
3.
The "Zoloft defense":
A)was successfully used in the case of an adolescent who shot both of his grandparents.
B)argues that antidepressants cause postpartum psychosis.
C)is a recent version of the insanity defense.
D)argues that pharmaceutical companies should take the blame for crimes committed by individuals who are taking antidepressants.
4.
The idea that someone cannot be held responsible for a crime if he or she did not know the nature or quality of the act being performed, or if he or she did not know that his or her actions were wrong, is known as the:
A)M'Naghten rule.
B)Durham rule.
C)ALI rule.
D)irresistible impulse rule.
5.
The condition most commonly recognized as "disease of the mind" is:
A)severe depression.
B)psychosis.
C)alcoholism.
D)antisocial personality disorder.
6.
Under which of the following legal principles can a person be found "not guilty by reason of insanity" even if he or she knows the act being performed is wrong (i.e., criminal)?
a) M'Naghten rule b) Durham rule c) ALI rule d) irresistible impulse rule
e) American Psychiatric Association's definition of insanity
A)d only
B)d and e
C)a and b
D)b and d
7.
Durham vs. United States (1954) established:
A)the irresistible impulse rule.
B)that temporary insanity created by voluntary use of alcohol or drugs did not qualify a defendant for acquittal by reason of insanity.
C)the duty of clinicians to protect others from their clients.
D)that the insanity defense could be used for any crimes that were the product of mental disease or mental defect.
8.
Barrett vs. United States (1977) established:
A)that a person could not be involuntarily committed if he or she could cope adequately with the help of able and willing family or friends.
B)that temporary insanity created by voluntary use of alcohol or drugs did not qualify a defendant for acquittal by reason of insanity.
C)that the insanity defense could be used for any crimes that were the product of mental disease or mental defect.
D)the irresistible impulse rule.
9.
One of the most celebrated applications of the notion of diminished capacity was:
A)the "Twinkie Defense".
B)Donaldson vs. O'Connor.
C)Wyatt vs. Stickney.
D)parens patriae.
10.
Which of the following legal principles was widely adopted in the United States, including in the jurisdiction in which John Hinckley was tried for shooting Ronald Reagan?
A)M'Naghten rule
B)Durham rule
C)ALI rule
D)irresistible impulse rule
11.
The American Psychiatric Association definition of insanity:
A)includes all provisions of the ALI rule.
B)was adopted by the Insanity Defense Reform Act in 1983.
C)dropped the wrongfulness criterion initially proposed in the M'Naghten rule.
D)applies in all states but not in federal courts.
12.
Which of the following is not required in order to commit someone to a psychiatric facility against his or her will?
A)danger to self
B)danger to others
C)grave disability
D)family approval
13.
The grave disability criterion:
A)requires a person's survival to be in immediate danger because of illness.
B)was successfully used by the Mayor of New York to remove Joyce Brown from the streets and have her placed long-term in a psychiatric facility.
C)applies to mentally ill individuals who are able to care for themselves.
D)is less severe than the need for treatment criterion.
14.
In which of the following cases was it ruled that, "a state cannot constitutionally confine...a nondangerous individual, who is capable of surviving safely in freedom by himself or with the help of willing and responsible family and friends"?
A)Durham vs. United States (1954)
B)Donaldson vs. O' Connor (1975)
C)Wyatt vs. Stickney (1972)
D)Barrett vs. United States (1977)
15.
Which of the following is not a good predictor of violence toward others in the short term?
A)a past history of violence
B)an antisocial personality disorder
C)depression
D)substance abuse
16.
The targets of violence by people who have been discharged from a psychiatric hospital are most often:
A)strangers.
B)friends.
C)acquaintances.
D)family members.
17.
Studies of female prison inmates have shown that the most common diagnosis the women received was:
A)antisocial personality disorder.
B)substance abuse or dependence.
C)major depression.
D)borderline personality disorder.
18.
What is the clinician's primary responsibility to the client?
A)competent and appropriate treatment
B)protection of client confidentiality
C)adherence to professional guidelines
D)protection of the clients' rights
19.
Which of the following cases established the clinician's duty to protect people who might be in danger because of their client?
A)Durham vs. United States (1954)
B)Tarasoff vs. Regents of the University of California (1974)
C)Donaldson vs. O' Connor (1975)
D)Wyatt vs. Stickney (1972)
20.
The rules governing the insanity defense suggest that the law:
A)takes an integrated and complex view of mental disorders.
B)recognizes that people have biological, psychological, and social predispositions to disorders.
C)takes a biological perspective on psychological disorders.
D)emphasizes the social factors that trigger the onset of mental disorders.





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