Question 1

In 1986,Congress passed the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act to provide agencies in each state that would

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A)   act as legal advocates for the mentally ill.
B)   investigate allegations of abuse and neglect.
C)   both of these
D)   neither of theseE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Malingering refers to

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A)   warning the potential victims of the mentally ill.
B)   hanging around on street corners.
C)   feigning symptoms, possibly to avoid criminal prosecution.
D)   reporting child abuse.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 3

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) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

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) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Authorities can use police power to hold criminal offenders if they are a threat to society.However,if the power called parens patriae is used to take someone into custody,it means that

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A)   a person has already committed a crime.
B)   a person is not acting in his or her own best interest.
C)   the safety of the community is in jeopardy.
D)   individual rights are more important than societal rights.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Beginning in the mid-1970s,authorities were unable to confine non-dangerous mentally ill patients,a policy that emphasized ___________________.

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A)   individual freedom
B)   society's rights
C)   both of these
D)   neither of theseE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following psychological tests has been used to accurately identify malingering in people claiming to have posttraumatic stress disorder?

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A)   Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) 
B)   Wechsler Adult Scale of Intelligence (WAIS) 
C)   Rorschach Inkblot Test
D)   Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

In Riggins v.Nevada (1992) ,the Supreme Court ruled that a person cannot be forced to take antipsychotic medication because

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A)   it would be unconstitutional.
B)   it would not be in the patient's best interests.
C)   there is a potential for negative side effects.
D)   it would interfere with the patient's competency to stand trial.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

In the late 1970s and early 1980s,legal reforms enacted by some states to make civil commitment easier resulted in

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A)   a decrease in the number of hospitalized mental patients.
B)   more voluntary than involuntary admissions.
C)   more patients admitted under parens patriae powers.
D)   shorter hospital stays for mentally ill patients.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

What reason did John Hinckley give for his attempted assassination of President Reagan in 1981?

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A)   He had an obsession about becoming president and thought he could be elected if President Reagan were dead.
B)   He was obsessed with actress Jodie Foster and wanted to impress her.
C)   He was anxious about homelessness and poverty in the world and thought Reagan wasn't doing enough to help poor people.
D)   He thought that President Reagan was about to kill him so he acted in self-defense.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Several years ago,Mark was arrested for participating in a crime.Since then he has been confined to mental hospital,even though he was given a prison sentence.Mark is periodically evaluated to see if he is still mentally ill.If it is determined that he is no longer mentally ill,Mark will then be incarcerated to serve out his prison sentence.From your knowledge of mental health and the law,you would correctly state that Mark was originally found ___________.

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A)   innocent
B)   GBMI
C)   NGRI
D)   incompetent to stand trialE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

In Congress,the laws were changed so that individuals could be committed to mental hospitals more easily if they were in need of treatment.This led to

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A)   an increase in the number of patients admitted to mental hospitals.
B)   more patients admitted voluntarily.
C)   more patients admitted involuntarily.
D)   a decrease in the number of patients admitted to mental hospitals.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

The conflicting interests over civil commitment were illustrated by the 1988 case of Joyce Brown,a homeless woman diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia,who was _________.

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A)   medicated against her will
B)   hospitalized involuntarily
C)   dangerous
D)   suicidalE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 14

According to the "Abnormal Psychology Live" CD,false memory research such as that done by Dr.Elizabeth Loftus can be controversial because creating false memories experimentally can require participant _______________.

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A)   deception
B)   confusion
C)   aggravation
D)   participationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Which Supreme Court decision substantially limited the government's ability to commit individuals unless they were dangerous?

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A)   O'Donnell v. California
B)   Durham v. Carpenter
C)   Montgomery v. Virginia
D)   Addington v. TexasE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Although the clinical efficacy axis is concerned with research settings,the clinical utility axis is concerned with

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A)   effectiveness of the intervention in clinical practice.
B)   feasibility and cost-effectiveness.
C)   both of these
D)   neither of theseE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

The public is often suspicious that

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A)   expert witnesses are sought who will provide impartial information to the court.
B)   expert witnesses won't become involved in court cases when they have their own strong opinions about the issues.
C)   the side that pays the expert witness determines the expert's opinion.
D)   none of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Several years ago,Mary was arrested for participating in a crime.Since then,she has been confined in a psychiatric hospital.Mary is periodically evaluated to see if she is still mentally ill.When it is determined that she is no longer mentally ill,Mary will be released.From your knowledge of mental health and the law,you would correctly state that the original verdict in Mary's case was ____________.

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A)   NGRI
B)   GBMI
C)   both of these
D)   neither of theseE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

The right to treatment

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A)   includes minimum staff-to-patient ratios.
B)   requires the least restrictive treatment option possible.
C)   promotes patient movement from smaller to larger living units.
D)   all but cE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Explore the consequences of the policy known as "deinstitutionalization," noting specifically the effect on homelessness.Compare the intended outcome of this policy with the actual outcome.

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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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The conflicting interests over civil commitment were illustrated by the 1988 case of Joyce Brown,a homeless woman diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia,who was _________.

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Beginning in the mid-1970s,authorities were unable to confine non-dangerous mentally ill patients,a policy that emphasized ___________________.

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In Congress,the laws were changed so that individuals could be committed to mental hospitals more easily if they were in need of treatment.This led to

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In Riggins v.Nevada (1992) ,the Supreme Court ruled that a person cannot be forced to take antipsychotic medication because

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Authorities can use police power to hold criminal offenders if they are a threat to society.However,if the power called parens patriae is used to take someone into custody,it means that

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According to the "Abnormal Psychology Live" CD,false memory research such as that done by Dr.Elizabeth Loftus can be controversial because creating false memories experimentally can require participant _______________.

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Which of the following psychological tests has been used to accurately identify malingering in people claiming to have posttraumatic stress disorder?

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Which Supreme Court decision substantially limited the government's ability to commit individuals unless they were dangerous?

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Although the clinical efficacy axis is concerned with research settings,the clinical utility axis is concerned with

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In 1986,Congress passed the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act to provide agencies in each state that would

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The right to treatment

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Malingering refers to

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Explore the consequences of the policy known as "deinstitutionalization," noting specifically the effect on homelessness.Compare the intended outcome of this policy with the actual outcome.

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The public is often suspicious that

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In the late 1970s and early 1980s,legal reforms enacted by some states to make civil commitment easier resulted in

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What reason did John Hinckley give for his attempted assassination of President Reagan in 1981?

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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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