Question 1

What ethnic group with mental illness is most likely to be homeless?

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A)   Asian Americans
B)   Native Americans
C)   African Americans
D)   Hispanic AmericansE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Although surveys have shown that the public estimates that the insanity defense is used in 37% of felony cases, the actual figure is about .

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A)   less than 1%
B)   10%
C)   57%
D)   88%E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

What was one outcome of the attempted assassination of President Reagan in 1981?

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A)   Stricter gun control laws
B)   More Secret Service agents to protect the President of the United States
C)   Improved screening procedures for the mentally ill
D)   Greater public acceptance of the insanity defenseE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

In the late 19th century, the enactment of civil commitment laws resulted in

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A)   only a few cases of involuntary commitment to mental hospitals.
B)   people being committed who were not mentally ill.
C)   wives committing their husbands to mental hospitals.
D)   a decrease in the number of large public mental hospitals.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Problem-solving courts may be more helpful to both individuals with mental health problems who break the law and society because they

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A)   are not based on an adversarial system.
B)   are based on an adversarial system.
C)   provide for treatment and not punishment.
D)   put the interests of the accused above the interests of society.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Criteria for the insanity defense were developed by a group from the American Law Institute that included all of the following EXCEPT .

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A)   attorneys
B)   judges
C)   psychologists
D)   law scholarsE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Evidence-based practices were formally identified as a systematic method of delivering clinical care:

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A)   around 1953.
B)   around 1981.
C)   around 2001.
D)   around 2016.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

Receiving a DSM-5 diagnosis means that the person

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A)   is considered dangerous.
B)   fits the legal definition of mental illness.
C)   does not necessarily fit the legal definition of mental illness.
D)   must be either civilly or criminally committed.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

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) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

The first major consideration on the clinical utility axis is feasibility, which asks all of the following questions EXCEPT:

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A)   Will patients accept the intervention?
B)   Will patients comply with the requirements?
C)   Has research shown the treatment to be effective?
D)   Is the treatment relatively easy to administer?E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Discuss the historical development of the insanity defense from the 1843 M'Naghten Rule in England to the findings of the American Law Institute in the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Research data suggest that mental health professionals appear to have expertise in all of the following areas EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   identifying malingering.
B)   assessing competence to stand trial.
C)   predicting long-term risk of violence.
D)   making reliable diagnoses according to DSM-5 criteria.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

The shared premise of the guilty but mentally ill (GBMI)  verdict is that the mentally ill who commit a crime should be

Accepted Answer

A)   treated only.
B)   punished only.
C)   treated and punished.
D)   not judged responsible for their actions.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

The 1970s case Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California, in which a student killed his ex-girlfriend, involved the issue called .

Accepted Answer

A)   patients' rights
B)   duty to warn
C)   competency
D)   restrictive environmentE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)   hallucinations
B)   delusions
C)   both of these
D)   neither of theseE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

The case of Daniel M'Naghten is known for:

Accepted Answer

A)   greater funding of mental institutions.
B)   revising DSM criteria for schizophrenia.
C)   the Rorschach Malingering Detection Test (RMDT) .
D)   establishing the insanity defense.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 16: Mental Health Services

Discuss the historical development of the insanity defense from the 1843 M'Naghten Rule in England to the findings of the American Law Institute in the 1960s.

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Evidence-based practices were formally identified as a systematic method of delivering clinical care:

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Although surveys have shown that the public estimates that the insanity defense is used in 37% of felony cases, the actual figure is about .

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Criteria for the insanity defense were developed by a group from the American Law Institute that included all of the following EXCEPT .

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

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The shared premise of the guilty but mentally ill (GBMI) verdict is that the mentally ill who commit a crime should be

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The first major consideration on the clinical utility axis is feasibility, which asks all of the following questions EXCEPT:

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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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What ethnic group with mental illness is most likely to be homeless?

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

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Research data suggest that mental health professionals appear to have expertise in all of the following areas EXCEPT

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Problem-solving courts may be more helpful to both individuals with mental health problems who break the law and society because they

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The case of Daniel M'Naghten is known for:

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Receiving a DSM-5 diagnosis means that the person

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

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What was one outcome of the attempted assassination of President Reagan in 1981?

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In the late 19th century, the enactment of civil commitment laws resulted in

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The 1970s case Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California, in which a student killed his ex-girlfriend, involved the issue called .

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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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