Ch. 15 Assignment
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________ refers to the involuntary hospitalization of individuals who are deemed likely, if not hospitalized, to harm others or themselves as a result of mental illness.
Multiple Choice
Referral
Commitment
Insanity defense
Parens patriae
The concept of commitment stems from the legal principle of _____, which posits that the state has the authority to protect those who are unable to protect themselves.
Multiple Choice
parens patriae
refusal of treatment
commitment plea
right to treatment
The ethical and legal principle known as right to treatment requires that mental health facilities provide
Multiple Choice
mental health treatment.
a humane environment.
liberty and safety.
All of the answers are correct.
Which ethical principle requires that a patient be placed in an outpatient setting if appropriate rather than an inpatient psychiatric institution which would further limit their freedom?
Multiple Choice
right to treatment
confidentiality
least restrictive alternative
competence
The APA engages in practices such as providing accreditation to clinical doctoral training programs in the United States and requiring nationally administered licensing exams. Which ethical principle are these actions related to?
Multiple Choice
confidentiality
right to treatment
competence informed consent
Providing _____ indicates that a new client has participated in setting the treatment goals, understands and agrees to the treatment plan, and knows the clinician's credentials.
Multiple Choice
informed consent
debriefing
an agreement to competence
a right to treatment
One exception to the principle of confidentiality is ______, which involves instances in which the clinician learns that a client is planning to hurt another person.
Multiple Choice
duty to warn
commitment
the insanity defense
the Durham rule
In child custody cases, a clinician may occasionally be appointed as a _____ that is, a person appointed by the court to represent or make decisions for a person (e.g., a minor) who is legally incapable of doing so.
Multiple Choice
legal guardian
guardian ad litem
case counselor
court officer
Mrs. Thomas is a 70-year-old woman who lives alone. Her niece recently moved in with her because Mrs. Thomas had not been taking her medications and rarely shopped for food. Unfortunately, the niece has been stealing large sums of money from her aunt’s account. Which accurately represents the mandated reporting requirements for a psychologist with firsthand knowledge of these events?
Multiple Choice
In all states, the psychologist would be required to maintain confidentiality, because Mrs. Thomas is an adult.
Some states would require that the psychologist report the situation as Mrs. Thomas is considered a vulnerable person.
Most states would require that the psychologist report the situation only if requested to by Mrs. Thomas.
In most states, the psychologist would be required to maintain confidentiality until the niece physically harms her aunt.
Professor Howard teaches at the local college and also has a small solo practice in the area where he treats clients as a psychologist. He has been approached by several students this semester because they would like to be clients in his practice. If Professor Howard agrees to their requests, he might be violating the ethical principle known as
Multiple Choice
confidentiality.
right to treatment.
informed consent.
multiple relationships.
The rules governing patient records that include provisions for record keeping, health care insurance, and fee practices is
known as
Multiple Choice
the Code of Ethics.
the Code of Records.
APA.
HIPAA.
"Insanity" is a(n) ______ term that refers to an individual's lack of moral responsibility for committing criminal acts.
Multiple Choice
psychological
legal
ethical
legal and psychological
The_______ refers to the argument presented by a lawyer that, because of the existence of a mental disorder, a client should not be held legally responsible for their criminal actions.
Multiple Choice
moral defense
ethical code
plea bargain
insanity defense
The irresistible impulse test was added to the M’Naghten rule to take into account
Multiple Choice
the presence of mental disease or disease.
a determination of antisocial behavior by the legal team.
the inability to inhibit some actions when one feels compelled to act.
the ability to distinguish right from wrong.
The case of Scott Louis Panetti, which was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2007, questioned
Multiple Choice
whether a person with a mental illness who is convicted of a capital offense can understand the nature of a death sentence.
the moral obligation of the principle known as duty to warn.
whether mandated reporting should apply to individuals who are older than 18 years of age.
whether the principle of duty to warn limits confidentiality.
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