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[07] Lessons 8 Exam - Results Attempt 1 of 2 Written Oct 26, 2023 4:34 PM - Oct 26, 2023 4:50 PM Attempt Score 100 / 100 - 100 % Overall Grade (Highest Attempt) 100 / 100 - 100 % Question 1 5 / 5 points Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding HIPAA? Question options: a) It was originally designed to protect people from losing their health insurance. b) It has great relevance to medicine but little relevance to psychological practice. c) It is a simple and streamlined way of receiving professional reimbursement. d) It is a philosophical/ethical statement with little operational relevance. Question 2 5 / 5 points Which statement has historically been TRUE of psychologists' ability to accurately predict violence in a given patient in the past? Question options:

a) It has never been possible to accurately predict violence. b) Psychological experts in this area have an accuracy rate of approximately 75 percent. c) Psychiatrists, not psychologists, are asked to make this evaluation. d) It was little better than chance. Question 3 5 / 5 points A common misconception regarding NGRI is that: Question options: a) people receiving the label never come to trial. b) people are set free without any consequences. c) people are not required to receive psychological treatment. d) it is used very infrequently. Question 4 5 / 5 points The function of an institutional review board is to: Question options: a) reject research protocols that are not likely to receive funding. b) make sure there is a random sample of participants.

c) review and approve research protocols. d) certify that the financial costs of the study are reasonable for the institution. Question 5 5 / 5 points The most common malpractice charge against psychologists occurs: Question options: a) when the therapist has a substance abuse problem. b) as a result of marital counseling. c) because of inappropriate relations with former clients. d) during child custody conflicts. Question 6 5 / 5 points Choose the correct statement. Question options: a) Most psychologists acknowledge having had an inappropriate relationship with a former client. b) Relations with former clients are permanently prohibited by the APA Ethics Code. c) More female psychologists than male psychologists engage in inappropriate relationships with former clients. d) Two years after terminating therapy and meeting other strict criteria, a psychologist may have a romantic relationship with a former client.

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Question 7 5 / 5 points Conducting research using children as participants requires special considerations. In addition to parental or guardian consent, research with children also Question options: a) requires psychologists to limit the amount of time required for participation. b) means that a child psychologist must serve as a study consultant. c) requires the assent of the child, if possible. d) involves a special review by an IRB educational specialist. Question 8 5 / 5 points Confidentiality is an agreement between at least how many parties? Question options: a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5 Question 9 5 / 5 points According to your text, deinstitutionalization should be:

Question options: a) regarded as the last option for those with a long history of mental illness. b) implemented only with the permission of the family. c) used only in ideal circumstances and on a trial basis. d) considered a process rather than a distinct event. Question 10 5 / 5 points Until the 1960s, hospital confinement was the typical treatment for severely mentally ill patients because: Question options: a) overwhelming numbers of mentally ill persons were not able to obtain treatment in community mental health programs. b) psychological treatment was best delivered in a medical setting. c) effective medications and treatments had not yet been discovered. d) few psychiatrists were willing to provide treatment outside of medical settings. Question 11 5 / 5 points Removing the mentally ill from hospitals is called: Question options: a) deinstitutionalization.

b) institutionalization. c) health care. d) integration. Question 12 5 / 5 points The original M'Naghten Rule, established in England in 1843, stated that persons were not guilty of a crime if they didn't know what they were doing or Question options: a) didn't know they were insane. b) didn't know that the actions were wrong. c) didn't defend themselves during the trial. d) weren't capable of giving full details of the crime. Question 13 5 / 5 points Over the last decade or so, respecting a clinician's duty to warn, predictions of the likelihood of a patient's manifesting violent behavior have improved markedly due to the use of actuarial prediction measures when the focus is on: Question options: a) patients diagnosed with schizophrenia.

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b) specific symptoms such as anger. c) patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder. d) a patient's past criminal record. Question 14 5 / 5 points Among the changes to the M'Naghten Rule, in 1929 the District of Columbia added: Question options: a) the provision for a "public defender" for persons with psychiatric disorders. b) an exclusionary rule for medical illnesses with psychiatric symptoms. c) an "irresistible impulse" test demonstrating a lack of volition. d) a mandatory sanity hearing within 72 hours of an involuntary commitment. Question 15 5 / 5 points Which of the following distinguishes committing an illegal act from committing a crime? Question options: a) GBMI

b) insanity c) NGRI d) mens rea Question 16 5 / 5 points Some critics of outpatient commitment consider it Question options: a) ineffective because of the legal mandate it's based on. b) an antiquated model. c) an infringement of a patient's civil liberties. d) little better than a prison sentence. Question 17 5 / 5 points The lower limit of estimates on the rate of homeless persons who have psychological disorders is approximately: Question options: a) less than 3 percent. b) 10 percent.

c) 30 percent. d) 50 percent. Question 18 5 / 5 points Dr. Peigro is a noted neuropsychologist who has been studying Alzheimer's disease in men for over 20 years. At a recent speaking engagement, he chastised the profession for not focusing more research on women who have Alzheimer's and called for increased efforts in this area. He even mentioned that the __________ requires it. Question options: a) Belmont Report b) Declaration of Helsinki c) Nuremberg Code d) Institutional Review Board Question 19 5 / 5 points Universally, __________ and __________ increase the likelihood of homelessness among the mentally ill. Question options: a) financial status; educational level b) poor social support; substance use

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c) substance use; marital status d) educational level; low social support Question 20 5 / 5 points People who are judged to be guilty but mentally ill, not guilty by reason of insanity, or incompetent to stand trial: Question options: a) may be subject to civil commitment. b) are likely to serve some jail time. c) may be subject to criminal commitment. d) are not legally considered to have committed a crime. Done