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The law that states the conditions under which people not accused of a crime can be legally committed to a mental hospital, even against their will, are: A. Criminal commitment laws B. Hospitalisation laws C. Civil commitment laws D. Civil laws |
C. Civil commitment laws the l |
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The link between violence and mental illness is: A. Violent people tend to exhibit more mental disorders that other people B. People with mental disorders tend to be more violent than other people C. Related to specific symptoms and disorders D. People with psychological disorders are less likely to get caught |
C. Related to symptoms and disorders he |
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The McNaughten rule decreed is: A. People who are mentally ill are not responsible for their criminal behaviour B. People are not responsible for criminal behaviour if they are not aware of what they are doing or that it is wrong C. Mentally ill people in need of treatment may be involuntarily admitted to mental hospitals D. Mentally ill people may be involuntarily admitted to hospitals if they are judged to be dangerous to self or others |
B. People are not responsible for criminal behaviour if they are not aware of what they are doing or that it is wrong |
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Dr Leroy has a client who has talked about killing people. Dr Leroy is not certain whether these threats should be brought to the attention of potential victims. What should Dr Leroy do? A. Warn the potential victims B. Notify the police C. Maintain the clients confidentiality and privacy D. Ask colleagues for a second opinion |
D. Ask colleagues for a second opinion |
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Which of the following is a FALSEstatement in regard to prediction of dangerousness? a. Mental health professionals can predictwith high reliability if a particular person will become violent. b. Generally speaking, persons with a previoushistory of violence are more likely to be dangerous than individuals without apast history of violence. c. Generally speaking, persons with a previoushistory of substance abuse are more likely to be dangerous than individualswithout a past history of drug or alcohol abuse. d. Research suggests that mental healthprofessionals are better at determining relative risk than determiningdangerousness on a case-by- case basis. |
a. Mental health professionals can predictwith high reliability if a particular person will become violent. |
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Which of the following is NOT a right ofresearch participants? a. To be informed about the purpose of thestudy b. To be informed of their performance on anytests conducted on them in the course of the research c. To refuse to participate after agreeing todo so d. To remain anonymous in the results andrecords of the research |
b. To be informed of their performance on anytests conducted on them in the course of the research |
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The first major consideration on theclinical utility axis is feasibility, which asks all of the following questionsEXCEPT: a. Will the person accept the intervention?b. Will clients comply with the requirements?c. Has research shown the treatment to beeffective? d. Is the treatment relatively easy toadminister? |
c. Has research shown the treatment to beeffective? |
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Whether a particular intervention iseffective with different patients, in different settings, or with differenttherapists is referred to as: a. Generalisability b. Feasability c. External validity d. Clinical replication |
a. Generalisability |
