Question 1

established:

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A)   the irresistible impulse rule.
B)   that the insanity defense could be used for any crimes that were the product of mental disease or mental defect.
C)   that a person could be absolved of responsibility for performing a criminal act if he or she was unaware of the wrongfulness of the act.
D)   that temporary insanity created by the voluntary use of alcohol or drugs did not qualify a defendant for acquittal by reason of insanity.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true of competence to stand trial?

Accepted Answer

A)   Defendants with a long history of psychiatric problems are more likely to be referred for competence evaluations.
B)   Men are more likely than women to be judged incompetent.
C)   European Americans are more likely than members of ethnic minority groups to be judged incompetent.
D)   Defendants referred for competence evaluations tend to be educated, employed, and married.

Question 3

Which of the following is true about the American Law Institute (ALI)  rule?

Accepted Answer

A)   The ALI rule is narrower than the M'Naghten rule since it requires the defendant to have an appreciation of the criminality of the act.
B)   The ALI rule is more restrictive than the Durham rule because it requires some lack of appreciation of the criminality of one's act.
C)   The ALI rule is broader than the Durham rule because it requires only the presence of a mental disorder.
D)   The ALI rule allowed defense attorneys to argue that a defendant's history of antisocial conduct was itself evidence of the presence of a mental disease or defect.

Question 4

Prior to the mid-twentieth century, in the United States _____ was sufficient cause to hospitalize people against their will and force them to undergo treatment.

Accepted Answer

A)   dangerousness to self
B)   the need for treatment
C)   dangerousness to others
D)   grave disability

Question 5

In which of the following cases was it ruled that, "a State cannot constitutionally confine....a nondangerous individual, who is capable of surviving safely in freedom by himself or with the help of willing and responsible family and friends"?

Accepted Answer

A)   Durham v. United States (1954) 
B)   Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California (1974) 
C)   O'Connor v. Donaldson (1975) 
D)   Wyatt v. Stickney (1971)

Question 6

Available studies suggest that about ____ admissions to inpatient psychiatric facilities in the United States is involuntary.

Accepted Answer

A)   one in ten
B)   one in four
C)   one in two
D)   one in eight

Question 7

Men with mental disorders are _____ times likelier to be incarcerated than men without a mental disorder, and women with a mental disorder are ____ times likelier to be incarcerated than women without a mental disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)   two; four
B)   three; six
C)   four; eight
D)   two; three

Question 8

Which of the following research observations is true of violence by mentally ill people?

Accepted Answer

A)   Research has suggested that violence by mentally ill women tends to be overestimated by clinicians.
B)   Mentally ill women commit violent acts against strangers more often than do mentally ill men.
C)   Mentally ill women who commit violence are more likely to have been drinking before the violence and to be arrested following it than mentally ill men.
D)   Clinicians do not probe mentally ill women for evidence of a tendency toward violence as much as they do mentally ill men.

Question 9

Which of the following types of insanity defense was done away with by all jurisdictions in the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)   ALI rule
B)   Irresistible impulse rule
C)   Durham rule
D)   Insanity Defense Reform Act

Question 10

Ivor was sent to a mental institution after he was found "not guilty by reason of insanity." If his stay there is the average length of institutionalization, Ivor will be institutionalized for _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   6 months
B)   1 year
C)   3 years
D)   20 years

Question 11

_____ requires the defense to prove that the defendant was insane at the time of the crime, as opposed to requiring the prosecution to prove that the defendant was sane at the time the crime was committed.

Accepted Answer

A)   The Guilty but Mentally Ill Act
B)   The Insanity Defense Reform Act
C)   Mental Illness Act
D)   The Mental Disease or Defect Act

Question 12

In which of the following cases can a state ignore a person's right to refuse treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)   When the person who has been arrested is a minor
B)   When the person is manic or psychotic
C)   When the person has been arrested for negligent behavior
D)   When the person is guilty in moral terms

Question 13

established:

Accepted Answer

A)   the right to treatment.
B)   the unconstitutionality of confining a nondangerous individual.
C)   the clinician's duty to protect others from harm.
D)   the need to refine the irresistible impulse rule.

Question 14

Which of the following cases established the clinician's duty to protect people who might be in danger because of their client?

Accepted Answer

A)   Durham v. United States (1954) 
B)   Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California (1974) 
C)   O'Connor v. Donaldson (1975) 
D)   Wyatt v. Stickney (1971)

Question 15

Which of the following did Dan White's lawyers say influenced his ability to form the necessary mens rea?

Accepted Answer

A)   Temporary insanity
B)   Large amounts of junk foods
C)   Guilty but mentally ill
D)   Obsession with an actress

Question 16

According to a major study on violent activity among former psychiatric patients, _____ may account for the relatively high rates of violence among the former psychiatric patients and the community comparison group.

Accepted Answer

A)   random variables
B)   individual differences
C)   reporting biases
D)   contextual factors

Question 17

In the event that the defendant, Carson, is judged incompetent to stand trial, _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   the trial may be postponed as long as there is reason to believe he will become competent
B)   he will actively involve himself in preparing his defense along with his attorneys
C)   he will be acquitted and released into the care of his family or friends
D)   the trial will go on, but he will not be allowed to testify

Question 18

Which of following is true about the "not guilty by reason of insanity" verdict?

Accepted Answer

A)   Studies indicate that a large percentage of the individuals who receive this verdict receive hard time in a maximum-security prison.
B)   Approximately 10 percent of those who receive the verdict are African Americans and Hispanic women who are battered and abused.
C)   Some states require that people who receive the verdict should only be institutionalized for the same length of time they would have served if they had received prison sentences.
D)   Evidence suggests that the insanity defense is widely used to help people avoid incarceration for their crimes.

Question 19

The notion of "diminished capacity" is most closely aligned with the _____ rule.

Accepted Answer

A)   M'Naghten
B)   Durham
C)   irresistible impulse
D)   ALI

Question 20

Enrique got arrested with a small amount of cocaine and now has been sent to courts that focus specifically on such offenders. He has most likely been sent to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   community courts
B)   mental health courts
C)   drug courts
D)   juvenile courts

Exam 16: Mental Health and the Law

Which of following is true about the "not guilty by reason of insanity" verdict?

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established:

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Which of the following cases established the clinician's duty to protect people who might be in danger because of their client?

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_____ requires the defense to prove that the defendant was insane at the time of the crime, as opposed to requiring the prosecution to prove that the defendant was sane at the time the crime was committed.

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established:

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In which of the following cases can a state ignore a person's right to refuse treatment?

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Ivor was sent to a mental institution after he was found "not guilty by reason of insanity." If his stay there is the average length of institutionalization, Ivor will be institutionalized for _____.

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Which of the following types of insanity defense was done away with by all jurisdictions in the 1970s?

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The notion of "diminished capacity" is most closely aligned with the _____ rule.

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Men with mental disorders are _____ times likelier to be incarcerated than men without a mental disorder, and women with a mental disorder are ____ times likelier to be incarcerated than women without a mental disorder.

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Which of the following research observations is true of violence by mentally ill people?

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Which of the following statements is true of competence to stand trial?

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Which of the following did Dan White's lawyers say influenced his ability to form the necessary mens rea?

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Available studies suggest that about ____ admissions to inpatient psychiatric facilities in the United States is involuntary.

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According to a major study on violent activity among former psychiatric patients, _____ may account for the relatively high rates of violence among the former psychiatric patients and the community comparison group.

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Which of the following is true about the American Law Institute (ALI) rule?

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Prior to the mid-twentieth century, in the United States _____ was sufficient cause to hospitalize people against their will and force them to undergo treatment.

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Enrique got arrested with a small amount of cocaine and now has been sent to courts that focus specifically on such offenders. He has most likely been sent to _____.

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In the event that the defendant, Carson, is judged incompetent to stand trial, _____.

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In which of the following cases was it ruled that, "a State cannot constitutionally confine....a nondangerous individual, who is capable of surviving safely in freedom by himself or with the help of willing and responsible family and friends"?

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