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1

Which of the following statements is false?
A)Defendants with schizophrenia or psychotic symptoms are more likely to be referred for competency evaluations.
B)Women are more likely to be judged incompetent than men are.
C)Defendants referred for competency evaluations are more likely to be accused of violent offenses.
D)People who perform poorly on psychological tests are not more likely to be judged as incompetent.
2

The idea that someone cannot be held responsible for a crime if he or she did not know the nature or quality of the act being performed, or if he or she did not know that his or her actions were wrong, is known as
A)the M'Naghten rule.
B)the Durham rule.
C)the ALI rule.
D)the irresistible impulse rule.
3

The condition most commonly recognized as "disease of the mind" is
A)severe depression.
B)psychosis.
C)alcoholism.
D)antisocial personality disorder.
4

Under which of the following legal principles can a person be found "not guilty by reason of insanity" even if he or she knows the act being performed is wrong (i.e., criminal)?
A)The M'Naghten rule; b) The Durham rule; c) The ALI rule; d) The irresistible impulse rule;
B)The American Psychiatric Association's definition of insanity.
C)d only
D)d and e
E)a and b
F)b and d
5

Durham vs. United States (1954) established
A)the irresistible impulse rule.
B)that temporary insanity created by voluntary use of alcohol or drugs did not qualify a defendant for acquittal by reason of insanity.
C)the duty of clinicians to protect others from their clients.
D)that the insanity defense could be used for any crimes that were the product of mental disease or mental defect.
6

Barrett vs. United States (1977) established
A)that a person could not be involuntarily committed if he or she could survive with the help of able and willing family or friends.
B)that temporary insanity created by voluntary use of alcohol or drugs did not qualify a defendant for acquittal by reason of insanity.
C)that the insanity defense could be used for any crimes that were the product of mental disease or mental defect.
D)the irresistible impulse rule.
7

Which of the following legal principles specifically states that "mental disease or defect" does not include abnormal behavior manifesting only as repeated criminal or antisocial conduct?
A)the M'Naghten rule
B)the Durham rule
C)the ALI rule
D)the irresistible impulse rule
8

As a result of ___________________, most states began requiring 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.
A)Durham vs. United States (1954)
B)the Insanity Defense Reform Act
C)Donaldson vs. O' Connor (1975)
D)the John Hinckley verdict
9

Which is not required in order to commit someone to a psychiatric facility?
A)proof of imminent danger to self
B)proof of imminent danger to others
C)a diagnosed mental disorder
D)a need for treatment
10

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"?
A)Durham vs. United States (1954)
B)Donaldson vs. O' Connor (1975)
C)Wyatt vs. Stickney (1972)
D)Barrett vs. United States (1977)
11

Which of the following is not a good predictor of violence toward others in the short term?
A)a past history of violence
B)an antisocial personality disorder
C)depression
D)substance abuse
12

Which of the following cases established the clinician's duty to protect people who might be in danger because of their client?
A)Durham vs. United States (1954)
B)Tarasoff vs. Regents of The University of California (1974)
C)Donaldson vs. O' Connor (1975)
D)Wyatt vs. Stickney (1972)
13

Which of the following is not part of the American Psychological Association's guidelines for psychologists acting as expert evaluators in child custody proceedings?
A)The psychologist strives to acknowledge any limitations in the methods or data used.
B)The psychologist acknowledges and confronts his or her own biases.
C)The psychologist strives to present his or her client's best possible case.
D)The psychologist strives to emphasize the child's best interests.
14

Which of the following cases established a patient's right to treatment?
A)Durham vs. United States (1954)
B)Tarasoff vs. Regents of The University of California (1974)
C)Donaldson vs. O' Connor (1975)
D)Wyatt vs. Stickney (1972)
15

Of the following ethical principles, which is not a requirement in all states?
A)provision of competent and appropriate treatment
B)therapists are not to be involved in multiple relationships with clients
C)protection of client confidentiality
D)reporting the suspected abuse of elderly persons
16

Violence among people who have been discharged from a psychiatric hospital:
A)most often targets strangers.
B)occurs more frequently among mentally ill men.
C)occurs more frequently among mentally ill African Americans.
D)does not occur among the majority of people.
17

Studies of female prison inmates have shown that the most common mental disorder in that population is:
A)antisocial personality disorder.
B)substance abuse or dependence.
C)major depression.
D)borderline personality disorder.
18

Which of the following statements about the evidence related to the repressed memory debate is true?
A)One study found that people could be made to believe that events happened to them that actually did not.
B)One study found that 49 of 129 women with documented histories of abuse could not remember any abuse incidents at all from their childhood.
C)One study found that a large number of people who identified themselves as abuse victims could not remember their abuse at some point before their eighteenth birthday, specifically due to repression.
D)One study found that three-fourths of a group of women with repressed memories of sexual abuse found confirming evidence of their abuse.
19

The Insanity Defense Reform Act adopted which of the following legal definitions of insanity?
A)ALI Rule
B)M'Naghten Rule
C)American Psychiatric Association definition of insanity
D)irresistible impulse rule





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