PSYC 324 Study Guide - Spring 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Schizophrenia, Antipsychotic, Psychosis

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PSYC 324
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
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Deinstitutionalization concept review
"If someone successfully pleads NGRI, he or she will spend more time in jail than
in a mental hospital."
"Too many people escape responsibility for their crimes by pleading insanity."
Which of the following was a goal of deinstitutionalization?
create community-based treatment centers where people could receive
treatment for mental illness
test the effectiveness of new antipsychotic medications that had just been
developed
move individuals with mental illness to other facilities, such as nursing homes and
prisons
build state-run mental hospitals that could provide treatment more effectively
because of their larger size
create community-based treatment centers where people could receive
treatment for mental illness
According to the ruling in the 1970s Tarasoff case, a therapist is required to:
file a police report if threatened by a patient
advise a patient of his or her rights
have each patient sign a consent form
warn a patient's potential victim(s)
warn a patient's potential victim(s)
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Over time, mental health law in the U.S. has tried to balance the rights of what
two groups?
mental health professionals and individuals
individuals and families
individuals and society
families and society
individuals and society
Sally has stopped eating because of her delusional belief that extraterrestrial
aliens are trying to poison her. Because of her symptoms, Sally is placed in a
psychiatric hospital involuntarily based on what civil authority?
Tarasoff ruling
parens patriae power
police power
Durham rule
parens patriae power
A member of which group is most likely to be involuntarily committed to a mental
health facility due to misperceptions that people with mental illness in this group
are more dangerous?
adults over age 65
African Americans
military veterans
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