Chapter 16 Flashcards
Due to a mental health condition Jonathan seems unable to feed or care for himself his family want to put him in a facility against his will. Joanna has told her therapist that she plans to kill her husband, the therapist is contemplating breeching this confidence so the husband can know. Which case involve behavior that has legal and ethical implication.
A) Both
which statement about criminal commitment is accurate.
A) It refers to the incarceration of somebody for having committed a crime
Which Statement is accurate regarding the term Insanity.
A) insanity is a legal concept to remember ……?????
What is a question raised by the tarisoff ruling?
B) When is a therapist legally and ethically obligated to breach patient-therapist confidentiality.
A man who has delusions and hallusinations that told him to kill his parents is found not guilty by reason of insanity because at the time of the crime, he did not know right from wrong this insanity verdict is
D) illustrates the McNaughten Rule
criminal commitment
the incarceration of an individual for having committed a crime
competency to stand trial
A judgment that a defendant has a factual and rational understanding of the criminal proceedings and can rationally consult with counsel in presenting a defense
due process
the constitutional guarantee of fair treatment
within the judicial system
insanity defense
the legal argument used by defendants who admit that they have committed a crime but plead not guilty because they were mentally disturbed at the time of the offense
M’Naghten rule
a cognitive test of legal insanity that inquires whether the accused knew right from wrong when the crime was committed
irresistible impulse test
a doctrine that contends that a defendant is not criminally responsible if he or she lacked the willpower to control his or her behavior
Durham standard
a test of legal insanity also known as the product test—an accused person is not responsible if the unlawful act was the product of a mental disease or defect
diminished capacity
a law standard allowing defendant to be convicted of a lesser offense due to mental impairment
Civil commitment
the involuntary confinement of a person judged
to be a danger to the self or to others, even though the person has not committed a crime
dangerousness
a person’s potential for doing harm to the self or to others
least restrictive environment
the least restrictive alternative to freedom that is appropriate to a person’s condition
right to treatment
the concept that mental patients who have been involuntarily committed have a right to receive therapy for their condition
Deinstitutionalization
the shifting of responsibility for the care of mental patients from large central institutions
to agencies within local communities
Confidentiality
an ethical standard that protects clients from disclosure of information without their consent
privileged communication
a therapist’s legal obligation to protect a client’s privacy and to prevent the disclosure of confidential communications without a client’s permission
Tarasoff ruling
A California Supreme Court decision that obligates mental health professionals to
break confidentiality when their clients pose a clear and imminent danger to another person
