Chapter 17

Question 1

Civil Commitment Laws

Answer 1

Legal proceedings that determine a person gas a mental disorder
and may be hospitalized, even involuntarily (Each province/territory has their own civil
commitment laws)

Question 2

Conditions for Civil Commitment

Answer 2

1. Individuals have a mental disorder
2. They are a danger to themselves or others
3. They are in need of treatment
   (everywhere in Canada requires the second but not always the first and the third)

Question 3

Mental Health Acts

Answer 3

-Civil commitment laws fall under provincial or territorial
-Detail when a person can be legally placed in a psychiatric institution (even against will)

Question 4

Community Treatment Order

Answer 4

They will be released form the hospital as long as they do not violate this
(this could be taking meds or following therapy ect..)

Question 5

CCT

Answer 5

Compulsory Community Treatment; prevent relapse and provide care in a less restrictive environment

Question 6

Legal Definition of Mental Illness

Answer 6

-severe emotional or thought disturbances that negatively
affect and individuals health and safety
(Not synonymous with psychological disorder)
-receiving DSM-5 diagnoses does not mean that the person fits the legal definition

Question 7

Dangerousness

Answer 7

-Critical but controversial feature of the civil commitment process
-Tendency to violence that, contrary to popular opinion, is not more likely among mental patients

Question 8

Deinstitutionalization

Answer 8

Systematic removal of people with severe mental illness or intellectual development disorder from institutions like psychiatric hospitals

Question 9

Transinstitutionalization

Answer 9

Movement of people with severe mental illness from large psychiatric
hospitals to small group residences

Question 10

Active Plan

Answer 10

Suicide plan in place ready to go

Question 11

Passive

Answer 11

Saying things like I don’t want to be here anymore, or how nice would it be if I just got hit by a car on the way home

Question 12

Criminal Commitment

Answer 12

Legal procedure by which a person is found not criminally responsible
on account of mental disorder must be confined in a psychiatric hospital
NCRMD; Not criminally responsible on account of a mental disorder
NGRI; Not guilty by reason of insanity (not really used anymore)

Question 13

Expert Witnesses

Answer 13

-Person who because of special training and experience is allowed to offer opinion testimony in legal trials
-can provide info but can’t determine if someone has a mental illness in legal terms
-can identify malingering
-can asses potential for future violence
-can asses fitness to stand trial

Question 14

Imminent Threat

Answer 14

self defence

Question 15

Nonimminent Threat

Answer 15

harm done when not immediately in harms way (though potentially justifiable)

Question 16

Criminal Commitment Process

Answer 16

They have been accused of committing a crime and are detained in a mental health facility until fit to participate in legal proceedings
or
They have been found not criminally responsible on account of a mental disorder (NCRMD)

Question 17

Fitness to Stand Trial

Answer 17

To stand trial, people must be able to understand the charges against
them and to assist with their own defense

Question 18

What happens if you are not fit to stand trial?

Answer 18

-Conditionally discharged
-Detained in hospital
-Ordered to receive treatment

Question 19

Way to tell if someone is fit to stand trial

Answer 19

Fitness Interview Test–Revised

Question 20

Duty to Warn

Answer 20

Mental health professionals’ responsibility to break confidentiality and notify the
potential victim whom a client specifically threatened

Question 21

Ethics and Treatment of
Mental Illness

Answer 21

Boundary Issues;
-Psychologists to avoid dual relationships
-Psychologists should not exploit relationships with clients
Do No Harm;
-Minimize harm to clients
Recognizing Limits of Competence;
-Practise within limits of their competence

Question 22

The Right of Research Patients

Answer 22

According to the Tri-Council policy statement (2014), researchers must;
-Respect dignity of participants
-Obtain informed consent by the subject to participate
-Full information about risks and benefits