Exam 2

Question 1

What is the standard for death penalty in some states

Answer 1

“Future Dangerousness Standard”

Question 2

What are the three duties in Clinical practice for psychologists and violence risk assessment

Answer 2

1) duty to protect others
2) duty to report
3) personal safety

Question 3

Tarasoff Decision

Answer 3

1969 grad student at University of California told us psychologist he was going to kill his ex. Psychologist told pubic safety . They interviewed him but didn’t detain. Two months later he killed her. Ended up Supreme Court ruled that the therapist did not use reasonable care to protect patient

Question 4

Three types of violence risk factors

Answer 4

1) Historical Markers
2) Dynamic Markers
3) Risk-Management Markers

Question 5

Two main historical approaches to violence prediction

Answer 5

1) Clinical
2) Actuarial

Question 6

Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (VRAG)

Answer 6

Developed from sample of 600 men from maximum security Canadian hospital. Studied about 50 variables that could predict violent crime in the community from the group. 12 variables found most predictive of those who reoffended.

Question 7

MacArthur Stidynof Mental Disorder and Violence

Answer 7

1136 subjects where 134 risk factors were examined within a psychiatric population. Interviews conducted periodically for updates… how violent were they? Results: there is no single path to violence.

Question 8

2 Factors not associated with violence in a psychiatric population

Answer 8

Delusions
Hallucinatins