U13

Question 1

civil commitment

Answer 1

details when a person can be legally placed in a psychiatric unit (even against will)

Question 2

civil commitment to inpatient units try to find the balance between protecting _________________ and protecting ______________

Answer 2

patient right
society

Question 3

paren patriae

Answer 3

state as surrogate parent

Question 4

most provinces permit commitment when individual …

Answer 4

• has a mental disorder
• is a danger to self or others
• is in need of treatment/ other treatment has failed

Question 5

t or f
patients in inpatient units have the right to refuse treatment (therapy/drugs)

Answer 5

t
but must stay inpatient

Question 6

mental illness is defined as a ______ concept

Answer 6

legal

Question 7

functional definition of mental illness

Answer 7

severe emotional or thought disturbances that negatively impacts persons health and safety

Question 8

how do we know someone is dangerous (variable tested)

Answer 8

use accurate assessments (PCL-R, HCR-20)
- suicidality
- self-injury
- age of first arrest
- psychopathy score

Question 9

conditions that increase risk of homelessness

Answer 9

• young
• women
• family
• first nations
• refugees
• ethnic minorities

Question 10

traninstitutionalization and deinstitutionalization both lead to an increased risk of _________ and deterioration of ________

Answer 10

homelessness
care

Question 11

traninstitutionalization

Answer 11

moving people from mental institutions to nursing homes, group home, jails, etc

Question 12

deinstitutionalization

Answer 12

moving people out of mental institutions back home into society or to local hospitals

Question 13

battered woman syndrome

Answer 13

experience learned helplessness and PSTD after years of abuse and imminent treats

Question 14

criminal commiment

Answer 14

process where people are held bc they have been acused of committing a crime and are detained to a mental health facility until fit to participate in legal proceedings or they have been found not criminally responsible due to mental illness

Question 15

the insanity defence

Answer 15

• from M’Naghten rule
• not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder
  (NCRMD)

Question 16

in order to be deemed fit to stand trial individuals must …

Answer 16

understand charges against them

Question 17

if individual is deemed unfit they are ..

Answer 17

• conditionally discharged
• detained in hospital
• ordered to receive treatment

Question 18

when checking for fitness to stand trail what are the risks and how do we avoid them

Answer 18

malingering
fitness interview test (revised)

Question 19

CPA in 2017 passed policy informing importance of duty to warn and protect
what was included

Answer 19

• stop lethal consequences of clients actions
• report/warn intended victims and police of threats
• limits to confidentiality (is person is dangerous)
• risk to patients is not undervalues

Question 20

expert witness

Answer 20

individuals who have specialized knowledge to make decisions

Question 21

ethics rules regarding psychologists

Answer 21

• boundaries (psychologists should avoid dual relationships and exploitation)
• do no harm (minimize risk)
• recognize limits of own competence and practice within them

Question 22

patients rights

Answer 22

right to treatment (least restrictive setting possible)
right to refuse (drugs/therapy)

Question 23

rights of research participants (researchers must:)

Answer 23

• respect dignity of participants
• informed consent
  (tricouncil policy statement)