Chapter 18 Mental Health and the Law Total Assessment Guide T A G Topic Overview pp 490 492 Mental Illness and Criminal Responsibility pp 492 500 Civil Commitment pp 500 507 Mental Health and Family Law pp 507 511 Professional Responsibilities and the Law pp 511 513 Question Type Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Factual Conceptual 2 3 5 6 Applied 4 1 71 73 7 10 14 15 20 21 25 74 75 76 28 32 33 34 35 37 40 41 47 51 52 77 78 79 81 55 56 57 60 72 84 85 86 9 13 18 19 23 26 27 87 88 89 29 30 31 36 42 43 45 46 48 49 80 90 91 92 93 53 54 58 61 63 68 69 70 94 95 64 66 82 83 8 11 12 16 17 22 24 38 39 44 50 59 62 96 65 67 97 ScholarStock 706 Chapter 18 Mental Health and the Law Multiple Choice 18 1 1 The legal definition of insanity is a b c d not the same as the psychological definition of mental illness essentially the same as the psychological definition of mental illness a requirement that must be met prior to voluntary commitment that a person who is insane is legally responsible for his or her actions Answer a Difficulty 1 Question ID 18 1 1 Page Reference 490 Topic Overview Skill Factual LO 18 1 Is insanity the same thing as mental illness 18 1 2 Your textbook presents the case of John Hinckley who in 1981 tried to kill Ronald Reagan the President of the United States Hinckley had a history of odd behavior and was subsequently found not guilty by reason of insanity As a result a b c d Hinckley was released federal laws regarding the burden of proof and the definition of insanity were changed Hinckley was released but required to have a secret service agent with him at all times Hinckley was confined to a mental hospital with no chance of release 18 1 3 The legal concept of reflects the idea that people act out of free will and are accountable for their actions when they violate the law Answer b Difficulty 2 Question ID 18 1 2 Page Reference 491 Topic Overview Skill Conceptual LO 18 1 Is insanity the same thing as mental illness a b c d mens rea innocent until proven guilty criminal responsibility individual responsibility Answer c Difficulty 2 Question ID 18 1 3 Page Reference 492 Topic Overview Skill Conceptual LO 18 1 Is insanity the same thing as mental illness ScholarStock 707 a b c d a b c d a b c d 18 1 4 One limitation placed on expert witnesses is that testimony can only be given by psychiatrists or medical doctors only neutral witnesses can be used and they must be appointed by the judge in a trial expert testimony is limited to opinion based on established science expert witnesses must not be paid 18 1 5 In U S law is an exception to the concept of criminal responsibility Answer c Difficulty 2 Question ID 18 1 4 Page Reference 491 Topic Overview Skill Applied LO 18 1 Is insanity the same thing as mental illness insanity mental illness determinism free will Answer a Difficulty 2 Question ID 18 1 5 Page Reference 492 Topic Overview Skill Conceptual LO 18 1 Is insanity the same thing as mental illness 18 1 6 American psychiatrist Thomas Szasz has taken the somewhat radical position that even people who commit serious crimes should not be imprisoned if they are suffering from a mental disorder that everyone who commits a crime is mentally ill to some degree even people who are seriously mentally ill should still be held responsible for their behavior that all criminals should be allowed access to psychiatric treatment Answer c Difficulty 2 Question ID 18 1 6 Page Reference 492 Topic Overview Skill Conceptual LO 18 1 Is insanity the same thing as mental illness 18 1 7 The mental disorder defense was codified in 1843 after was found not guilty by reason of insanity a Freud ScholarStock 708 b c d Hinckley M Naghten Conan Doyle Answer c Difficulty 1 Question ID 18 1 7 Page Reference 492 Topic Mental Illness and Criminal Responsibility Skill Factual LO 18 1 Is insanity the same thing as mental illness 18 1 8 Harry Jenkins has pled not guilty by reason of insanity The state where Harry is being tried uses the M Naghten test of insanity What question will the judge use when instructing the jury on the basis of their decision in this case a b c d a b c d Did the defendant know right from wrong Did the defendant experience an irresistible impulse Does the defendant have the burden of proving insanity Did the defendant show behavior that was the product of mental illness Answer a Difficulty 2 Question ID 18 1 8 Page Reference 492 493 Topic Mental Illness and Criminal Responsibility Skill Applied LO 18 1 Is insanity the same thing as mental illness 18 1 9 What was the basis for the irresistible impulse test first used in the late nineteenth century the legal assumption that everyone knows right from wrong the finding that the M Naghten test was too broad the finding that even though some people intellectually know that their behavior is illegal they still can t control their behavior the observation that some diagnoses are based on evidence of criminal behavior Answer c Difficulty 3 Question ID 18 1 9 Page Reference 493 Topic Mental Illness and Criminal Responsibility Skill Conceptual LO 18 1 Is insanity the same thing as mental illness 18 1 10 A 1954 ruling by a Washington D C federal court in Durham v United States broadened the insanity defense to say that an accused is not criminally responsible if his or her unlawful act was the product of mental disease or defect This came to be known as the test a b mental illness D C ScholarStock 709 c d Durham product Answer d Difficulty 2 Question ID 18 1 10 Page Reference 493 Topic Mental Illness and Criminal Responsibility Skill Factual LO 18 1 Is insanity the same thing as mental illness 18 1 11 A defense attorney making use of the conditions of the American Law Institute model legislation on the insanity defense would have to provide evidence that her client a b c d was mentally ill at the time of his offense lacked substantial capacity to appreciate the criminality wrongfulness of his offense lacked a knowledge of the law that he is accused of due to his mental illness demonstrated substantial capacity to control his actions Answer b Difficulty 2 Question ID 18 1 11 Page Reference 493 Topic Mental Illness and Criminal Responsibility Skill Applied LO 18 1 Is insanity the same thing as mental illness 18 1 12 A psychologist is hired by the defense in …