Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia (cont.)
Law and Mental Health
Law and Mental Health Cont.
Ethical Principles & Mental Health, Business, and Economics
100

Name 2 of the 4 negative symtpoms of Schizophrenia

Alogia (poverty of speech)

Anhedonia (blunt or flat affect)

Avolition (apathy/loss of volition)

Social withdrawal

100

What is "expressed emotion"?

Family members often express criticsim, diapproval, and hostility and frequently invade each other's privacy

100

Criminal commitment

People accused of a crime are judged as mentally unstable

100

Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI)

People who are judged mentally unstable at the time of their crimes are committed into treatment until their symptoms have improved enough for them to be released

100

Why was Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California significant?

Therapists must break confidentiality if their client is a danger to a specific person

200

Name 2 of the 4 positive symptoms of Schizophrenia

Delusions

Hallucinations

Disorganized thinking/speech

Inappropriate affect

200

What is the primary neuotransmitter that is responsible for Schizophrenia?

Dopamine

200

What is minimum standard of competence?

Defendant understand their charges and can work with their lawyer

200

Which insanity plea are federal practices most closely related to?

M'Naghten Rule

200

T/F A psychologist can see a patient whom they had previous sexual relationship with if at least 2 years have past since the last sexual encounter.

False

300

Seeing bugs on the wall, hearing music that is not there, disorganized speech, or thinks they are a Disney princess, are experiencing _____ symptoms.

Positive

300

Name 3 types of treatment for Schizophrenia

Antipsychotic drugs

Milieu therapy

Social therapy

Partial hospitalization

Halfway house

Token economy

Family therapy

Cogntive-Behavioral therapy

Community mental health center 

Sheltered workshop

Day center

300

T/F: Someone with a serious mental illness cannot be civilly committed unless they are a danger to themselves or others.

True

300

Name 2 out of the 4 types of "insanity" standards

Durham test

M'Naghten rule

Irresitable impulse test

American Law Insitute Test

300

Duty to protect

Therapists have a responsibility to break confidentiality without the client's consent when it is necessary to protect the client or someone else from harm

400

Name 2 of the X types of delusions.

Delusions of grandeur

Delusiosn of reference

Delusions of control

Delusions of persecution

400

List 2 of the 3 extrapyramidal effects of Antipsychotic Drugs

Parkinsonian and related symptoms

Neuroleptic malignant syndrom

Tardive dyskinesia

400

Name 2 of the 6 rights that patients have 

Right to treatment

Right to refuse treament

Minimum wage

Aftercare

Appropriate community residence

Least restrictive facility

400

In regards to the defendant, what do mental health professionals determine?

 If the defendant is:

1) responsible for the crimes they commit

2) capable of defending themselves in court

400
Name 1 limitation of managed care programs

Favore short-term therapy

Prematurely cut patients from mental health services 

The reports they require from therapists break confidentiality

500

Name 2 of the X types of catanoia.

Catatonic stupor

Ctatonic rigidity

Catatonic posturing

Catatonic excitement

500

What is social breakdown syndrome?

Withdrawal, anger, being phsyically aggresive, and a loss of interest in managing one's physical appearance

500

What did the Supreme Court rule must happen before someone can be committed?

Clear and convincing proof

500

T/F Some states are now allowing psychologists to prescribe medications

True

500

Name the 2 types of Mental Health Services that exist in the workplace

Employee assistance programs

Stress reduction and problem-sovling programs/seminar



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