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Question 1 of 5

Ensuring that patients have all the necessary information to make an informed decision is an example of which ethical principle?

A. Veracity B. Justice C. Autonomy D. Beneficence

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Veracity ensures that patients receive accurate and complete information to make informed decisions.

Question 2 of 5

The competency to stand trial issue is based on the basic legal principle

A. that a person must be able to help in their own defense and understand the charges against them B. that people with mental illness may not be responsible for their crimes C. of innocent until proven guilty D. of free will and the knowledge of right and wrong

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Competency to stand trial hinges on the defendant's ability to understand proceedings and assist in their defense, a foundational legal requirement.

Question 3 of 5

Which of the following is true regarding the deinstitutionalisation of large numbers of mentally ill persons?

A. It occurred after adequate community services were made widely available B. It resulted in the discovery that most inpatients appeared insane only because of the negative effects of institutionalisation C. It has been recognised as harmful; current policy is to reinstitutionalise most of these patients D. It created a large population of impoverished, homeless mentally ill

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Deinstitutionalisation led to increased homelessness among the mentally ill due to inadequate community support.

Question 4 of 5

The prosecution and defence in the trial of Andrea Yates agreed

A. that she knew right from wrong B. she was not mentally ill at the time of the murders C. that she killed her children D. All of the above are correct

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Both sides agreed Yates committed the act, but disputed her mental state, making C the agreed fact.

Question 5 of 5

In the case described by Beauchamp and Childress of a ninety-year-old patient with a squamous cell carcinoma who was extremely fearful of cancer, which of the following was NOT set forth as a justification for 'intentional verbal inaccuracy' on the part of the physician who treated the patient?

A. The patient was in need of 'effective reassurance.' B. The patient's family urged the physician not to tell him that the ulcer on his lip was cancer, because of the patient's fearfulness of the disease. C. In the physician's judgment, it was 'more truthful' to tell the patient he did not have cancer, because the patient was unable to accept the idea that he had a treatable and curable cancer. D. Addressing the patient and his concerns in his own language expressed respect, not paternalistic arrogance.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: This choice does not justify intentional verbal inaccuracy; instead, it emphasizes respectful communication rather than deception.

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