In O'Connor v. Donaldson the Supreme Court ruled that mental illness and a need for treatment were _______.
A. sufficient reasons for involuntary commitment
B. insufficient reasons for involuntary commitment if a family member was willing to care for the person
C. sufficient reasons for involuntary commitment if the person needing treatment was a minor, not an adult
D. insufficient reasons for involuntary commitment if the person was not dangerous
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
What does concrete operational thought fundamentally involve?
A. applying reasoning to solve problems B. applying intuition to solve problems C. applying logical operations to solve problems D. applying abstract knowledge to solve problems
Which of the following students' statements would be the best example of the "normative male" concept?
a. Gloria: "Women need to learn to be as assertive as males are.". b. Mike: "Gender differences have been found in certain kinds of aggressive behavior.". c. Tallulah: "The typical American voter is a female.". d. Humphrey: "In future years, we expect men's smoking behavior to become more like women's smoking behavior.".
Of the following, which is not among the seven rules of conducting an experiment according to your textbook?
A. identify B. choose C. manipulate D. observe
How are positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies similar?
A. Both can be used to study the precise timing of mental events. B. Both can be used to study the activity of individual neurons. C. Both are used to study animal, but hot human, behavior. D. Both can be used to study what parts of the brain are used to perform certain tasks.