Which of the following would be considered part of a decisional competence approach for a mental health professional evaluating adjudicative competence?
A. Can the defendant understand information relevant to legal decisions such as pleading guilty?
B. Can the defendant use reasoning about alternative courses of action in making decisions about his or her defense?
C. Can the defendant appreciate the decisions that need to be made in his or her own best interest?
D. All of the above.
D
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a. the sociocultural perspective. c. psychosexual theory. b. psychosocial development theory. d. analytic psychology.
A friend has decided she would like to participate in a psychophysics study, but when she goes to the bulletin board that lists experiments, she can't figure out which research title probably relates to psychophysics. She asks for your help
Can you select the appropriate study for her? a. the relationship between personality and physical size b. the effect of light intensity on the experience of brightness c. moving objects through space in the absence of physical touch d. the effect of aerobic exercise on psychological adjustment
Maggie and Ben's preterm baby has been diagnosed as having respiratory distress syndrome. Which of the following is true regarding respiratory distress syndrome?
a. It is due to maternal exposure to teratogens during pregnancy. b. The baby's muscles may not be mature enough to sustain independent breathing. c. The air sacs in the baby's lungs are over-lubricated, making breathing difficult. d. It is due to anoxia during delivery.
At Kohlberg's Stage 5 of moral development, individuals
A) become aware that people can have different perspectives in a moral dilemma. B) believe that laws should not be disobeyed because they are vital for ensuring societal order. C) regard laws and rules as flexible instruments for furthering human purposes. D) typically mention such principles as respect for the worth and dignity of each person.