The exception to confidentiality that requires health care professionals to report firsthand knowledge of child abuse or neglect is known as ______.
a. the duty to protect
b. the duty to warn
c. mandated reporting
d. psychiatric advance directives
Ans: C
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The third stage of prenatal development, which lasts from two months through birth, is referred to as the
a. postgerminal stage. b. embryonic stage. c. fetal stage. d. postnatal stage.
The so-called illusory correlation can most directly help explain ____
a. why people tend to think that they are "better than average" on most traits and abilities b. why people tend to overestimate the degree to which members of minority groups engage in criminal behaviors c. why people tend to continue to gamble even when they have hit an "unlucky streak" d. why people tend to assume that it is more common for people to die from plane crashes than from lung cancer
What is one of the criteria used to determine a defendant's competency to stand trial?
a. Did the defendant understand what he or she was doing at the time the crime was committed? b. Does the defendant have a factual understanding of the court proceedings? c. Did the defendant determine if he or she was a danger to others? d. Did the defendant exercise his or her right to refuse treatment?
Which of the following is easily integrated into standard clinical practice, is a natural "flow," is not directly tied to DSM criteria, and is subject to clinician bias?
a. Questionnaire b. Unstructured clinical interview c. Structured clinical interview d. Informant ratings