The legal term for diminished capacity and inability to tell right from wrong is
a. mental disorders.
b. mental illness.
c. mental retardation.
d. insanity.
Answer: d. insanity.
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Advising, asking closed-ended questions, and changing the subject are examples of ________________ to therapeutic communication
ANS:
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