Civil Commitment Can Only Occur Under All of the Following

question 25

Multiple Choice

Civil commitment can only occur under all of the following circumstances EXCEPT

• A) a person is at risk of harming others.
• B) a person has a mental disorder.
• C) a person is unwilling or unable to consent to hospitalization.
• D) a person is deemed in need of hospitalization by a family member.
• E) a person is at risk of harming him/herself.

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Definitions:

Positively Correlated

A relationship between two variables where both variables move in tandem, meaning that when one variable increases, the other does as well.

Negatively Correlated

A relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other decreases, and vice versa.

Zero Correlation

A statistical term indicating no relationship between two variables, meaning that changes in one do not predict changes in the other.

Independent Variable

In an experiment, the variable that is manipulated or changed by the researcher to observe its effects on the dependent variable.