Judge Franklin Says, "This Patient Is Fully Able to Care

question 40

Multiple Choice

Judge Franklin says, "This patient is fully able to care for herself. I recognize her need for psychological care but have decided that she should be placed in a halfway house rather than a state mental hospital." The judge's decision illustrates the principle of ____.

• A) duty to warn
• B) commitment based on dangerousness
• C) right to refuse treatment
• D) least restrictive form of treatment

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Definitions:

Axons

Long, threadlike parts of nerve cells which transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Myelin

A fatty substance that surrounds and insulates the axons of nerve cells, speeding up the transmission of electrical signals in the nervous system.

Antagonist

A substance that blocks or dampens a biological response by binding to and blocking a receptor rather than activating it.

Neurotransmitter

Compounds responsible for transmitting signals between neurons through synapses within the nervous system.