Which of the Following Statements About the Rights of Patients

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the rights of patients who are involuntarily committed is TRUE?

• A) In 1975, the Supreme Court ruled that duly licensed psychiatrists can involuntarily commit an individual for up to 2 years.
• B) In 1982's Youngberg v. Romeo, the Supreme Court expanded the rights of involuntarily committed patients to include freedom from unreasonable bodily restraints.
• C) An involuntarily committed patient's right to refuse medication cannot be overridden in any circumstances.
• D) Until a ruling by a U.S. Appellate Court in 2007, lobotomies were performed on patients housed in most psychiatric facilities.

Understand the central attitudes of the scientific approach to psychology.

Identify the goals of science and the empirical method's role in psychology.

Differentiate between behavior and mental processes in psychology.

Recognize key historical figures and their contributions to psychology.

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Definitions:

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Ex-spouses

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Remarriage

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