The formal process of civil commitment usually begins with a petition directed to a(n)

The formal process of civil commitment usually begins with a petition directed to a(n)
 
  a. attorney.
 b. psychiatrist.
  c. judge.
 d. prosecutor.

Question 2

When parens patriae is used to take a mentally ill individual into custody, it means that the state is acting as a
 
  a. criminal enforcer.
  b. surrogate parent.
 c. legal advisor.
 d. social worker.

Question 3

Authorities can use police power to hold criminal offenders if they are a threat to society. However, if the power called parens patriae is used to take someone into custody, it means that
 
  a. a person has already committed a crime.
 b. a person is not acting in his or her own best interest.
 c. the safety of the community is in jeopardy.
 d. individual rights are more important than societal rights.

Question 4

In the late 19th century the enactment of civil commitment laws resulted in
 
  a. only a few cases of involuntary commitment to mental hospitals.
 b. people being committed who were not mentally ill.
 c. wives committing their husbands to mental hospitals at a higher rate than the reverse.
  d. an increase in public knowledge of accurate diagnosis of mental illness

Question 5

State laws permit involuntary commitment when all of the following conditions have been met EXCEPT
 
  a. that a person has a mental illness and is in need of treatment.
 b. that a person is dangerous to herself/himself or others and is in need of treatment.
  c. that a person is unable to care for himself/herself.
 d. that a person asks to be admitted to a mental hospital.

Question 6

Which of the following is/are specified in civil commitment laws?
 
  a. When a person can be legally declared to have a mental illness
  b. When a person can be placed in a mental hospital for treatment
  c. Both a and b
 d. Neither a nor b

Question 7

Which of the following statements does NOT correctly describe the circumstances of mentally ill people prior to the late 19th century?
 
  a. The community often took on the care of the mentally ill.
 b. Family members often cared for a mentally ill person at home.
 c. Mentally ill people received specialized care in psychiatric hospitals.
  d. Often, mentally ill people were left to care for themselves.