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Civil commitment is the reason Hannah was hospitalized against her will. Which criterion could have been used in her civil commitment hearing?
 
  a. her parents' fear that she was about to lose emotional control
  b. her inability to care for herself
 c. her inability to consult rationally with her attorney
 d. her diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder

Question 2

A judge hears four cases involving civil commitment. Based on the criteria for civil commitment, which case is likely to be denied by the judge (i.e., the person will not be sent to a psychiatric facility involuntarily)?
 
  a. A man is so terrified of auditory hallucinations that he is likely to lose control and kill himself.
 b. A delusional woman is likely to kill her husband in the next several days.
 c. A starving psychotic man has no permanent residence and no way to stay out of subzero temperatures at night.
  d. A young married woman is seriously depressed after giving birth.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

d


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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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:D TYSM

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