Author Question: Competency to stand trial requires that an individual be able to: a. pass a test to ensure ... (Read 45 times)

Wadzanai · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Competency to stand trial requires that an individual be able to:

a. pass a test to ensure orientation in four areas
b. prove that he or she is not delusional or hallucinatory, nor psychotic in any way
c. understand the nature of legal proceedings and be able to tell his or her story to the attorney and court
d. know right from wrong and can prove this through taking a battery of projective tests

Question 2

The nurse is evaluating the outcome of her interventions over time with a family that had a moderate level of differentiation. The daughter in this family is graduating from high school. Her school counselor tells her she should go to college.

Which behavior is indicative of an improvement in the family level of differentiation? a. The mother states that the rule in the family is that only the males can go to college.
b. The father asks for a family meeting in which they discuss the family impact of the daughter's application to college.
c. The 16-year-old son states that he wants a new car and the family should buy it for him.
d. The daughter decides to find out about college and determine how she can pay the tuition by herself.

sabina576 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Competency to stand trial requires that an individual be able to understand the nature of legal proceedings and be able to tell his or her story to the attorney and court. Tests of competency can vary from individual to individual.

Answer to Question 2

B
In evaluating the outcomes of her intervention with the family, the nurse would recognize that the father asking for a family meeting to discuss the situation indicates an improvement in the family's level of functioning. In general when there is a moderate level of differentiation, family members are unable to see the world from another's perspective. By asking for a family meeting, the father is acknowledging the school counselor's view that the daughter should go to college. This meeting would provide the entire family the opportunity for addressing the issue from another person's perspective.