Author Question: Hannah was hospitalized against her will in a civil commitment proceeding. Which criterion could ... (Read 43 times)

TFauchery · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Hannah was hospitalized against her will in a civil commitment proceeding. 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 physician prescribes a phenothiazineto a person with schizophrenia. If the person's symptoms are not reduced, ____.

a. another drug such as amphetamine might be use
b. another drug such as L-dopa might be used
c. there should be no surprise becausephenothiazin esincreases dopamine activity
d. there should be no surprise because many schizophrenic patients are not helped by antipsychotic medications