You should be able to do each of the following by the conclusion of Chapter 15.

1. Describe the range of legal and ethical issues relevant to abnormal psychology. (pp. 379-381)
   
   
2. Define criminal commitment processes and discuss criminal law’s position on free will. (pp. 381-382)
   
   
3. Discuss the rationale for the insanity defense and the legal precedents that have shaped the current standing of the insanity defense, including the M’Naghten Rule, the irresistible impulse test, the Durham standard, the American Law Institute (ALI) Model Penal Code, and diminished capacity. (pp. 382-384)
   
   
4. Discuss the arguments for and against the plea “guilty, but mentally ill.” (pp. 384-385)
   
   
5. Describe the criteria for finding a defendant competent to stand trial and the procedures involved in determining it, including due process. (pp. 385-386)
   
   
6. Describe the concept of civil commitment and the criteria by which individuals are committed. Explain why the assessment of dangerousness is difficult. (pp. 386-388)
   
   
7. Discuss the key legal rulings concerning the rights of mental patients, including the level of proof necessary for commitment, the least restrictive environment principle, and the right to treatment (pp. 388-389)
   
   
8. Discuss the legal rulings concerning the right to refuse treatment and the arguments for and against this right. Define the term “least intrusive treatment.” (pp. 389-391)
   
   
9. Distinguish between the concepts of confidential and privileged communications. Discuss when therapists may disclose confidential information and where there are exemptions to privileged communications. (pp. 391-392)
   
   
10. Describe the duty to warn principle, the legal rulings related to it, and the criticisms of the duty-to-warn principle. (pp. 392-393)
    
    
11. Identify the position of professional organizations on the issue of sexual intimacies between therapist and client. Discuss the research on the impact of therapists’ sexual involvement with clients. (pp. 393-396)
    
    
12. Discuss how mental health professionals need to accommodate the changes in the ethnic profile of Americans. Describe the ethical guidelines for working with culturally different clients and the information in DSM-IV that deals with multicultural influences. (pp. 396-397)