The Supreme Court ruled in Addington v. Texas that individuals can be hospitalized
involuntarily if they are ______.
a. mentally ill and dangerous to others
b. mentally ill and dangerous to themselves
c. mentally ill and dangerous to themselves or others
d. dangerous to themselves or others
C
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a. Hazel, who experiences delusions b. Amy, who screams during bouts of "night terrors" c. Laura, whose "blindness" has no organic explanation d. Zelda, who cannot sit still for more than 5 seconds
An advantage of questionnaires is that they are a relatively inexpensive way to gather a lot of data from a large group of people in a relatively short period of time.
a. true b. false