Most courts follow the decision of Frendak v. United States (1979), which allows a defendant to reject pleading insanity if he or she understands the alternative pleas available and the consequences of those pleas.

Schaie suggests that adult intelligence is characterized by:

a. a steady decline in functioning b. a return to concrete operational thinking c. a substitution of postformal thought for the formal thought of adolescence d. flexible use of the cognitive skills they already possess

Which of the following statements about risk factors of elder abuse is true?

A) Older adults who are frail or severely disabled are at smallest risk for maltreatment. B) Most abusers are dependent, emotionally or financially, on their victims. C) Adults who were abused as children are less likely to harm older adults in their care. D) Because they are highly monitored, elder abuse is rare in nursing homes.