Mental Health Act And Consent Issues

5 Questions | By Catherinehalcomb | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 799

Personally, I don’t know if there is any other better way to understand anything in this world other than first understanding its history. Art being on the rise, the quiz below helps us understand its history better.

Questions and Answers

1.

When a child presents under the age of 16 years (select one or more that apply):
- A.
  
  The legal guardian should be contacted
- B.
  
  A child protection notification may need to be made
- C.
  
  They can consent to major medical decisions
- D.
  
  Only the custodial parent should be contacted
2.

When separated or divorced the parent who has custody is considered the legal guardian
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
3.

A young person can be detained under the Mental Health Act if (select all that apply):
- A.
  
  They are deemed to have a mental illness
- B.
  
  Their parents consent
- C.
  
  They require treatment to protect themselves or others
- D.
  
  They have previously been detained
4.

Following a young person being detained under the Mental Health Act, they must be re-examined by a psychiatrist or authorised medical practitioner 24 hours after the detention to confirm or revoke the order.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
5.

Once confirmed, a Level 1 detention order under the Mental Health Acts lasts for a maximum of:
- A.
  
  14 days
- B.
  
  7 days
- C.
  
  48 hours
- D.
  
  21 days