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University of Nebraska, Lincoln PSYC 401 Quiz 8 1)Which of the followin competency assessment tools uses the specific facts from the defendant’s case to asses whether he should be adjudicated competent?         2

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2. Jack is deemed incompetent to stand trial and is being held in a mental health facility until he can be adjudicated competent. The hospital has forced Jack to take medication so that he can be competent to stand trial. Imagine you are a judge and you must decide if the hospital is allowed to force Jack to take his medicationn. Which of the following would you most likely consider?

3. Sharon has a mental ilness and often hears voices. The voices have told her that her attorney is evil and she should not communicate with him. Because she refuses to speak to her attorney, which of the following standards or rule would most likely apply if the lawyer were to present this evidence to the court?

4. What is true about the Dusky standard?