Although the terms are often used interchangeably, in the
clinical setting there is an important difference
between competence and capacity.
________ is a legal presumption that an adult who has
reached the age of majority is capable of performing certain legal
functions for herself. Only a judge may declare a person to
be in a state of _________. On the other hand,
_____________, refers to a person's ability to make medical
decisions for herself and assumes that the person is capable of
performing a particular set of cognitive functions, other
disabilities notwithstanding. The judgment that an individual
has______ and can make autonomous decisions about medical
treatment is a clinical judgment assigned to physicians, subject to
clinical assessments.
capacity, competence, incapacity,
incompetence
Although the terms are often used interchangeably, in the clinical setting there is an important difference between comp
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