Although the terms are often used interchangeably, in the clinical setting there is an important difference between comp
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 5:01 pm
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
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