PROFESSIONAL GUARDIANSHIP EXAM (ACTUAL 2025/2026)
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
What is a common concern with a POA? - -----Answers----
Some banks are hesitant to honor POAs.
What are the 2 types of mental disorders? - -----Answers----
Organic and functional
______________________ disorders involve a disassociation with
reality. - -----Answers----Psychotic
_______________________ is a development disorder involving
impairment in social interactions, verbal and nonverbal
communication, and imaginative ability. - -----Answers----
Autism
_______________________ ___________________________ is only
available through the courts while all available, less restrictive
alternatives have been deemed inappropriate. - -----
Answers----Involuntary commitment
A guardian cannot voluntarily admit their ward to a psychiatric
facility for treatment except under and ________ _______________
_______________ under the Baker Act. - -----Answers----Ex
parte petition
,A Baker Act Hearing for involuntary placement requires proof
by ______________ and ___________________ evidence or the
petition will fail even though the individual may be mentally ill.
- -----Answers----Clear and convincing
If an individual cannot give informed consent to his or her own
treatment, a _________________ __________________ is appointed to
give consent on his/her behalf. - -----Answers----Guardian
advocate
First and foremost, the Marchman Act establishes options for
people to seek out treatment on a __________________ basis and
to be actively involved in planning their own treatment by
qualified professionals. - -----Answers----Voluntary
What involuntary procedure under the Marchman Act requires
court involvement? - -----Answers----Involuntary treatment
In order to be involuntarily admitted under the Marchman Act,
an individual must have lost the power of ____________________
with respect to substance abuse. - -----Answers----Volition
(control)
ADLs (Activity of Daily Living) - -----Answers----Eating
Dressing
Walking/mobility
Climbing stairs
Bathing
,Toileting
Grooming
Transferring
IADLs (instrumental activities of daily living) - -----Answers--
--Managing finances
Shopping
Administration of medication
Food preparation
Housekeeping
Heavy chores
Laundry
Transportation
Using the telephone
Warning signs that may indicate incapacity - -----Answers---
-Loaning money when there is no prior pattern of such lending
Change in personal hygiene or lack of hygiene
Dramatic changes in bank or investment balances
Involvement in gambling or lottery schemes
Inappropriate use of medication
Forgetting to pay bills
Forgetting to buy food
Social isolation
, Rights always retained by the ward - -----Answers----To
have an annual review of the guardianship report and plan
Continual review of the need for restriction of his/her rights
Restoration to capacity at the earliest possible time
To be treated humanely
To have a qualified guardian
To remain as independent as possible
To be properly educated
Rights that can be delegated to a guardian by a court order - -
----Answers----To contract
To sue and defend lawsuits
To personally apply for government benefits
To manage property or to make any gift or disposition of
property
To determine his/her residence
To consent to medical and mental health treatment
The 3 member examining committee may be comprised of (list
3 examples) - -----Answers----Clinical psychologist
Psychiatrist
Register nurse
The date for adjudicators hearing must be set no more than
__________ days after the filing of the reports of the examining
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
What is a common concern with a POA? - -----Answers----
Some banks are hesitant to honor POAs.
What are the 2 types of mental disorders? - -----Answers----
Organic and functional
______________________ disorders involve a disassociation with
reality. - -----Answers----Psychotic
_______________________ is a development disorder involving
impairment in social interactions, verbal and nonverbal
communication, and imaginative ability. - -----Answers----
Autism
_______________________ ___________________________ is only
available through the courts while all available, less restrictive
alternatives have been deemed inappropriate. - -----
Answers----Involuntary commitment
A guardian cannot voluntarily admit their ward to a psychiatric
facility for treatment except under and ________ _______________
_______________ under the Baker Act. - -----Answers----Ex
parte petition
,A Baker Act Hearing for involuntary placement requires proof
by ______________ and ___________________ evidence or the
petition will fail even though the individual may be mentally ill.
- -----Answers----Clear and convincing
If an individual cannot give informed consent to his or her own
treatment, a _________________ __________________ is appointed to
give consent on his/her behalf. - -----Answers----Guardian
advocate
First and foremost, the Marchman Act establishes options for
people to seek out treatment on a __________________ basis and
to be actively involved in planning their own treatment by
qualified professionals. - -----Answers----Voluntary
What involuntary procedure under the Marchman Act requires
court involvement? - -----Answers----Involuntary treatment
In order to be involuntarily admitted under the Marchman Act,
an individual must have lost the power of ____________________
with respect to substance abuse. - -----Answers----Volition
(control)
ADLs (Activity of Daily Living) - -----Answers----Eating
Dressing
Walking/mobility
Climbing stairs
Bathing
,Toileting
Grooming
Transferring
IADLs (instrumental activities of daily living) - -----Answers--
--Managing finances
Shopping
Administration of medication
Food preparation
Housekeeping
Heavy chores
Laundry
Transportation
Using the telephone
Warning signs that may indicate incapacity - -----Answers---
-Loaning money when there is no prior pattern of such lending
Change in personal hygiene or lack of hygiene
Dramatic changes in bank or investment balances
Involvement in gambling or lottery schemes
Inappropriate use of medication
Forgetting to pay bills
Forgetting to buy food
Social isolation
, Rights always retained by the ward - -----Answers----To
have an annual review of the guardianship report and plan
Continual review of the need for restriction of his/her rights
Restoration to capacity at the earliest possible time
To be treated humanely
To have a qualified guardian
To remain as independent as possible
To be properly educated
Rights that can be delegated to a guardian by a court order - -
----Answers----To contract
To sue and defend lawsuits
To personally apply for government benefits
To manage property or to make any gift or disposition of
property
To determine his/her residence
To consent to medical and mental health treatment
The 3 member examining committee may be comprised of (list
3 examples) - -----Answers----Clinical psychologist
Psychiatrist
Register nurse
The date for adjudicators hearing must be set no more than
__________ days after the filing of the reports of the examining
