Mental Capacity Act – Sections 3a, 3b, 4a & 5b – Test

Mental capacity is the ability to do what?  [One correct answer] 

An individual who has a lack of capacity may be unable to carry on the everyday affairs of life or day-to-day care without support. Examples of people who may lack capacity include those with:      [Multiple choice]

The Mental Capacity Act has a specific test to assess an individual’s mental capacity. Per individual, the Assessments of capacity should be specific to which 2 things?  [One correct answer] 

The functional test used to assess an individual’s mental capacity has how many stages?  [One correct answer] 

The second stage will only apply if the individual has been given an adequate amount of support to try and make the decision by themselves but are still unable to.

The individual will be assessed on the following points to verify if they can:    [Multiple choice]

If an individual has been assessed as lacking in capacity, then any action taken, or any decision made for or on behalf of that person, must be made in the best interests of that individual. The person who has to make the decision is known as the ‘decision-maker’

Who among these can be a decision-maker ?  [Multiple choice]

If a person is assessed as lacking mental capacity, then any decision made on their behalf should be done in their ‘best interests’; most decisions can be made for the individual or by supporting the individual to make a decision with well-informed choices.

Which of these decisions can be made for the individual ?  [Multiple choice]