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Lacking the ability to make decisions. Competency is relative, and standards of legal competency will vary according to the type of decision to be made. For example, competency to make decisions about one’s own health care treatment requires the ability to understand one’s condition, the options available, and the potential consequences of the various alternatives.<\/p>\n

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Lacking the ability to make decisions. Competency is relative, and standards of legal competency will vary according to the type of decision to be made. For example, competency to make decisions about one’s own health care treatment requires the ability to understand one’s condition, the options available, and the potential consequences of the various alternatives. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-144582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-i"],"yoast_head":"\nIncompetent mental - Definition of Incompetent mental<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lacking the ability to make decisions. Competency is relative, and standards of legal competency will vary according to the type of decision to be made. 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