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Psych 526 Exam 2 questions with correct answers
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Psych 526 Exam 2 questions withcorrect answers
Mens Rea - ANSWER: ➡ guilty mind/intentional culpability
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Not Guilty by Reason Insanity (or mental disease or defect) - ANSWER: ➡ 1) Did XXX suffer
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from a mental disease or defect at the time of the commission of the act alleged in the petition
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and, if so,
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2) Did this cause them to lack the substantial capacity to
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1) appreciate the wrongfulness of their conduct and/or
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2) to conform their conduct to the requirements of the law
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Assessing NGRI - ANSWER: ➡ Did they plan the offense? (capacity to control)
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-demonstrates control, but... o o
-if planned, was the reason psychotic?
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Did the attempt to avoid detection? (appreciate wrongfulness)
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-Evidence they understood wrong, or... o o o o
-Evidence delusional beliefs motivating need to avoid detection
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Myths about NGRI - ANSWER: ➡ -This is a high frequency event
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--Rarely raised: only 1% of felony indictments
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--generally tends to be high expert agreement o o o o o o
-Defendants "get off" if found NGRI o o o o o
,--Individuals found NGRI likely to have psychotic disorders & mental health history
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--70% had psychotic disorders
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--Other possible issues? o o
-Neurological, Intelligence, Bipolar o o
Psychotic Disorders & NGRI - ANSWER: ➡ Main criterion for psychotic disorders:
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-Loss of contact with reality is key
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-Delusions
-Hallucinations
-Disorganized behavior/thoughts o
Command Hallucination - ANSWER: ➡ Hallucinations that direct the patient to perform an
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action
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-Related to more severe mental disorder o o o o o
-25% report feeling unable to resist command hallucinations
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-Harm to self or others risko o o o o
Dusky standard - ANSWER: ➡ refers to the defendant having sufficient present ability to
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consult with his lawyer with a reasonable degree of rational understanding, and *whether he
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has a rational, as well as factual, understanding of the proceedings against him*
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Malingering - ANSWER: ➡ The intentional faking of symptoms for secondary gain (avoid legal
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consequences)
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-This does not mean they are not mentally ill...but may exaggerate symptoms
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Assessing:
-what symptoms are consistent with psychotic process?
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-suggestibility to symptoms? o o
, -reports inconsistent with presentation?
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-unlikely symptoms? o
-collateral information? o
Detecting Deception: o
Control Question Test (CQT) - ANSWER: ➡ -Measuring heart rate and skin conductance
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Ask control questions, then ask relevant question
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Psychopathy & Polygraph Accuracy - ANSWER: ➡ Do differences in manipulation skill and
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physiological arousal make polygraph less accurate for high PCL-R?
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Results?
How to beat a polygraph? - ANSWER: ➡ Some research can train people to beat it
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-47% of guilty sample able to beat it if taught
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-bite tongue/press toes on the floor during control questions
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Can Police Officers Spot a Liar? - ANSWER: ➡ Previous research 57% accuracy
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-police officers not better than college students
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Accuracy rates were highest with experience & focusing on deceit cues related to story (65%)
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Myths & Facts about Mental Illness & Violence - ANSWER: ➡ -4-5% of gun-related killings in
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the United States between 2001 and 2010 committed by people with serious mental illness
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-Only 4% of violence is committed by someone with a serious mental illness
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