Chapter 15.1

Question 1

asylums

Answer 1

residential facilities of the mentally ill.

Question 2

medical model

Answer 2

sees psychological conditions through the same sense as western medicine tends to see physical conditions.
- more focused on “cure” than promoting wellness

Question 3

maladaptive behaviour

Answer 3

is determined by three key characteristics; whether it causes distress to oneself, impairs day to day functions, increases risk of injury.

Question 4

Aetiology

Answer 4

Origins or cause

Question 5

Mental disorder Defence

Answer 5

claims the the defendant was in such an extreme abnormal state of mind when committing the crime that he or she could not discern the the actions were legally or morally wrong.