Disturbance of Mentality Flashcards
____ is the persistent inability to adapt onself to the ordinary environment, prolonged departure of the individual from his mental state, restriction on the capacity of a natural person to act
insanity
____ is a false interpretation of an external stimulus
illusion
Name examples of disorder of cognition (knowing)
Illusion, Hallucination
IQ of 20-40. Can speak but with poor command of language. Cannot manage his own affairs.
imbecile
Name examples of disorder of thought
Delusions (persecution, reference, self accusation, infidelity, nihilistic, poverty, control, depression, negation), obsession
IQ of 40-70. Requires care, supervision, and control for his protection and protection of others
Feeble minded
Name examples of disorder of emotion
exaltation, depression, apathy, phobia
_____ is the below-normal intellectual functioning which originates from the arrest or incomplete development of the mind during the development period below the age of 18
mental deficiency
IQ of 20. Cannot express himself by language, is quiet, timid, and easily irritated
idiot
[Rules utilized by courts]
person is exempted from criminal liability if he is totally deprived of his understanding and memory knows no more than an infant, a brute or a wild beast of what he is doing
wild beast ru;e
[Rules utilized by courts]
person is not responsible for his act if he is suffering from delusion although he knows that the act is wrong
delusion rule
[Test for insanity]
accused dont know the nature and quality of the act he was doing; he did not know that what he was doing was wrong
McNaghten rule
[Test for insanity]
Person us not capable of restraining himself, although he understands what he is doing and knows it is wrong
Irresistible impulse rule
[Test for insanity]
his act was the product of mental disease
Durham Rule
[Test for insanity]
at the time of committing the prohibited act he lacked substantial capacity to conform his conduct to the requirements of the law
Currens Rule
[Test for insanity]
at the time of conduct, the accused lack essential capacity to appreciate the criminality of his conduct or to conform his conduct to the requirements of the law
Americal law Institute rule
[Mental Deficiency]
IQ: 0-20
Idiot
[Mental Deficiency]
IQ: 21 to 40
Imbecile
[Mental Deficiency]
IQ: 41 to 70
feeble minded
[Mental Deficiency]
IQ: 41 to 70 but with higher intelligence; amenable to customs of the society
moron
