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Disturbance of Mentality Flashcards

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____ 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

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insanity

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____ is a false interpretation of an external stimulus

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illusion

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Name examples of disorder of cognition (knowing)

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Illusion, Hallucination

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IQ of 20-40. Can speak but with poor command of language. Cannot manage his own affairs.

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imbecile

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Name examples of disorder of thought

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Delusions (persecution, reference, self accusation, infidelity, nihilistic, poverty, control, depression, negation), obsession

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IQ of 40-70. Requires care, supervision, and control for his protection and protection of others

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Feeble minded

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Name examples of disorder of emotion

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exaltation, depression, apathy, phobia

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_____ 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

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mental deficiency

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IQ of 20. Cannot express himself by language, is quiet, timid, and easily irritated

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idiot

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[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

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wild beast ru;e

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[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

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delusion rule

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[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

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McNaghten rule

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[Test for insanity]

Person us not capable of restraining himself, although he understands what he is doing and knows it is wrong

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Irresistible impulse rule

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[Test for insanity]

his act was the product of mental disease

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Durham Rule

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15
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[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

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Currens Rule

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16
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[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

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Americal law Institute rule

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17
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[Mental Deficiency]

IQ: 0-20

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Idiot

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[Mental Deficiency]

IQ: 21 to 40

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Imbecile

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19
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[Mental Deficiency]

IQ: 41 to 70

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feeble minded

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20
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[Mental Deficiency]

IQ: 41 to 70 but with higher intelligence; amenable to customs of the society

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moron

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21
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[Mental Deficiency]

strong vicious criminal propensities; devoid of moral sense; careless, pleasure loving

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Moral defective

22
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[Mental Deficiency: politically correct]

IQ: <20

23
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[Mental Deficiency: politically correct]

IQ: 20 to 35

24
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[Mental Deficiency: politically correct]

IQ: 36 to 51

25
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[Mental Deficiency: politically correct]

IQ: 52 to 67

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[Disorders of Cognition]

False interpretation of an external stimulus

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[Disorders of Cognition]

Erroneous perception without external object of stimulus

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Hallucination

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[Disorders of Content thoughts]

false believe in something which is not a fact

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[Disorders of Trend of Thought]

state of excitement accompanied by exaltation or a feeling of well-being

30
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[Disorders of Trend of Thought]

Intense feeling of depression and misery; absorbed by his miserable thought

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Melancholia

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[Disorders of Trend of Emotion]

Feeling of unwarranted well-being and happiness

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Exaltation

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[Disorders of Trend of Emotion]

Serious disregard of the surrounding environment

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[Disorders of Volition or Conation]

Sudden and irresistible force compelling a person to the conscious performance of some action without motive or forethought

34
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[Impusions]

irresistible impulse to maim / mutilate animals

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Mutilomania

35
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[Feign Insanity vs True Insanity]

symptoms of insanity shows only when the subject is conscious that he is under observation

36
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[Feign Insanity vs True Insanity]

Gets easily exhausted when doing violent exertion

37
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[Phobias]

Anthophobia

38
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[Phobias]

Harpaophobia

39
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[Phobias]

Belonophobia

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Sharp objects

40
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[Phobias]

dendrophobia

41
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[Phobias]

Gephyrophobia

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Crossing a bridge

42
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[Phobias]

Daylight

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Phengophobia

43
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[Phobias]

Clinophobia

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Going to bed

44
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[Phobias]

Gamophobia

45
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[Phobias]

Maieusiophobia

46
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[Phobias]

Ecclasiophobia

47
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[Phobias]

Kenophobia

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Empty churces

48
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[Phobias]

Onchlophobia

49
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[Phobias]

Thalassophobia

50
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[Phobias]

Potamophobia

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