evil or ill?

Question 1

Jonathan Ross

Answer 1

• example of insanity defence

- killed sister because thought she was a robot spy

Question 2

definition of schizophrenia Schizophrenia

Answer 2

• disease of psychosis, with a variety of perceptual, cognitive, and social abnormalities
• NOT A SPLIT PERSONALITY

Question 3

What are 5 domains of abnormalities in schizophrenia?

Answer 3

1. Delusions- beliefs that involve misinterpretations of experience or perception (positive symptom)
2. Hallucinations- distortion of perception in any sensory modality (positive symptom)
3. disorganized thinking (speech) (positive symptom)
4. disorganized or abnormal motor behaviour (positive symptom)
5. negative symptoms- diminution or loss of abnormal functioning

Question 4

Most common type of hallucinations in schizophrenia?

Answer 4

auditory

Question 5

What is the definition of non bizarre delusions?

Answer 5

something that could conceivably happen

ie. being followed by CIA

Question 6

What is the definition of bizarre delusions?

Answer 6

no conceivable way something could happen

ie. aliens are watching you and want you to come to their spaceship

Question 7

definition of tangentially

Answer 7

answering question in unrelated way

- type of disorganized thinking (symptom of schizophrenia)

Question 8

definition of catatonia

Answer 8

abnormality of movement caused by a mental disorder

ie. repetitive action
- symptom of schizophrenia

Question 9

definition of borderline personality order

Answer 9

pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self image and affects and marked by impulsivity
-begins in early childhood

Question 10

To be diagnosed with borderline personality disorder you need?

Answer 10

5 or more of following:

1. frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment
2. pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships
3. identity disturbance
4. recurrent suicidal behaviour
5. impulsivity in at least 2 areas that are set damaging
6. affective instability
7. chronic feelings of emptiness
8. inappropriate intense anger
9. transient stress related paranoid ideation

Question 11

definition of command hallucination

Answer 11

a message, from no external source, telling you to do something

ie. to jump off a bridge
- symptom of schizophrenia

Question 12

who are worst types of patients? (based on out of sight out of mind video)

Answer 12

• female patients
• female patients more violent inside hospital
• male patients more violent outside hospital

Question 13

what is an absolute discharge?

Answer 13

no longer in hospital but is still being monitored

ie. outreach-must check in with hospital

Question 14

Aristotle

Answer 14

• first to speculate about culpability and who be be held accountable
• said free will was essential for blame worthiness (need sound mind)

Question 15

Edward Arnold and Lord Onslow (nobleman)

Answer 15

• 1724
• first application of aristotles belief in judicial system in Britain
• said Arnold could only be culpable if he didn’t know what he was doing more than infant or wild beast

Question 16

What is the Wild Beast Test?

Answer 16

• first case was arnold and onslow

- can only be convicted if they have more insight to what they did than a wild beast

Question 17

what are the 3 elements in McNaughton Rules

Answer 17

1. defendant suffering defect of reasoning, from disease of mind
2. as result, defendant didn’t know the nature and quality of the act he was doing
3. inquiry has been conducted to determine whether defendant knew what he was doing was wrong

Question 18

How was the McNaughton rules formed?

Answer 18

• 1834

- Robert McNaughton found not guilty of assassination attempt on British PM by reason of insanity

Question 19

guilty but mentally ill

Answer 19

• available in 13 states
• has to go to mental hospital and when healthy again they serve the rest of term that would have been sentenced if not mentally ill in prison
• seems cruel and unjust

Question 20

What is a actus reus?

Answer 20

the act of committing a crime

Question 21

what is mens rea?

Answer 21

the intent of committing a crime

Question 22

8 myths about using insanity card in court

Answer 22

1. insanity defence is overused
   - 0.9% use it, 26% successful
2. defendants who plead guilty are faking
3. pleading guilty is used by defence attorneys to get their clients acquitted
4. insanity defence is used almost exclusively in cases that involve violent crimes
5. there is no risk to the defendant who pleads guilty
6. spend much less time in custody than defendants convicted of same offence
7. insanity acquits quickly released from custody
8. trials involving insanity defence almost always feature battle of experts

Question 23

Cameron (1953)

Answer 23

• believed in humane treatment of psychiatric patients

- found patients are self sabotaging so they wouldn’t have to leave

Question 24

definition of automatism

Answer 24

• perpetration of crimes that is involuntary
  can lead to NCRMD
• 2 types: insane and sane

Question 25

definition of non insane automatism

Answer 25

involuntary action that is not caused by mental disorder and will lead to verdict of complete acquittal
ie. R vs. Parks- sleepwalked and killed mother (no mens rea)

Question 26

definition of insane automatism

Answer 26

involuntary action caused by disease of mind

ie. R vs Lomax

Question 27

what is needed in an annual review?

Answer 27

1. chair (usually retired judge)
2. Crown
3. 1 member of public
4. 2 mental health pros (at least 1 psychiatrist)