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PSYCHOCRIMINOLOGY Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
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Is serious mental illness a DIRECT cause of crime?

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NO.

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Mental illness.

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Disease of the mind.

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3
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Intellectual disability.

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Limitations in cognitive capacity.

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4
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Name 2 things the courts consider when it comes to people with mental disorders.

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  1. They are not crime prone.
  2. These people still have criminal responsibility.
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4 categories of people most likely to contribute to crime:

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  • Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders.
  • Bipolar disorder.
  • Major depressive disorder.
  • Antisocial personality disorder.
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6
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When does schizophrenia generally begin?

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Early in life.

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7
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What do people associate schizophrenia with?

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“crazy behaviour”

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8
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Name 2 symptoms of schizophrenia.

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Hallucinations; delusions.

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9
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What is the most common type of hallucinations?

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Hearing voices.

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5 characteristic symptoms of schizophrenia.

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  • delusions
  • hallucinations
  • disorganised speech
  • grossly disorganised behaviour
  • inappropriate affect
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Delusional disorder.

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Mental disorder characterised by a system of false beliefs and delusions.

It has no psychotic symptoms.

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What is bipolar disorder?

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Mood disorder characterised by alterations between a manic phase and a depressive phase.

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What type of disorder is bipolar disorder?

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Mood disorder.

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2 types of bipolar disorders.

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Bipolar I & Bipolar II.

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15
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Is bipolar disorder implicated in crime?

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No, but it increases the likelihood of participating in reckless behaviour that may lead to crime.

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What are the symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD) ?

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  • chronic emptiness
  • hopelessness
  • restlessness
  • fatigue
  • no interest in hobbies
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17
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How long does extreme major depression symptoms last?

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At least 2 weeks.

18
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Define antisocial personality disorder.

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a disorder characterised by a history of behaviours by which the rights of others are violated.

19
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Conduct disorder.

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A diagnostic label intended to identify children with habitual misbehaviour.

20
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Name a few symptoms of PTSD.

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  • flashbacks
  • recurrent dreams or nightmares
  • intrusive memories
  • dissociative symptoms
  • sleep disturbances
  • easily startled
  • difficulty concentrating
  • excessive avoidance
21
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Name 2 dissociative disorders.

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Dissociative Identity Disorder.

Dissociative Amnesia.

22
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Dissociative identity disorder (DID).

A

Multiple personality disorder.
Disorder in which many personalities coexist within the same body or mind.

23
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What do you call these different personalities?

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“alters” or “alter egos”

24
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What occurs between alters?

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  • Quick switching
  • Amnesia
25
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What was multiple personality disorder referred to?

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“UFO of psychiatry”

26
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Define iatrogenic.

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A process where a mental or physical disorder is unintentionally developed within a person by their clinician.

27
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List the 2 types of dissociative amnesia.

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  1. Localised/ limited amnesia.
  2. Generalised amnesia.
28
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Name the 2 main FORMS of amnesia.

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  • retrograde amnesia
  • anterograde amnesia
29
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What is a large reason for violence by the serious mentally ill?

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They stop taking or refuse to take their medications.

30
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What people are most likely to commit SUICIDE?

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  • bipolar disorder
  • major depression
  • schizophrenia
31
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What is a risk assessment instrument developed by the MacArthur Research Method?

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The Multiple Iterative Classification Tree (ICT).

32
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Mental disorder most closely related to crime.

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Schizophrenia.

33
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Most common disorders reported by inmates?

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Major depression and psychotic disorders.

34
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What does the Tarasoff case address?

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  • Duty to warn
  • Duty to protect
35
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On who is risk assessments done?

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People being released from prison/ institutions.
They have a history of violence.

36
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On who is a threat assessment done?

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On someone who has made a written or verbal threat.

37
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A threat assessment has 3 stages.

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  • identify
  • assess
  • manage
38
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What does threat management involve?

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Intervention.

39
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Risk and Threat assessments serve the same purpose.

A

To manage the risk of violence.

40
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3 Approaches to risk assessment.

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  • Unstructured clinical
  • Structured professional judgment
  • Actuarial approach

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