What About the Insanity Defense? ... Whenever an insanity defense is mentioned, you will almost always hear the M"Naughten Rule or M"Naughten Test mentioned as well. ... According to Frank Schmalleger's "Criminal Law Today," this rule holds that a person is "not guilty of a crime if, at the time of the crime, the person either didn't know what he or she was doing or didn't know that what he or she was doing was wrong." ... This rule states that a person is not criminally responsible for his/her behavior if that person's actions were the caused by some mental disease or...

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Have you ever heard the term schizophrenia? Well did you really know what it was?. ... In the residual phase positive symptoms may become less tense, a person may regain some social and job kills and a person may feel that it is easier to deal with the disease and may be able to manage, even though they are not fully recovered from this disease. ... And who do you see? ... You should contact 911 if you feel that you are going to harm yourself or someone else, you hear voices telling you to kill yourself or someone else, if someone you know with schizophrenia has severe symptoms of sch...

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You don't seem like yourself, are you positive you're doing alright? ... Is it a disease? What are the causes of it? What does depression affect in a person? ... After going through all the sections of my search of depression, I went to google to search "Is depression a disease journal" which gave me the interesting article "Major Depressive Disorder: What are the Facts?...

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The line between what is normal and what is not is so blurred that we need a universally accepted definition. ... This then has repercussions for those who develop mental disorders, take for example those who suffer from Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. ... Psychotherapy treatments such as Cognitive behavioral therapy while very effective cannot help you solve your problems but simply help you manage your issues in a new and positive way. ... To conclude I find that differentiating between what is considered to be 'normal' and ...

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It has been a subject of constant study, since modern psychology started its development in the early XXth century, the analysis of the diverse kinds of pathological and mental disorders, that represent themselves through psychosis, phobias, and other mental diseases of the like. ... In this work, we will talk about the most common of these mental disorders, that irrelevantly from the time period, have always manifested themselves in human history, that is the mental disease known as phobia. ... We hope that after reading the present work, you can come to understand better the world of p...

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The code neglects to stipulate what insanity is defined as, what mental illness's are considered and recognised by this act and what steps should be embarked on when proving the divergent view. ... Without guidelines to the code stating what is/isn't a mental illness and what should be covered, offenders such as Wilson are slipping through the cracks of our judicial "black hole". ... To act with mens rea is to act without legal excuse ((Ten C.L, Crime Guilt and Punishment, 1990 pg 3) If you are legally sane, you therefore have free will and if you are not, you do not. You do not act...

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Nonetheless, Harris was able to understand and rationally participate in the court process because she did show understanding of what she had done and knew what the consequences of these actions were. ... Family members also reported that Harris had been seeing things such as false bugs in the linens at work, she had failed to recognize her own name, would stare through you instead of at you, and stayed awake all night talking on the phone to no one at the other end (Blanco). ... Assistant District Attorney Linda Allen believed that Harris was fully capable of knowing what she was doing and th...

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According to Gomez in his article, What Do We Know About Creativity? ... What is 'wrong' with being mentally ill? ... So what is going on in their brain? ... Just by viewing already have such effect, what about actually creating art? ... What does this mean to the artist, what does this mean to you as audience/viewer, how does it make you feel? ...

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* 3 types of conflict: - approach-approach- a choice must be made between 2 attractive goals (e.g. you can't afford both-should u buy the blue sweater or the gray jacket?) ... Highly stressful type - approach-avoidance- a choice must be made about whether to pursue a single goal that has both attractive and unattractive aspects (e.g. being offered a job promotion with much more pay but you"ll have to move to a new city you hate) Quite stressful * Life Changes are any noticeable alterations in one's...

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Confidentiality 2 Mental Illness Mental illness, especially the three serious diseases of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and major depression are a huge social problem that affects more than just those it afflicts. ... It is impossible to understand mental disability laws if you do not have a basic understanding about mental illness. ... Although doctors are now able to diagnose mental illness easier than in the past, they still do not have a definite answer as to what causes mental illness. ... The confidential relationship between the therapist and the patient h...

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First of all, we must ask ourselves: What is crazy? ... Basically, you are diagnosed by opinion and not by actual medicine. ... Macdonald (2003) says that from his personal experience in the NS mental ward, he learned that how you treat others is how you get treated in return. ... Finally, she said to him "you know I know why you always wear your sunglasses I know why you hide your eyes- and he just smiled and nodded at her. ... As he said before, it depends how you treat people. ...

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It does not matter what the reason behind someone's abuse of animals is, cruelty is still cruelty, be it because he is suffering from a psychiatric condition or because of religious issues. ... We have heard of many stories of domesticated pets saving the lives of their owners and helping people recover from or better cope with health problems, such as heart disease, cancer and mental health disorders using pet therapy. ... Animals may be voiceless, but if you listen carefully, you can hear their voices calling for us to awaken our humanity. ... If you do not start making the change, wh...

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This report shall detail the effects of poor body image on male adolescents and what can be done to encourage a healthy body image. 2.0 Issues Concerning Male Body Image There are many issues concerning body image in Australian teens now days. ... Therefor people living with a lower socio-economic status are less likely to be as healthy, more likely to be overweight and as a result are at a higher risk of diseases such as diabetes. 2.3 The Media and Body Image The media also plays a very large role in the development of body image in the minds of adolescents. ... Magazines, TV, the internet...

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What is more interesting, though, is the type of animals used for the different occasions according to the patient's mental health. ... At length, stress and anxiety are considered early factors of cardiovascular diseases and researchers theorize that animals as companion reduce lower levels of them. ...

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Abstract Depression is more than just sadness and can have a serious impact on one's life, it is a debilitating disease. ... It will explore the understandings of how depressions was discovered and what people believed triggered it. ... Once you describe your depression to a professional you can begin to find the right type of therapy (National Institute of Mental Health 2011). ... Stopping abruptly can cause "antidepressant discontinuation syndrome" which is much like what drug addicts go through (Smith, M.A., Robinson, and Segal, Ph.D. 2014). ... It is difficult to separate ...

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