They become a burden not only on our prison system, but on the economy as well as they often return to the prisons and stay longer. ... As a result, the defendant did not know' the nature and quality of the act he was doing. 3. ... Also, most jails lack the resources to do adequate and timely screening for mental health problems. ... A community's lack of resources to deal with the problem is often associated with what the public views as a random act of unexplained violence. ... (Silver 2000) Not only does the problem begin and end with the facilities overabundance of mentall...

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Suicide is the act of taking ones life voluntarily and intentionally. ... One's psychological well being as well as perception of everyday situations are argued to be main causes of suicidal behaviour. ... It has been argued that sociological factors are the greatest contribution to the self-destructive act of suicide. ... The media is focusing more on methods that people use to take their lives, and not enough on how to prevent the causes of it. ... The perception of the situation is based on the persons personality and opinions, which are shaped by culture, predisposed genetics and per...

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After reading research from multiple psychologists, it is clear that to fully understand humans and the way they act, one must study both idiographic and nomothetic characteristics. ... Humanistic researchers tend to emphasize that every individual has distinct characteristics; they impose the question, "How is this individual like no one else?... If the WPA's assessment is accepted, a psychologists diagnostic judgement will have to include both idiographic and nomothetic components instead of only nomothetic components. ... The nomothetic characteristics are the quantitative quali...

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Although how is the contrary proven? ... Did the defendant choose to do the wrong thing?... 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 with mens rea. ... The Act contains provisions for assessment, treatment, and patient rights. ...

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He is as well attending occupational therapy. During the assessment, he hesitantly followed to the testing room when he was called and promptly responded to initial queries. ... He also displays well-developed social adaptive functioning skills. At time of assessment, there were no major disruptive behaviors that may have had affected the testing situation. ... Writing in the same vein, Helmers, Young and Phil (1995) affirm that impulsivity act as a moderator between intelligence and academic success. ...

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The problem that occurred had to do with the protruding bolt that stabilized the pole to the base. ... A person might find the product that they have purchased does not measure up to its expectations. This last factor ties in well to Huffy's recall. ... Do I want a basketball system that is portable? ... Wrapping up, this product recall on the basketball systems serves as a great example to show how consumer behaviors vary and change at any time. ...

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More recently the new manual DSM-IV, has changed the criteria which is made of nine components and do be diagnosed a patient must have five of the nine components to meet the minimum. ... Now, in recent studies it has come to the conclusion that there are equal chances of men and women having this disorder, the difference is how it affects makes them act. ... Borderline is a genetic disorder but does not come into affect without an environmental aspect. ... Dysregulation varies in forms of dissociation in the case of BPD patients with PTSD; it is often dependent on the specific stress level th...

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