...anxiety, intense fear, odd speech or thinking patterns, marked changes in behavior and mood, withdrawal from social interaction and the lost of interest in activities that are normally enjoyed. 3.0 THE LINK BETWEEN MENTAL DISORDERS AND CRIME Personally, I think that there is a positive correlation between mental disorders and crime. However, not all individuals with mental disorders are certain to commit crime. The possibility of crime being committed by these individuals may depend on external factors which trigger their biological predisposition to violate the rights of others. In the following discussion, I have included several studies which stated that mental disorders may lead to crime. 3.1 SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION & AGGRESSION Results from a study have shown that individuals with psychotic disorders were responsible for only five percent of all violent crimes (Fazel, S. & Grann, M., 2006). Recently, there is an increasing trend of society’s misconception about the danger that individuals with mental disorders might posed. Unbeknownst to many, this misconception would lead to the prevalence of social discrimination towards individuals with mental disorders. As a result, these individuals would...
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...and diseases such as schizophrenia, depression, mania, anxiety disorder and Tourette syndrome. There are some treatments of psychological disorders that range from cognitive or behavioral therapy to medication treatment. Research has shown that some psychological disorders can be passed down from generation to future generations. Through research it has been proven that mental disorders can often be related to violence or higher rates of aggression. Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that makes it difficult to tell the difference between real and unreal experiences, to think logically, to have normal emotional responses and to behave normally in social situations. Commonly associated with the concept of madness, schizophrenia attacks about 1% of people of all races and cultural groups that typically begins in the adolescence stages of life or early adulthood (Pinel, 2009). When being diagnosed with schizophrenia, psychiatrists are guided by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) which is produced by the American Psychiatric Association. The DSM-IV-TR provides only general diagnostic guidelines to all mental disorders and diseases (Pinel, 2009). Mental health researchers are not sure what causes schizophrenia, but they have discovered that genetic factors seem to play a role and certain environmental events may trigger the disorder in people who are genetically at risk for the disease. Some symptoms of schizophrenia are...
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...Paranoid Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a mental disorder which is described as a collapse of thought process and poor emotional responsiveness. Schizophrenia contains several subtypes: paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated, residual, post-schizophrenic, and simple schizophrenia. Some scholars distinguish even more sub-classifications of this illness (Bertelsen, 89). Paranoid schizophrenia is one of the most widespread schizophrenia types all over the world. Delusions and hallucinations are the key symptoms which make paranoid schizophrenia most divergent from other types of this kind of mental disorder. A delusion is a confidence detained with powerful belief, despite superior proof to the opposite. The most common delusion for paranoid schizophrenia is the sensation of being singled out for harm. There are also delusions of splendor, beliefs in being able to fly, or assurance to be famous. There is a steady holding up to these false thoughts, despite proofs on the contrary. Delusions can result in belligerence or aggression if it is a strict belief in the need to act in self-defense against anybody with harmful intentions (Bertelsen, 91). Hallucination is a sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind. It is usually caused by physical or mental disorders. Auditory hallucinations are more common for paranoid schizophrenia than visual ones. Auditory hallucination is the perception of sound nobody else can hear. In most cases a schizophrenic...
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...cause of their actions and is an excused to why they determine to execute the crime. The 24 year-old man who has the “possibility” of having psychosis that could have been derived from a past case of schizophrenia, a health condition, medication, or drug usage had legally purchased a handgun and shot 11 people in downtown Portland, killing five victims. A person that has a “possibility” of having psychosis is prone to symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations, and...
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...Also when the Swedish researchers did their experiments they found that the men also had low levels of one other Bain chemical ‘which normally helps regulate the aggression chemical, causing the imbalance’ a ‘psychopathic personality is characterised by inconsistent impulsive behaviour and a tendency to dominate others using violence and aggression’ (Mail Online, 2003) I believe in the olden days when individuals had to fend for themselves and fight for what they wanted being selfish and not having empathy would have supporte them and helped them lives longer especially when killing people for food when trying to survive an being selfish and not having empathy or remorse is a factor//trait that psychopaths have. Individuals who have ‘been diagnosed as having antisocial personality disorder with highly psychopathic tendencies’ have damage to their frontal lobes in the brain and this may be ‘an underlying cause of the behavioural disturbances observed in psychopathy may be dysfunction in the...
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...Running head: DIFFUSING ANGRY PATIENTS AND VIOLENCE 2 Assessing and Diffusing the Angry Patient to Prevent Workplace Violence The decline of manners is well noted in society with bullying rampant in the schools and a new breed of language such as “road rage”, going “postal” and “whacked” becoming accepted mainstream lingo. In service transactions, which do include nursing, rudeness is widespread where the customer (i.e., the patient) has the mentality that s/he is always right. Moreover, the healthcare setting, a place where one usually goes for necessities, not optional visits, is often scenes of chaos fraught with intense anxiety and nerves. Those moods and environment coupled together is a powder keg for violence; unfortunately, workplace violence for healthcare workers. Workplace violence (WPV) can take many forms, including verbal and emotional abuse; physical assault; threats of physical violence; bullying, unwanted sexual advances; and various forms of harassment (Chapman, Perry, Styles & Combs, 2009). According to the CDC, healthcare workers are four times more likely to be assaulted in the workplace than people who work in the private sector (Moz, 2009). Nurses are vulnerable to WPV given their occupation requirements and need to interact with patients. Of the various specialties of nursing, nurses who work in the emergency departments (ED), psychiatric units, and nursing homes, often encountered the greatest risk...
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...In recent decades there has been a growing concern among researchers, parents, and the public in general that violent interactive media may incite violence in teens and young adults. Particularly, it has been suggested that violent video games may condition a person to commit atrocities. It's not unreasonable to suspect a correlation between the exposure to violent media and the eventual enactment of violent crime; however, much consideration of variables such as mental illness, physical and mental abuse, and any other variables that would cause an individual to have a predisposition to violence must be done if any position or perspective is to be gained on the issue. A case that has been the center of much controversy regarding video games...
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...716 Index major depressive disorder, brain imaging studies, 70–71 malignant catatonia, 333 malingering, 530–531 ‘manic depressive insanity’, 45 manic states, 250, 253 abnormal beliefs and perceptions, 254 amphetamines and, 266 course and outcome, 274 delusional, 16 in HIV patients, 345 in ICD-10, 42 in old age aetiology, 369 clinical features, 370 treatment, 370 in old age, 369–370 mixed state with depression, 255 sensations in, 6 stroke and, 344 stupor in, 31 manic states, 15–17 Marchiafava-Bignami syndrome, 206, 338 Marijuana Anonymous, 239 marital status, and suicide, 454 masculinity drunkenness and, 428 sense of, 395 Massachusetts Male Aging Study, 402 Massachusetts Women’s Health Study (MWHS), 442 masturbation, 396 McNaughton Rules, 558 McNaughton, Daniel, 558 m-CPP 435 , MDMA (3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine; ‘ecstasy’), 328 medial temporal lobe volume in Alzheimer’s disease, 359 MRI for detecting, 75 medical conditions anxiety disorders in, 170 depression treatment, 521 detection of psychiatric illness, 483 feigned illness, 530–531 mental disorders due to, 327 anxiety disorders, 333 cannabis and psychosis, 330 catatonia, 332 cognitive disorders, 334 delusions, 329 depression and Parkinson’s disease, 332 general principles, 327 hallucinations, 328 mood disorders, 330 personality disorder, 333 psychotic disorder, 328 stimulant psychosis, 329 mental disorders due to, 326–335 relationship to affective change...
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...incarceration of people with mental disorders, founding and explaining why criminals with mental disorders (schizophrenia, and major depression) should be incarcerated instead of being sent to a psychiatric center?; founding that there are many factors that can start the development of mental illness such as combination of biological, psychological, and environment factors (Hall-Flavin, 2015). Also it was set the most common mental disorders in inmates, that were schizophrenia, major depression, and bipolar disorder. Additionally it was present that up to the fifty five percent inmates suffer a mental disorder (Glaze & James, 2006). Also it was present a murder case which occurs in Perú, for demonstrated that people with mental illness can be highly dangerous in certain moments and they may affect the people who is surrounded them. In conclusion, there is still a long and endless debate between the same society trying to convince and prove why criminals with mental illness should be or not incarcerated. Keywords: mental disorder, criminals with mental disorders, recidivism, bipolar disorder, criminal rates. Incarceration of people with mental disorders I. ABSTRACT II. INTRODUCTION III. MENTAL DISORDER a. Definition i. Mental illness b. General causes † c. How common are mental health problems d. Schizophrenia e. Major depression f. Bipolar disorder IV. CRIMINAL RATES g. US national rates...
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...He states that he has an amazing and supporting family. However, he has the risk to harm the others. MT has a risk for violence which includes his history for violence, problems with substance abuse and treatment compliance. He has a high risk for clinical factors for violence including problems with insight, active symptoms of major mental illness, instability, violent attitudes and treatment resistance. Formulation MT, currently a patient in Forensic Hospital presented in September 2015 after a deterioration in his mental state following the death of his uncle in May 2015 and significant alcohol abuse. He lives with his wife and two kids in Griffth. He is managed by the community mental health team in Griffth. He had a history of difficulties with gambling and required prompting to attend clinic reviews. Predisposing Factors MT has several factors contributing to his mental illness which includes: migration when he was when he was 11...
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...Important terms from sociology related to crime: 1. Aggression: it is hostile, injurious, or destructive intended behavior directed towards harming or injuring another person or persons. Aggression results from anger, frustration, or even provocation. It can be expressed physically or communicated verbally or non-verbally through negative body language. There are two forms of aggression, hostile aggression- aggression that stems from angry feelings example a child throws a temper tantrum after her mom refuses to buy a candy. Instrumental aggression- it is a form of aggression resulted to achieve a goal. Example two children fighting over the same toy and one of them is hitting the other to take the toy. http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/330/a/8/sociology___deviance_6_by_kanmuri_san-d33ofxl.png Citation: (Ritzer & Ryan, 2011, p. 9) 2. Capital punishment: it is a punishment of death for committing a serious crime. There are different methods of capital punishment like- disembowelment (example beheading ), electrocution (the electric chair), shooting, and also hanging, these are just a few ways, from which hanging is the most common form of death penalty. Capital punishment is legal in India. The most recent examples of death penalty in India being Ajmal kasab in 2012 and Afzal guru in 2013. Currently there are 135 countries that have abolished death penalty and around 62 countries including India that have retained...
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...terrorist motivation in particular from a study four categories of motivation, this in terms of organizations. 1. Separatism, a goal of dividing the political situation. 2. Ethnocentric see a group as superior then another, and promote the attitude of a superior group. 3. Nationalistic a loyalty to ones nation cause and culture. 4. Revolutionary a group with the desire to replace the established order. Another look into motivation and beliefs of terrorist is the a pyramid can be constructed  The statements below can be inputted into the pyramid “(1) The clash of civilization has begun (2) The cleric’s preaching jihad in cities throughout the world (3) A nation and the nation of Islam has a sovereign right to defend it self from aggression (4) As a Muslim you must support us. The pyramid is comparable to Terrorism pyramid of members. With at the top leaders, cadre, active, passive in terms of supporters. Individual Profiles of Terrorist Abu-Mulal Al-Balawi was used by Jordan and CIA intelligence to work as a double agent in Abu-Mulal Al-Balawi also known the internet warrior as the Taliban and al-Qaeda. This person background is known, he was physician from 2002-2009. He was well educate from a middle class family. His family came from Saudi Arabia lived in Kuwait until 1990 invasion and then moved to Jordan. He was member of what would be classified as clan known as the Tabuk with branches in Saudi Arabia as well as Jordon and Palestine. He spent time in Pakistan where...
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...Antisocial Personality Disorder: Affecting Families & Children Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) is perhaps the most imperative personality disorder, in terms of its societal impact as well as its perpetuation to cause severe psychological, legal, and safety issues. “Antisocial personality disorder is a mental health condition in which a person has a long-term pattern of manipulating, exploiting, or violating the rights of others” (www.mentalhealth.gov). Sociopathy was an earlier term often used to describe an individual with the traits that indicate antisocial personality disorder. These characteristics include impulsive behavior, aggression, inability to respect authority, consistent immoral behavior with negative consequences (even...
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...Course: CJ 233: Introduction of Forensic Psychology Instructor: Doctor Findley Assignment: Unit 9 Final Assignment Total Points: 150 Due Date: November 24, 2015 Name: Donna Marie Brown (Donnabrown119) Unit 9: Final Project: You Are a Forensic Psychologist Kaplan University Donna Brown119 Monday, November 23, 2015 Deviant behavior is any behavior that is contrary to the dominant norms of society. There are many different theories on what causes a person to perform deviant behavior, including biological explanations, psychological explanations, and sociological explanations. Numerous theories have been established to explain criminal behavior. While some theories are not as common, others have evolved and are used in many criminal studies today. Up-to-date criminologists combine the most relevant characteristics of sociology, psychology, biological, and social-psychological to advance their understanding of criminal behavior. Professionals in this field study factors that contribute to criminal activities, make relevant policy recommendations and draw conclusions based on those assessments. (Varying Theories on Crime, 2015) Several theories attempt to explain criminal behavior. Most theories assume: * Crime is part of human nature. * Crime is based on biological, psychological, and/or economic aspects. One of the earliest approaches to explaining the causes of crime was the classical theory, which is defined as a product of the Enlightenment,...
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...Olivia DeNoto DeNoto, 1 Ellen Polimeni POL 110-01 Dec 1st 2014 Nature vs Nurture The nature vs nurture debate has been a raging topic for decades now. It has caused much controversy in justifying human characteristics, especially concerning the defense of criminal behavior. Many people believe that our actions and conduct comes from the genes we possess, and that we are born with a higher likelihood to act in certain ways. Others believe that our behavior is a result of our childhood, and how we are brought up. Extensive research has been done on the nature vs nurture debate. Although both nature and nurture ultimately affect one’s behavioral characteristics, it seems nurture has a much greater impact. So, is our behavior affected by our heredity and genes, or by the environment we grow up in? What is nature? “Nature is your genes. The physical and personality traits determined by your genes stay the same irrespective of where you were born and raised” ("Nature vs Nurture." Diffen.com. Diffen LLC, n.d. Web. 3 Dec 2014). Taking in the consideration of I.Q., studies prove that genetics has a great effect. Adopted siblings have no more similar of an I.Q. than strangers, while blood related siblings have an I.Q. correlation of .6. Twins especially, having an I.Q. correlation of .86 (Nancy,L. Same-Age Unrelated Siblings: A Unique Test of Within-Family Environmental Influences on IQ Similarity. Journal of Educational Psychology. 1997 June; 89(2): 381-390.)...
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