A TV Reporter Is Interviewing Students About the Insanity Plea

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Multiple Choice

A TV reporter is interviewing students about the insanity plea. If these students are similar to about 90% of the population, they will agree with the following statement:

• A) "The insanity defense is not used in enough cases. Too many mentally ill people are in jail instead of in hospitals."
• B) "Too many people escape responsibility for their crimes by pleading insanity."
• C) "If someone successfully pleads NGRI, he or she will spend more time in jail than in a mental hospital."
• D) "There are more mentally ill people in prisons than in mental hospitals."

Describe the concept of splitting and how it relates to borderline personality disorder.

Explain the role of emotional regulation in borderline personality disorder.

Understand the effectiveness and use of medications in treating borderline personality disorder.

Recognize the prevalence of borderline and narcissistic personality disorders in the general population.

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Definitions:

Five-factor Model

A model that describes human personality using five broad dimensions: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.

Openness

One of the five major personality traits characterized by an appreciation for art, emotion, adventure, unusual ideas, curiosity, and variety of experience.

Nonconformist

An individual who does not follow accepted beliefs, customs, or practices, often through deliberate choice.

Five-factor Model

A theoretical model describing human personality through five broad dimensions: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.