According to Your Text, the Key to Preventing Mental Disorder

question 88

Multiple Choice

According to your text, the key to preventing mental disorder is

• A) using subjective criteria.
• B) memorizing all disorder symptoms.
• C) interpreting others' behavior as disorder.
• D) identifying, responding to, and coping with risk factors.

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Definitions:

M'Naghten Rule

A legal standard used to evaluate the criminal responsibility of defendants claiming insanity, focusing on their ability to distinguish right from wrong at the time of the offence.

Durham Rule

A legal standard used to determine criminal liability based on the defendant's ability to distinguish right from wrong due to a mental disorder.

Insanity Defense Reform Act

A 1984 U.S. federal law that significantly modified the criteria for the insanity defense in federal courts, focusing on the defendant's ability to understand the nature and quality of their act.

Diminished Capacity

A legal defense that argues a person should be less culpable for their actions due to mental impairment.