Which of the Following Is Not One of the Criteria

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not one of the criteria used in deciding whether a criminal defendant is not guilty by reason of insanity? At the time of the crime, mental illness prevented the person from

• A)resisting the impulse to do wrong.
• B)understanding what they were doing.
• C)knowing what they were doing was wrong.
• D)voluntarily entering a mental institution.

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Definitions:

Disinhibition

The reduction or removal of inhibition, resulting in an increase in previously suppressed behaviors or actions.

Sensitization

An increased response to a stimulus following repeated exposure, usually associated with adverse or noxious stimuli.

Habituation

A learning process where an organism reduces its responsiveness to a non-threatening stimulus over time through repeated encounters.

Stimuli

External or internal events that elicit a response from an organism.