Justifications or Excuses for Criminal Conduct That Are Applicable to All

question 13

Multiple Choice

Justifications or excuses for criminal conduct that are applicable to all criminal offenses are called __________.

• A)general defenses
• B)justification defenses
• C)excuses defenses
• D)conduct defenses

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Definitions:

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-stage response pattern that the body goes through when exposed to stress, including alarm, resistance, and exhaustion phases.

Panic

A sudden, overpowering fear that can result in extreme and often irrational behavior.

Resistance Reaction

The response of an organism against factors that threaten its homeostasis, which can include psychological resistance or immune system response.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-stage response (alarm, resistance, exhaustion) that the body has to stress, as proposed by Hans Selye.