The Option by Which Mentally Disordered Offenders Are Placed Directly

question 43

Multiple Choice

The option by which mentally disordered offenders are placed directly into a treatment program rather than go through the court process is called:

• A)capping
• B)diversion
• C)prima facie
• D)conditional discharge
• E)absolute discharge

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Definitions:

Normal Functions

Refers to the typical and expected processes or operations of systems, whether biological, mechanical, or psychological.

Negative Symptoms

Symptoms commonly associated with schizophrenia or other mental disorders, characterized by a lack or reduction of normal functions, such as blunted emotions or social withdrawal.

Schizophrenia

A chronic psychological condition characterized by a disruption in the connection among cognition, affect, and conduct, resulting in incorrect perceptions, improper behaviors and emotions, retreat from actuality and social connections into make-believe and false beliefs, along with a feeling of psychological disintegration.

Flat Affect

A lack of emotional responsiveness.