The Underlying Basis of the Insanity Defense Is ________

question 83

Multiple Choice

The underlying basis of the insanity defense is ________

• A) people who have a mental illness should not be punished.
• B) people who have a mental illness cannot ever form the intent needed to commit a crime, so shouldn't be punished.
• C) some people who have a mental illness are not able to fully comprehend their behavior, so are not able to form the needed intent for a crime, so should not be punished.
• D) even if they had the required intent for a crime, the mentally ill still shouldn't be punished.

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Definitions:

Semilunar Valves

Heart valves located between the ventricles and the major arteries, preventing backflow of blood into the heart chambers.

Intraventricular Pressure

The pressure within the ventricles of the heart, which varies during different stages of the cardiac cycle.

Incompetent Mitral Valve

A condition where the mitral valve in the heart does not close properly, leading to backward flow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium, affecting heart efficiency.

Left Atrium

The heart chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it to the left ventricle.