CRI 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Jared Lee Loughner, Inugami, Insanity Defense
Document Summary
Prevalence of mental disorders in jj and cjs. Classical humans are widely rational, an can make rational decisions. Psychology acknowledges non-uniformity in peoples" ability to make reasoned decisions: you may not know why you do the things you do. Clinical psychology the study of mental health. No bona-fide biological test for the known mental health disorders. We use behavioral criteria to diagnose mh disorders: set of symptoms and observations about a person"s thoughts, feelings, and actions. Social /cultural norms: wearing black, 3-piece suit on waterslide. Context: paranoid in aleppo, syria vs. vermont. Schizophrenic on streets of trenton talking and wildly gesturing to themselves. And other cases that are hard to diagnose. *associated* mh disorders: charged with serious crimes, insanity defense, discussed in media. Comes from the greek meaning of split and mind : split loss of touch with reality, not split personality. 1% of the population equally split within genders, males have earlier onset: 18-25 for men, 26-45 for women.
