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1

What are your thoughts on the insanity defense? Can you think of a particular case in which this defense was implemented? What was the outcome? How did you feel about it? Now assess how much you really know about this line of legal reasoning. See if you can answer these questions:

  • How does the insanity defense work?
  • Is it based on medical judgement?
  • Is being "insane" the same as being "mentally ill"?
  • Is the view of the insanity defense similar across all states?
Now check your understanding at www.psych.org/public_info/insanity.cfm.

Has your perspective changed? What would you look for if you were to sit on a jury and the insanity defense was presented?

2

What are anxiety disorders? What characterizes them as different from other types of psychological disorders. Explore www.algy.com/anxiety/ocd.html and discover some new information about this problematic mental functioning. How did this increase your understanding in this area?

3

Before you enrolled in psychology, what did you know about schizophrenia? What was your understanding of individuals who suffered from this disease? How have your perceptions changed? Create a list of questions to bring to a chat room on schizophrenia at www.schizophrenia.com. What did you learn?

4

Given what you've learned about bipolar disorder, try to create a screening tool for the disease -- a list of questions to ask that might indicate whether or not an individual has characteristics of this disorder. For more information on bipolar disorder and to compare your assessment with other screening methods, go to www.psycom.net/depression.central.bipolar.html.






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