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Mental Illness Right Ans - a diagnosed/undiagnosed illness which causes
clinically significant stress, while creating a problem in the areas of thought,
emotional regulation, and/or behavior that reflects dysfunction
-experiences significant distress or disability in social, occupational,
educational, or other important activities
Intellectual disability or development disorder Right Ans - IQ < 70
Elements of a Statute Right Ans - Intent
Act
Penalty
Abnormal/Atypical behavior Right Ans - behavior that violates a norm in
society, is maladaptive, is rare given the context of the culture and
environment, and is causing the person distress in their daily life
Mental Health Crisis Right Ans - behavioral, emotional, or psychiatric
situation likely resulting in significantly reduced levels of functioning in
primary activities of daily life
Intellectual Disability Right Ans - being characterized by significant
limitations in both intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviors, which
covers both social and daily skills. Recognized as having a lower than average
intellectual functioning
4 Indicators for recognizing intellectual disabilities Right Ans - 1 Problems
with communication, behavior, and social skills
2 Inability to perform tasks
3 Features of down syndrome
4 Problems keeping up in school & following rules
Tic Disorder Right Ans - An involuntary, sudden, rapid, recurrent,
stereotyped motor movement or vocalization
,Tourette's Disorder Right Ans - generally longer in duration or complexity
than a tic disorder, but is recognized as a tic disorder
Communication Disorder Right Ans - occurs when someone, frequently a
child, is having difficulty in speech or language that is not otherwise explained
by other causes
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Right Ans - displays a
frequent pattern of inattentiveness and/or hyperactivity that interferes with
functioning or development
Dementia Right Ans - brain deterioration; syndrome due to disease of the
brain, usually chronic or progressive
Hallucinations Right Ans - false sensory experiences, such as seeing
something in the absence of an external visual stimulus
Delusions Right Ans - false beliefs contrary to reality
Schizophrenia Right Ans - Distortion in the perception of reality, or losing
touch
Mood Disorder Right Ans - person exhibits depression, bipolar disorder or
both in an alternating fashion
Bipolar Disorder Right Ans - One or more manic episodes, and usually one
or more major depressive episodes
Stress-Related Disorders Right Ans - Acute stress disorder- less than one
month
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder- longer than one month
Autism Right Ans - a mental condition, present from early childhood,
characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with
other people and in using language and abstract concepts.
Stereotypical behavior Right Ans - Repetitive body movements or
repetitive movement of objects
, Wandering Right Ans - individual trying to leave the safety of a responsible
person's care or safe area
Excited Delirium Syndrome ExDS Right Ans - Psychotic behavior, elevated
temperature, and extreme fight or flight response by nervous system
Actual Medical conditions or Physical illnesses Right Ans - Head injuries
Stroke
Brain tumor
Sever infection & high fever
Epilepsy
Diabetes
Officer assisted suicide Right Ans - suicidal intent whereby the suicidal
subject, with the intent to die and understanding the finality of the act engages
in consciously, life-threatening behavior to the degree that it compels a police
officer to respond with deadly force
Crime Right Ans - an act or failure to act, prohibited by law and punishable
by the government
Tort Right Ans - An act, or failure to act, in which the law provides a
remedy for the victim through a civil action
2 kinds of criminal intent Right Ans - General Intent Offenses
Specific Intent Offenses
General Intent Offenses Right Ans - only requires the intent to do the
prohibited act
Specific Intent Offenses Right Ans - requires proof of a particular mental
state; requires proof that the perpetrator desired the consequences of the
actions, as set forth in the statute
Penalty Right Ans - All criminal statutes require penalty
ex: jail, fines, death
classified as: misdemeanor or felony