Question 1

What are the two requirements for conviction of an offence in Canada? Use and define the legal terms.What are the two ways that mens rea can be affected by psychological concepts?

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Question 2

Why are certain individuals found unfit to stand trial? Which means are available to make this assessment in Canada?

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Question 3

Although Canadian involuntary civil commitment criteria vary from province to province,similar elements do exist.List these and indicate how involuntary civil commitment in Canada differs from the conviction for a criminal offence.

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Question 4

Conditional discharge and detention in hospital are the two disposition options available to individuals found "not criminally responsible of a mental disorder" (NCRMD).

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There are more disposition options available for individuals found NCRMD, including an absolute discharge, a conditional discharge, and detention in a hospital, not just conditional discharge and detention in hospital.

Question 5

Forensic psychologists are judged according to a higher standard of practice.

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Forensic psychologists are held to a higher standard of practice due to the specialized nature of their work involving the legal system and potential consequences for their assessments and evaluations.

Question 6

Although the standard of insanity known as the M'Naghten standard became the accepted rule in England,in the United States and Canada it could not be labelled as a true cognitive test of insanity.

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The M'Naghten standard is indeed considered a cognitive test of insanity in both the United States and Canada, focusing on the defendant's ability to understand the nature of the act or distinguish right from wrong.

Question 7

Describe the "typical" patient who is released by a review panel and discuss available research pertaining to the rate at which he/she faces rehospitalization.

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Question 8

Legal arguments tend to focus on whether a person's mental disorder is valid according to the law.

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Legal arguments often focus on whether a person's mental disorder affects their legal responsibility or competency, rather than the validity of the disorder itself.

Question 9

Describe the evolution of the insanity defence.

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Question 10

What specific type of mental disorder can result in a person being acquitted,or NCRMD?

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Question 11

The Canadian Criminal Code allows for general practitioners to make judgments in a court of law regarding a defendant's sanity.

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Question 12

The capable wishes principle does not grant any weight to a patient's personal wishes even if they were competent at the time that they were expressed.

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The capable wishes principle gives weight to a patient's personal wishes even if they were expressed when the patient was competent.

Question 13

What are the important elements of the legal definition of mental disorder?

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Quiz 19: Mental Disorder and the Law