Schizophrenia Presentation

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• Mind Over Matter

• PSY/270

• What is the difference between mental illness and insanity? (Hint: What is the important second prong of the McNaughton rule?)

• A person that is insane does not understand the consequences of any of the actions they are committing; in this case we are speaking of the shooting of an officer. A person with mental illness, does have the understanding of their actions, but can suffer from many conditions such as depression of even psychosis.

• The McNaughton rule cannot be used to defend the actions of a person who drinks alcohol and then murders someone. Why not?

A person that is under the influence of alcohol suffers from neither mental illness nor insanity, they are just intoxicated therefore, they are still held...