Watch the videos \"Larry: Schizophrenia - Part I\" and \"Larry: Schizophrenia -
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Watch the videos "Larry: Schizophrenia - Part I" and "Larry: Schizophrenia - Part II".
View the media Schizophrenia Overview.
For a transcript of the media, download the file Schizophrenia Overview.docx.
Listen to the audio Psychological Theories of Criminal Behavior.
For a transcript of the audio, download the file Psychological Theories of Criminal Behavior.docx.
Navigate to the threaded discussion below and respond to the following:
John Hinckley, who was confirmed as having schizophrenia, successfully used the insanity plea in his trial for his assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.
Based on what you have learned about schizophrenia this week, do you believe such a plea is justified, or do you think people with schizophrenia should be held fully accountable for their criminal acts? Why? Support your argument with evidence.
Explanation / Answer
People with Schizophrenia should not be held fully accountable for their criminal acts, because they may not be in touch with reality when they are indulging in the act which is considered criminal by law.
Schizophrenia is a mental illness which affects the cognitive, emotional and behavioral aspects of an individual. An individual may have experiences which may be away from reality in the form of hallucination, that is false perception, delusions that is false beliefs, disorganized speech, disorganized behavior and the person may also harbour themes of paranoia that is suspiciousness towards others.
The individual having Schizophrenia would not be in touch with reality and thus would not be able to make a sound judgement of what is real and what is not.
Further the person may have certain perceptual experiences which may influence their action along with some stron rigid beliefs about things or people which they think are present in reality, but may not actually be and when challenged may induce more paranoia towards the person challenging them.
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