Forensic Psychology Final Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Forensic Psychology Final Exam Id, Ego, and Superego Correct Answer: Id: Primitive feelings Ego: Reason and self-control Superego: Ego ideal; what I should be and if I'm living up to it Two barriers to normal psychological development which may contribute to criminal conduct: Correct Answer: 1. Neglect 2. Abuse Describe/ exemplify "ownership" Correct Answer: I'm not taking something that's yours, I'm just taking back what's mine. Dependence, Independence, and Counter-Dependence Correct Answer: Dependence: you rely on other people Independence: you can accomplish things on your own Counter-Dependence: you don't need anybody Three items from the Psychopathy Checklist Correct Answer: 1. Lack of remorse 2. Promiscuous sexual behavior 3. Lack of empathy Describe how the Psychopathy Checklist--Revised is scored. Correct Answer: 0-2 per 20 questions Pathological lying vs. Routine Lying Correct Answer: Pathological lying- taking pleasure in lying -Ganser's Syndrome: almost telling you the right thing Contemptuous Delight Correct Answer: Smirk when you think you've fooled someone Top Down vs. Bottom Up Theory of Criminal Behavior Correct Answer: Top Down: thoughts and beliefs change first, then the actions change Bottom Up: psychodynamic theory; suggests people are born primitively and develop from that point Bail Correct Answer: Pay money to get out of jail before a trial as collateral. Probation Correct Answer: Linked to jail; either given as an alternative to a sentence or shortens a sentence. Parole Correct Answer: Linked to prison; get it at the end of a sentence as a reward for good behavior. 2 Sets of Rules and Regulations Inmates Must Learn Correct Answer: 1. Convict Code 2. Institutional Rules Two Forms of Segregated Confinement Correct Answer: 1. Solitary confinement: for when you perform a heinous act 2. Protective custody: for any reason you are in harm's way; put in voluntarily (snitching) or involuntarily (not snitching) Estelle v. Gamble (1976) Correct Answer: Established the principle that deliberate indifference (neglect) is cruel and unusual punishment. Similarities between Bowing v. Goodwin (1977) and Jenkins v. US (1962) Correct Answer: Both established parity between medical care and psychological care. Farmer v. Brennan (1994) Correct Answer: Deliberate indifference; corrections has a duty to protect people. Jail versus Prison Population Correct Answer: Jail: mixed populations, people may not have been convicted yet. High on anxiety. Prison: more felons, less violent. High on depression. Boomerang Correct Answer: An inmate writes a letter that they want to send to another inmate. They put their address as the return address and don't put a stamp. Insanity Acquittee Correct Answer: Someone who is cleared of charges by reason of mental illness. Who is the forensic psychologists client when s/he is treating an insanity acquittee? Correct Answer: The court- judge and jury. Civil Commitment Correct Answer: Mental hospital. Civil Commitment verus Incarceration Correct Answer: 1. Difference in standard of proof 2. Determined amount of time for incarceration; indefinite amount of time for mental hospital 3. Incarceration=punishment, commitment=rehab Under what power did the state act when it involuntarily hospitalized someone due to mental illness? Correct Answer: Parens patriae. Under parens patriae, what was the intent of the state's intervention? Correct Answer: Rehabilitation. Including "dangerousness" to the criteria for involuntary hospitalization altered the power under which the state justified its intervention involves: Correct Answer: -Shift in power that comes with dangerousness -Danger to self and other- involves police power and due process protection Under which power was due process justified? Correct Answer: Police power- protective measure. Identify three civil rights patients lose when involuntarily hospitalized. Correct Answer: 1. Right to vote 2. Right to marry 3. Can't enter into a contract Identify two of the challenges that came along with the 1970's reform movement which was developed to address some of the ills of civil commitment. Correct Answer: 1. Abuse of the medical model in addressing dangerousness. 2. Wretched conditions in how individuals were treated. What did Kendra's law establish in New York State? Correct Answer: It provided assistance on assisted outpatient treatment (AOT).