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You Overhear Several People Discussing the Relative Merits of the M'naghten

Question 240
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You overhear several people discussing the relative merits of the M'Naghten rule.What are they talking about? A)the release of mental patients from mental hospitals B)the right of patients to refuse treatment C)procedures for conducting research on human subjects D)the insanity defense for criminal defendants

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According to the M'Naghten rule,an accused person is not guilty of a crime by reason of insanity if A)the accused did not know the nature of the act or did not know that it was wrong. B)the accused was suffering from any disorder that is listed in DSM-IV. C)the crime was so bizarre that a mentally healthy person could not have committed it. D)the accused person had been diagnosed as insane by a psychiatrist prior to the crime.
Q 242
According to the M'Naghten rule,a criminal defendant is legally insane if he or she: A)did not understand what he or she was doing during the attack. B)is,or recently has been,a patient in a mental hospital. C)committed a bizarre crime that no normal person would commit. D)has a mental disorder that qualifies for a diagnosis.
Q 243
According to the M'Naghten rule,a criminal defendant is not guilty by reason of insanity if the defendant A)committed a crime that no normal person would do. B)cannot remember the events surrounding the crime. C)was so mentally disordered as not to know what he/she was doing. D)had a diagnosed psychiatric disorder.
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