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What has epidemiological research found concerning the risk factors for committing violent acts by individuals with mental disorders?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which of the following individuals exhibits symptoms that would be labeled dissociative?
 
  a) Al who feels numb, detached, and has amnesia
   b) David who has heart palpitations, difficulty breathing, and insomnia
   c) Eugene who has auditory hallucinations, flat affect, and sleeps
   excessively
   d) Frank who daydreams a lot, is hypervigilant, and complains of
   pain in his muscles



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Answer to Question 1

Only a small minority of all people who commit violent acts have a psychotic disorder, and overall they are responsible for relatively little violent crime. However, a statistical connection exists between psychosis (particularly schizophrenia) and violence as well as between violence and drug and alcohol-related disorders. Research shows that the presence of delusions and/or hallucinations may provide individuals with a rationale for violence because of the need to counterattack.

Answer to Question 2

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