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tfester

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According to the American Law Institute guidelines, which of the following mental disorders would not qualify for the insanity defense?
 
  a) paranoid schizophrenia
  b) dissociative identity disorder
  c) post-traumatic stress disorder
  d) antisocial personality disorder

Question 2

Which of the following is a problem with using unstructured clinical interviews in diagnosis?
 
  a) The person being assessed feels less comfortable opening up as opposed to structured interviews.
  b) They require less clinical expertise than structured interviews.
  c) Assessors tend to miss comorbid diagnoses.
  d) They can only be conducted by psychiatrists.



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

c



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