CLP 4144 Lecture 28: Forensic Psychology
11 Feb 2017
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Forensic psychology the application of psychology to matters of the law: civil law- the legal actions between one private entity and another. A plaintiff will file or bring a lawsuit against a defendant: personal injury law suits. Psychologist will do an exam this cognitive functioning and come up with an assessment. Need to know if there is a syndrome that exist, and if it was caused by the injury: family law. Not bringing your child back in time from a custody meeting is not a (cid:272)ri(cid:373)e, it"s a (cid:272)i(cid:448)il order: contracts, wills and estates, civil competency. Can be affected involved syndromes that are: Static - ha(cid:448)i(cid:374)g a stati(cid:272) (cid:272)o(cid:374)ditio(cid:374) that is(cid:374)"t goi(cid:374)g to (cid:271)e (cid:271)etter. Impairment - an individual diagnosed with a serious mental disorder, brain injury, develops dementia, etc. Recovery - had a disorder and then recovered. Get a formal court order and a court appointed expert, like a psychologist, psychiatrist or a neurologist.
