[CRM/LAW C160] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (25 pages long)
29 Nov 2016
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Apls american psychology and law society: any psychologist that interacts with the law. Civil is the dispute between two parties. Case law: when courts interpret statutes and set precedence, when a higher courts sets precedence, lower courts are bound to it (stare decisis) Misdemeanors: crimes punishable by a year or less: jail which are run by the county. Felonies: punishable by two or more years: prison run by the state. California has death penalty, though you are more likely to die of natural causes while waiting on death row, than actual lethal injection. Categorizes, defines, describes all recognized mental disorders: diagnostic criteria, comorbidity: co-occurring disorders. International classification of disease and related disorders: by the world health organization. Syndrome: a cluster of symptoms that occur together. Not just an expected response (sadness over the death of a loved one) Not just deviant behavior (sex workers sex just for certain purposes is not enough to define it as a disorder)
