Malingering is a medical term that refers to fabricating or exaggerating the symptoms of mental or physical disorders for a variety of "secondary gain" motives‚ which may include financial compensation ; avoiding school‚ work or military service; obtaining drugs; getting lighter criminal sentences; or simply to attract attention or sympathy. Malingering is different from somatization disorder and factitious disorder. Failure to detect actual cases of malingering imposes a substantial economic burden
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Malingering is one of the more serious offenses that a service member can commit. Covered under Article 115‚ malingering is defined by: * Feigning illness‚ physical disablement‚ mental lapse or derangement or * Intentionally inflicts self-injury; shall be punished as a court martial may direct. A service member can also be punished under Article 134 – Self Injury without intent to avoid service and Article 80 – Attempts. Malingering basically means that any action taken by a soldier to willfully
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The seven Army values are the backbone of the United States Army. They are broken down to us in the acronym ‘LDRSHIP’. Loyalty‚ “Bear true faith and allegiance to the U.S. constitution‚ the Army‚ and other soldiers.” Duty‚ “Fulfill your obligations.” Respect‚ “Treat people as they should be treated.” Selfless Service‚ “Put the welfare of the nation‚ the Army and your subordinates above your own.” Honor‚ “Live up to the army values.” Integrity‚ “Do what’s right legally and morally.” and Personal
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and contrast Somatization‚ Conversion‚ Hypochondriasis‚ Malingering and Factitious disorders. I will also describe how I would be able to tell by the information I learned if a patient suffered from one of these disorders. The first
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MENTAL RETARDATION VOLUME 42‚ NUMBER 2: 151–153 APRIL 2004 Use of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) to Identify Malingering Mental Retardation Denis William Keyes Since 1988‚ I have been active in cases involving the death penalty and offenders with mental retardation. Because of serious concerns about these individuals‚ and from several experiences in this arena‚ I have written and coauthored articles on mental retardation and criminal justice‚ most of which deal with
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(Resnick‚ 1997) stated that when a clinician is assessing an individual for malingering‚ a thorough clinical interview and precise behavioural observations are completed prior to the administration of any psychometric tools. According to (Conroy & Kwartner‚ 2006)‚ persistent observation of a patient suspected of malingering is often the best method of identifying inconsistencies within a patient’s symptoms report‚ especially with a defendant who is uncooperative or not communicative at all. Content
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1-What role do aggravating and mitigating factors play in deciding whether to sentence a convicted defendant to death? Aggravating and Mitigating factors play a huge role in determining whether a defendant should get the death penalty. The aggravating factors are generally the most gruesome facts of the case and are more likely to sway a jury towars the death penalty. These factors make the defendant out to be a monster while the Mitigating factors cause more sympathy. When a
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Soldiers from the Civil War showed disturbance of the heart and today’s soldiers show disturbance of their behavior. During World War I PTSD was known as shell shock which many believed happened due to exposure to blasts. They were blamed for malingering or escaping the war and the punishment is severe for not showing ‘enough’ patriotism‚ such as electric shock so that they will be back into service. However in 1980‚ PTSD was considered to be normal. Those who engage in wars suffers from PTSD only
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Civil Commitment Evaluations FPSY-4112-2 Walden University 11/23/2014 Today I will describe the methods for civil commitment evaluations‚ including what civil commitment is‚ who is involved‚ and when it is and is not appropriate. Since the laws pertaining to civil commitment vary from State to State‚ I will be referencing Minnesota laws in regards to the subject. The law and legal definition of civil commitment refers to‚ “the jailing of a person for debt or nonpayment of alimony
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Bibliography: Costanzo‚ M. (2012). Chapter 9. Forensic and legal psychology (pp. 204-205). New York: Worth Publishers. Kucharski‚ L.‚ Toomey‚ J.P.‚ Fila‚ K.‚ & Duncan‚ S. (2007). Detection of malingering of psychiatric disorder with the Personality Assesment Inventory: An investigation of criminal defendants. Journal of Personality Assesment‚ 88(1)‚ 2532. Hilden‚ J. (n.d.). 925 F.2d 305: Kenneth A. Bianchi‚ Petitioner-appellant‚ v. James Blodgett
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