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This 6 page paper contrasts insanity in a social, verses psychiatric, verses legal sense. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. ************************* Insanity Differing Definitions in Psychiatry
and Law Research Compiled by 9/2011 Please
The concept of insanity has been shaped by a number of forces. Generally, however, the concept of insanity is
a legal one rather than a medical one. Insanity, in a legal sense at least, has little to do with the biological mechanisms of mental function. Instead it
has to do with a persons intent and state of mind at the time of an action which society normally defines as illegal. The intent of this paper is
to contrast the legal aspect of insanity with the physiological aspect. Sociologically, of course, insanity remains a mental illness issue. We often
regard it in a informal sense. We might deem someone insane simply because they act in odd or somewhat unpredictable way. Throughout time, eccentricity has often been regarded
as synonymous with insanity in this informal interpretation. Insanity as a form of legal redemption, however, is a different subject matter. It is no less a popular one,
however. Indeed, insanity as a form of legal redemption has been used as the subject matter of more than entertainment facet of popular culture (Caesar 37). In a
more formal sociological sense, however, the connotation of insanity has changed more notably over time. Our societal interpretation of mental illness and how we deal with the mentally ill
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