Assignment task: Answer each question in specific, detailed, and well formed paragraphs:
Question 1. Explain the differences between Diminished Capacity, Competency to Stand Trial and the Insanity Defense. Include examples to illustrate your explanation.
Question 2. Explain how a childhood diagnosis of Conduct Disorder could turn into Antisocial Personality Disorder in adulthood.
Question 3. Do individuals with Asperger's have a point- that they are significantly different from those diagnosed with ASD and that including them on the ASD spectrum will create stigma?
Question 4. Should the milder differences seen in those with high-functioning autism be considered a product of "neurodiversity" and just a normal human variation rather than a disorder?
Question 5. If a client discloses to their therapist they committed a crime in the past, should the therapist be required to report it to law enforcement? What kind of therapeutic relationship issues could this cause? How would this violate one or more of the ethical guidelines, such as confidentiality, privileged communication, duty to warn?