Assignment task:
Discuss one legal case you found in the reading or this week's materials. Why are legal and ethical standards important to the field of psychology? What ethical or legal challenges will the field continue to face in your opinion?
The case that I looked at was Ralf Tortorici. A 26-year-old man who took a class hostage but kicked out the professor to get members of congress and the press. There was a lot of back and forth on whether he was competent enough to stand trial. Due to him suffering with psychosis and schizophrenia, the ending diagnosis is that he was able to stand trial.