Forensic Psychiatry

Which rule is based on act being the product of mental illness?

• a) ALI Test

• b) Irresistible Impulse

• c) Durham’s Rule

• d) McNaughten Rule

ALI Test excludes:

• a) Schizophrenia

• b) Psychopaths

• c) Mania

• d) Dementia

Irresistible impulse test mainly deals with:

• a) Cognition

• b) Volition

• c) Causation

• d) Emotion

Durham’s Rule is also called:

• a) Impulse test

• b) Product test

• c) ALI test

• d) McNaughten rule

Which test of criminal responsibility emphasizes loss of self-control despite knowing right from wrong?

• a) Durham’s Rule

• b) ALI Test

• c) Irresistible Impulse Test

• d) M’Naghten Rule

ALI test is a combination of:

• a) Durham + Impulse

• b) McNaughten + Impulse

• c) McNaughten + Durham

• d) Durham + Cognition

A 35-year-old with paranoid schizophrenia kills his brother believing he was being poisoned by him. The act was the result of his mental disorder.

This is an example of:

• a) Product Rule

• b) Impulse Test

• c) ALI Test

• d) Section 84 IPC

A woman with brain injury knew that stabbing someone is wrong but, at the moment, could not resist the urge due to poor impulse control.

Which rule fits?

• a) ALI Test

• b) Irresistible Impulse Test

• c) Durham’s Rule

• d) Section 84 IPC

A bipolar patient in mania shoplifts. In court, it is proved that he did not have the capacity to understand the wrongfulness of the act, nor to control his actions.

Which defense will apply?

• a) Irresistible Impulse Test

• b) Durham’s Rule

• c) ALI Test

• d) McNaughten Rule

A girl with schizophrenia kills her neighbor because she believes the neighbor is a demon. The murder directly results from her delusion.

Which rule best explains this defense?

• a) Irresistible Impulse Test

• b) Durham’s Rule

• c) ALI Test

• d) Section 84 IPC