Question

Roger, a father of 6 children, expressed shock to his fellow jurors that the psychiatrist declared the defendant, who had repeatedly plunged her three-year-old's hand in scalding water, mentally competent. Roger is operating under the common belief that

Answer 1

Answer:

This question is incomplete. Here are the missing options:

• (a) family violence is rare.
• (b) psychiatrists do not understand family violence.
• (c) only mentally ill or "sick" people abuse family members.
• (d) only fathers abuse their children.

The answer is c.

Explanation:

While there have been claims that link violence (especially gun violence) with mental illnesses, in reality there are many factors that contribute to violent behavior. Some significant examples are past violence and substance abuse. The reason some tend to relate violence with mental disorders is because these risk factors may actually result in mental illnessses.