NCJ Number
35890
Date Published
1975
Length
23 pages
Annotation
BY INTERVIEWING JURORS FROM A RAPE-MURDER CASE THAT OCCURRED IN ONTARIO IN 1959, THE AUTHOR IDENTIFIES THE FACTORS THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED A PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN THEM (AS IT MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED IN ANY OF US).
Abstract
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IS DEFINED AS MENTAL PROCESSES IN INDIVIDUALS WHICH MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO DEAL ADEQUATELY WITH REALITY. THESE PROCESSES, AS DISCUSSED IN THE ARTICLE, INCLUDE UNCONSCIOUS MOTIVATION, HOMEOSTATIC BALANCE, INFANTILE SEXUALITY, PSYCHIC DEFENSE, AND SUPEREGO MENTAL GOVERNANCE. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED THAT SUGGEST WAYS OF AIDING THE JURORS TO REACH THEIR DECISIONS BASED ON THE REALITIES OF EACH CASE, RATHER THAN ON THEIR PSYCHOPATHOLOGIES.