Pros And Cons Of Malilingering

Malingering is to make believe that a person is sick due to a physical or mental illness to avoid unpleasable consequences while denial is an act to oppress reality and deny its existence. In criminal cases, many suspects have tried to perform both of these strategies in order to receive a smaller sentence, but in fact, the person either spends a greater amount in a mental health institution or prison. Kenneth Bianchi, in a five-month period between 1977 and 1978, rapped and strangled several young women and denied any involvement in the murders he committed. Bianchi reported under hypnosis that his alter ego committed those crimes. Apparently at the end of his hypnosis session, he had about five separate personality disorders. His lawyers

Moreover, those found not guilty for reason insanity (NGRI) have to spend about the same time in mental health hospitals. Malingering is to exaggerate or feign illness to escape work. Research shows that defendants who are evaluated for competency to stand trial and are charged with a murder trial are more likely to malinger. It is logical that a defendant would want to deliberate feigning and exaggeration of physical or psychological symptoms in order to avoid a negative outcome. A defendant’s competency to stand trial does not exclude them from being sentenced, either way, if incompetent, they are sent to be hospitalized in a mental institution. In most cases, defendants are competent to stand trial, whereas a little over ten percent are incompetent. If a defendant purposely caused the murder of another person, but suffers from schizophrenia, then they might be incompetent to stand trial. They would be hospitalized in a secure facility in the attempt to return them to competency. On the other hand, if an individual is not restorable to competency, then they would be

A way I can relate malingering into my life is in my workplace. There are many people who swarm the streets of Soho for shopping, sightseeing etc. I work at a store where it gets quite busy on the weekends. I remember I was working the closing shift and there was still a good amount of people in the store. I was closing down a section of the store so I could be out of work at a reasonable time. With half an hour left before the store officially closes, I told my manager I was going to the restroom. Ten minutes later, after I get back to my section from the restroom, it was like there was a sale going on in my section. The folded pants and blouses were a messy pile, I found some hanged shirts on the floor and it was a total mess. In my mind, I was thinking no way in hell am I going to fix this section again. I will definitely leave this place at one in the morning. I just thought I will pretend I got sick for my lunch and threw up in the restroom. I went ahead to my manager with a disgust and ill face with one hand on my stomach telling her I did not feel well at all. I lied, telling her I threw up in the restroom and I felt weak. She said it was fine if I left earlier, but one of my co workers noticed that I was just trying to go home early. The person told my manager and she made me work the closing shift for a whole week after that. I was just glad that I did not have to clean up