Adaptive Behavior Assessment and the Diagnosis of Mental Retardation in Capital Cases

Tassé, Marc J.

doi:10.1080/09084280902864451

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“…This is in keeping with the fact that the adaptive behavior construct has never been adequately defined in the first place (Gresham & Elliot, 1987). Issues involving prong two are far too many to address adequately here; see a recent review by Tassé (2009) for a more in-depth treatment.…”

Section: Issues In Interpreting Prong Two: Adaptive Behaviormentioning

confidence: 85%

Homicide Defendants with Intellectual Disabilities: Issues in Diagnosis in Capital Cases

Greenspan

2011

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Section: Issues In Interpreting Prong Two: Adaptive Behaviormentioning

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Homicide Defendants with Intellectual Disabilities: Issues in Diagnosis in Capital Cases

Greenspan

2011

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“…This complication, coupled with the strong incentive of family and friends to exaggerate deficits (i.e., the high-stakes context) creates unique difficulties for Atkins evaluators when collecting corroborating information. Tassé (2009) has called this incentive to exaggerate malingering by proxy, "where a parent may want to under-report adaptive skills to intentionally lower their loved one's adaptive behavior performance, in order to increase the likelihood of a diagnosis of mental retardation and result in a reprieve of the death penalty" (p. 120).…”

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“…Consistency among thirdparty reports provides evidence of valid responses and reliable respondents (Stevens & Price, 2006). Tassé (2009) takes this issue of consistency one step further by suggesting the collection of information from respondents across multiple contexts (e.g., school, home, work, etc.) is just as important as gathering data from multiple respondents.…”

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Ethical Issues in Third-Party Disclosure inAtkinsCases

Brodsky

2015

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

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The current paper addresses the ethical dilemmas presented in terms of informed consent and disclosing confidentiality to third-party informants in Atkins cases. The conundrum is that of balancing appropriate disclosure with the potential for undue bias on the part of the respondent. Although aspirational in nature, there are substantial limitations and a problematic lack of guidance in the provisions of the Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology. Informal feedback from practicing psychologists with experience in this area was elicited with regard to their approach to disclosure. Responses varied and were seemingly dependent upon their professional experience. A review of the relevant literature and directions for future research are discussed with an emphasis on suggestions for practice. The authors suggest that prioritization and open dialogue can serve to appropriately direct professional practice toward an appropriate balancing of goals.

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“…Voilà autant d'indicateurs qui permettent d'éclairer un diagnostic d'II. Donc, les II ne se mesurent pas par les connaissances acquises, mais plutôt par l'agir d'un individu et le niveau d'indépendance acquise par la maîtrise de ces habiletés (Tassé, 2009). Septième-ment, les individus ayant des II ont rarement des relations sociales et interpersonnelles vraiment réciproques.…”

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Le qi, flynn et piaget à la rescousse des condamnés.

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2013

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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En prononçant l'arrêt Atkins (juin 2002), la Cour suprême des États-Unis a déclaré illégale l'application de la peine de mort aux individus qui présentent des incapacités intellectuelles (II). Formulée en termes cliniques plutôt qu'en termes légaux, cette décision remet entre les mains des cliniciens les critères diagnostiques de la notion d'II. Dans ce texte, nous discuterons de deux des trois critères diagnostiques permettant de conclure qu'un individu a des II : des limitations importantes, d'une part, du fonctionnement intellectuel et, d'autre part, du comportement adaptatif manifesté par des habiletés conceptuelles, sociales et pratiques. Dans le premier cas, nous abordons successivement la définition de l'intelligence, telle que mesurée par le QI, la notion de biais, le problème de la stabilité et de la variation du QI, incluant l'erreur de mesure et l'effet de la pratique, les implications légales de l'effet Flynn puis, finalement, l'impact du recours a `la méthode clinique piagétienne. Dans le cas du comportement adaptatif, nous traiterons, d'une part, de l'impact sur la vie quotidienne d'habiletés adaptatives limitées et, d'autre part, de l'importance de maîtriser les schèmes opératoires formels pour fonctionner dans la société actuelle. Le texte se termine par la façon de détecter les individus qui pourraient simuler des incapacités intellectuelles.Mots-clés : incapacité intellectuelle, comportements adaptatifs, QI, effet Flynn, peine de mort, implications légales.

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Adaptive Behavior Assessment and the Diagnosis of Mental Retardation in Capital Cases

Cited by 35 publications

References 14 publications

Homicide Defendants with Intellectual Disabilities: Issues in Diagnosis in Capital Cases

Homicide Defendants with Intellectual Disabilities: Issues in Diagnosis in Capital Cases

Ethical Issues in Third-Party Disclosure inAtkinsCases

Le qi, flynn et piaget à la rescousse des condamnés.

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