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Psychology.
Subject flashcards.
30 cards·by danielle
What are the different types of stalkers?
Rejected stalker. Intimacy stalker. Incompetent stalker. Resentful stalker. Predatory
stalker.
What are the three stages of memory?
Encoding. Storage. Retrieval.
What are problems with encoding?
Violence distraction. Weapon focus.
What are problems with storage?
Forgetting. The decay theory.
What are problems with retrieval?
Motivated forgetting. Cue-dependent forgetting. Reconstructive memory.
What does dangerousness refer to?
The likelihood that an offender will commit another serious act of violence.
What is Duty To Warn?
The responsibility somebody has to warn the appropriate people in situations where someone
will be put at risk/harm.
What sort of person is somebody with APD?
Fail to obey laws. Disrespect. Deceitful. No reguard for personal safety or other's. No
regret. Socially inappropriate.
What does APD stand for?
Anti-social personality disorder.
What is a criminal profile?
A list of physiological and psychological characteristics about likely offenders.
What is inductive profiling?
The use of statistics from similar crimes.
What steps are involved in deductive profiling?
Analyse forensic evidence. Analyse victim characteristics. Analyse crime scene evidence.
Create profile. Compare apprehended offender to it.
What steps are involved in inductive profiling?
Collect profile stats from similar crimes. Infer offender's history. Determine offenders
forensics awareness. Develop profile. Compare.
What is included in a criminal profile?
Gender. Race. Body type. Hand L/R. Intelligence. Personality. Aggression. Employment. S/E
status. Marital status. Possessions (clothes, car)
What are techniques used to assess somebody's dangerousness?
Trigger. What they did. How they were feeling/thinking. Remorse? Victim I.D. Drug/alcohol?
Weapons? Behaviour B/A. Planning involved.
How should you conduct an experiment?
Topic. Hypothesis. Method. Inform participants. Collect results. Analyse.
What are the research methods?
Qualitative. Quantative. Controlled experiments. Questionaries. Longitudinal studies.
Observation. Nervopsychology. Animal studies.
What is psychology?
The study of the human brain patterns and behaviour.
What is the Code of Ethics?
To protect the welfare of recipients of psychological services and the integrity of the
psychology profession.
How do you improve an eye-witness memory?
Context-dependent cues. Identity parades. Artistic impressions.
When does a rejected stalker occur?
After the breakdown of a job, relationship or marriage.
What sort of person is an incompetent suitor?
Somebody who can't form friendships and communicate very well. They try to befriend them from
a distance.
When does an intimacy stalker occur?
When someone is in such a desperate search for a relationship with someone. They pick random
people they've had interactions with.
What is the motivation for a resentful stalker?
To seek revenge on their victim by either frightening or scaring them.
What is a predatory stalker's motive?
Sexual assault. They want to feel a sense of power over their victim and will find out as much
information as possible.
What are some tips for somebody who is being stalked?
Avoid contact and confrontation. Inform others. Document and retain evidence. Restraining
orders.
What areas can a forensic psychologist work in?
Courts/tribunals. Mental health. Corrections. Child protection. Family services.
Alcohol/drug services. Rehabilitation. Police. Academia. PP
What are some pathways to become a psychologist?
Completing APAC & possibly followed by minimum of two years supervised work in a
psychological role with at least 100 hours of supervision.
What are some skills that a psychologist possess?
Psychological intervention. Program evaluation. Consultation. Supervision.
Education/training. Research. Formulation/diagnosis.
What is deductive profiling?
Uses actual crime evidence.