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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Q: How was madness viewed in the 14th century? | A: As a moral failure or demonic possession; often punished rather than treated. |
| TERM: Coroner System | DEFINITION: Originated to protect the king’s assets and investigate deaths; evolved into modern death investigation. |
| Q: What shift occurred during the Enlightenment regarding mental illness? | A: Transition from punishment to treatment; humane asylums replaced torture and execution. |
| Q: What was the significance of “The Washing Away of Wrongs”? | A: 1247 Chinese forensic manual — first standardized guide for autopsies and evidence handling. |
| TERM: Physiognomy | DEFINITION: Discredited belief that facial features reveal moral character or criminality. |
| TERM: Phrenology | DEFINITION: Discredited theory linking skull bumps to intelligence and personality traits. |
| Q: What are the Four Humors, and how were they believed to affect behavior? | A: Blood, phlegm, yellow bile, black bile — imbalances were thought to cause mental illness. |
| TERM: Born Criminal | DEFINITION: Lombroso’s idea that some people are biologically predisposed to crime. |
| Q: Who founded modern psychology as a science? | A: Wilhelm Wundt (1873) — emphasized introspection and physiological response. |
| TERM: McDonald Triad | DEFINITION: Childhood behaviors linked to later violence — fire-setting, cruelty to animals, enuresis. |
| Q: What’s the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath? | A: Psychopaths are born (biological), sociopaths are made (environmental). |
| TERM: Hare’s PCL-R | DEFINITION: 20-trait checklist assessing psychopathy traits (e.g., lack of empathy, manipulativeness). |
| Q: What did Clark v. Arizona (2006) determine about insanity? | A: Mental illness does not automatically negate intent (“mens rea”). |
| TERM: Tarasoff Law | DEFINITION: Mental health professionals must warn identifiable victims of credible threats. |
| Q: What are Cluster A and Cluster B disorders? | A: Cluster A: Odd/eccentric (Paranoid, Schizoid). Cluster B: Dramatic/impulsive (Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic). |
| Q: What are the four main FBI serial killer typologies? | A: Visionary, Mission-Oriented, Hedonistic, Power/Control. |
| TERM: Organized Killer | DEFINITION: Intelligent, plans crimes, controls scenes, hides evidence. |
| TERM: Disorganized Killer | DEFINITION: Impulsive, chaotic, leaves evidence, often low IQ. |
| Q: What does “3 D’s of Torture” represent? | A: Dependency, Dread, Degradation — psychological control tactics used by sadists. |
| TERM: Paraphilia | DEFINITION: Persistent sexual interest outside societal norms (e.g., fetishism, voyeurism, sadism). |
| Q: Who are Sexual Sadists, and what traits do they show? | A: Intelligent, manipulative offenders who gain sexual pleasure from control and inflicting pain. |
| I – Role Players | Play pretend; pretend the body is their partner- don't have sex w/ body |
| II – Romantic Necrophiles aka "necromania" | trying to keep body "alive"- clothes that smell like them- can't let go |
| III – Fantasizers | fantasize about sex with body but don't act on it |
| IV – Tactile Necrophiles | sexual feeling by touching dead body |
| V – Fetishistic Necrophiles | take a body part- get sexually excited when they hold it |
| VI I– Opportunistic Necrophiles | if they have an opportunity to have sex w/ a body they would take it- Beyonce got in a car crash |
| VIII – Regular Necrophiles | Don't enjoy sex w/ living |
| IX – Homicidal Necrophiles | Kill to have partner |
| X – Exclusive Necrophiles | Can't have sex w/ anything but dead bodies |
| Q: What’s unique about homicidal and exclusive necrophiles? | A: Homicidal kill to obtain corpses; exclusive are only sexually attracted to corpses. |
| TERM: Fetishistic Necrophile | DEFINITION: Collects items (hair, bones, etc.) from corpses for arousal. |
| TERM: Guilty but Insane | DEFINITION: Verdict allowing hospitalization followed by prison once sanity restored. |
| Q: What did Tarasoff Law establish? | A: The duty to warn identifiable victims of threats (post-1976). |
| Q: Who was Mary Bell, and why is her case significant? | A: 11-year-old female killer (1968); media sensationalism and study of child psychopathy. |
| TERM: Mens Rea | DEFINITION: Criminal intent or mental state behind a wrongful act. |
| Q: What’s the forensic significance of Jack the Ripper? | A: Introduced modern profiling concepts and public awareness of sexualized violence. |
| TERM: Catharsis Theory | DEFINITION: Watching violence releases aggression — but often reinforces it. |
| Q: What did William Belson’s study find? | A: 10% correlation between exposure to violent media and real-life aggression. |
| Q: What’s the main consensus on media violence and crime? | A: Media reflects societal violence more than it causes it. |
| TERM: Psychosis | DEFINITION: Mental disorder involving a break from reality (hallucinations, delusions). |
| TERM: Sociopathy | DEFINITION: Antisocial disorder stemming from trauma or poor socialization. |
| TERM: Psychopathy | DEFINITION: Genetic or neurological lack of empathy and remorse. |
| TERM: Paraphilia | DEFINITION: Deviant sexual fixation, often repetitive and compulsive. |
| TERM: Cluster A Disorders | DEFINITION: Odd, eccentric behaviors (e.g., Paranoid, Schizoid). |
| TERM: Cluster B Disorders | DEFINITION: Dramatic, erratic behaviors (e.g., Antisocial, Borderline). |
| Q: What does HAMPP stand for in killer types? | A: Hedonistic, Anger, Mission, Power/Control, Psychotic. |
| Q: How to remember Tarasoff Law? | A: “Tarasoff = Tell” → duty to warn victims. |
| Q: How to recall McDonald Triad? | A: “F.A.E.” → Fire, Animals, Enuresis. |
| Q: How to distinguish psychopath vs sociopath? | A: Psychopath = cold planner; Sociopath = hot reactor. |
| Q: Key test reminders? | A: McDonald Triad + Tarasoff Law almost always appear on exams. |
| VI- Necromutilomania aka "necrophagy" | Don't have intercourse but engage in mutilation- aroused by cutting |
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