PSYC 5035 Final PDF

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Final Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychologists were adopted even before Forensic Psychology was True

The American Board of Forensic Psychology emphasizes someone must possess knowledge in which the following before becoming board certified: a. all of the listed are required

The Ethics Code consists of _____ general principles and _____ specific standards. a. 5; 10

(CM) What provides new avenues for the criminal mind to express itself? a. Constantly changing society

(CM) In what year did Dr. Samenow join Dr. Yochelson's program? b. 1970

(CM) The major purpose of this book, Inside the Criminal Mind, is for you to understand the criminal mind. True

(CM) "Sociopathy" is now officially called _____. a. Antisocial Personality Disorder

(CM) Samenow references that the delinquent child appears to have a _____ for most classroom assignments.

a. short attention span

The criminal usually sticks to one type of crime. False

Criminals are often aware of the damage their crime inflicts. True

It is easy to distinguish between those who prey on children and those who view child pornography but do not seek out a child for sex. False

The view that the person addicted to alcohol or drugs is ill is supported by the criminal's series of decisions to obtain and use the substance. False

Antisocial people like Clay shift from unbridled optimism to unmitigated pessimism and despair. This oscillation _____. c. stems from his inflated sense of importance and distress from unfulfilled expectation

Prisons effectively serve four functions: deterrence, retribution, incapacitation, and rehabilitation. False

The emphasis in the juvenile justice system is on _____. d. rehabilitation

Yochelson stressed the importance of thinking about _____. b. thinking

Overall, the criminal looks at and pursues life in very similar ways that responsible people do. False

The authors of Mindhunter propose that people are often attracted to grisly subject matter and tragic endings because true crime deals with the essentials and fundamentals of ______________________. a. the human condition

The self-proclaimed BTK killer used the media to deliver a package to the police containing a Memorex floppy disk that contained only one file that read "____________________________________" a. This is a test

According to the authors of Mindhunter, it is the "thrill of the hunt that get's these guys going". True

What happened to John's stolen gun? b. It essentially disappeared

When John took over as chief of the operational side of the Behavioral Science Unit, he changed the name to the ______________________________. c. Behavioral Investigations Unit

Q 37 What happened to Fred, one of the counselors in the Academy, a year after he returned home? b. He was out on a medical disability discharge

John Linley Frazier burned a family of six alive in their own house as a warning to those who would ______________. a. destroy nature

What did Francine Elveson's killer place symmetrically on each side of her head? a. earrings

Q 40 The text Mindhunters refers to Atlanta as the city "_____________________." a. too busy too hate b. on the rise c. of the future d. of all cities

What did Jud Ray's wife buy him in attempt to keep his hand away from his gun long enough for the men she hired to murder him? a. a coffee mug

Staging is a part of ___________ while posing is a part of ____________. b. MO; signature

What did Shari collect? a. stuffed koala bears

The Mindhunters text states, "The only thing we can say with an experiential authority is that women seem to externalize their stressors." False...