Mental Disorders
persistent anxiety that is not associated with a particular object, situation, or event
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Who is the murderer in the first Friday the 13th movie?
Pamela Voorhees, Jason Voorhees' mom
The trait of being willing to follow commands or guidance
Obedience
Halloween has its roots in this pagan Gaelic festival that welcomed the harvest at the end of summer
Samhain (pronounced “SAH-win”)
What degree do you need to become a forensic psychologist?
Ph.D or Psy.D
intense experiences of euphoric mood in alteration with major depressive episodes
Bipolar Disorder
Tony Todd was paid $1,000 each time he was stung by a bee playing the title villain in this 1992 horror movie.
Candyman
A proposed explanation for a phenomenon.
Hypothesis
The tradition of carving Jack-o’-Lanterns originated in Ireland using what instead of pumpkins.
Turnips. It's allegedly based on a legend about a man named Stingy Jack who repeatedly trapped the Devil and only let him go on the condition that Jack would never go to Hell. But when Jack died, he learned that Heaven did not want his soul either, so he was forced to wander the Earth as a ghost for eternity. The Devil gave Jack a burning lump of coal in a carved-out turnip to light his way. Locals eventually began carving scary faces into their own turnips to frighten away evil spirits.
A television show that revolves around a team of FBI profilers who analyze the behavior of criminals to solve criminal cases
Criminal Minds
persistent urge to pull out one's own hair
Trichotillomania
A 2019 horror movie was called "The Curse of ______", Spanish for "The Weeping Woman"
La Llorona
A complex brain structure that is embedded deep into the temporal lobe and has a major role in learning and memory.
Hippocampus
The day after Halloween is known as what?
All Saints Day. In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honor saints. Soon after, All Saints Day came to incorporate some of the traditions of Samhain. The evening before All Saints Day was known as All Hallows Eve, and later, Halloween.
Which amendment provides that Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise. It protects freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances
1st Amendment
patterns of poor impulse control and instability in mood, interpersonal relationships, and self image
Borderline Personality Disorder
Some say the first true horror film is the 1920 silent picture "The Cabinet of" this doctor.
Dr. Caligari
A statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary
Correlation Coefficient
This game has been a staple at Halloween parties for many years with its origins tracing back to a courting ritual of a Roman festival honoring Pomona, the goddess of agriculture and abundance
Bobbing for apples
Referred to as the “father of forensic psychology” due to the publication of his book "On the Witness Stand: Essays on Psychology and Crime" (1908)
Hugo Munsterberg
individual is unusually suspicious of others and is always on guard against potential danger or harm
Paranoid Personality Disorder
Oz Perkins, director of Longlegs (2024), has been involved in horror for a long time now. His father, Anthony, is also horror royalty. Which fictional serial killer does he play?
Norman Bates in 'Psycho'
The interrelation of conscious and unconscious processes and emotions that determine personality and motivation
Psychodynamics
According to some tales, if, on Halloween night, a girl puts a sprig of rosemary and a silver coin under her pillow, she will see what in a dream?
Her future husband
A domestic terrorist who carried out a series of bombings over nearly 2 decades, targeting individuals involved in modern technology and causing multiple fatalities and injuries before his arrest in 1996
The Unabomber, aka Theodore Kaczynski