Analysis of Serial Killers
The first recognized serial killer in history
Who is Jack the Ripper?
A disorder causing extreme mood shifts and sudden, unexplained changes in behavior and thinking
What is bipolar disorder?
Acrophobia
What is fear of heights?
The most famous psychologist that created the psychoanalytic approach
Who is Sigmund Freud?
The inability to fall asleep or stay asleep
What is insomnia?
The group with which an individual member identifies
What is in-group?
To be considered a serial killer, a murderer must have at least this many victims over a span of time
What is four?
A disorder causing someone to relive painful memories and previous instances of trauma
What is post-traumatic stress disorder?
Hydrophobia
What is fear of water?
The psychologist considered the father of psychology
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
The stage of sleep where vivid dreaming occurs
What is REM sleep?
A decrease in performance due to being in a group
What is social loafing?
The "triad" seen in the childhood of most serial killers is chronic bedwetting, animal abuse, and this other trait
What is pyromania (obsession with fire)?
A chronic disorder where someone may experience multiple realities, hallucinations, and delusions
What is schizophrenia?
Hemophobia
What is fear of blood?
The psychologist that focused on classical conditioning using experiments involving dogs
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
The body rhythm that regulates the wake-sleep cycle and occurs every 24 hours
What is circadian rhythm?
The combination of people, activities, and interactions, the setting in which behavior occurs, and expectations and social norms governing behavior in that setting
What is social context?
The primary method of murder used by female serial killers
What is poison?
An eating disorder where someone purposely overeats and then self induces vomiting that is associated with a constant and excessive concern about body weight
What is bulimia nervosa?
Scolionophobia
What is fear of school?
The psychologist who essentially developed modern education through a focus on cognitive development
Who is Jean Piaget?
The part of the brain in charge of the body's sleep patterns and cycles
What is hypothalamus?
The concept of a group member losing their sense of personal identity and responsibility and the group assumes responsibility for their behavior
What is deindividuation?
The decade that saw the most serial killers operating in the United States
What is the 1980s?
The type of mental depression that can only affect women
What is postpartum depression?
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
What is fear of long words?
Woman responsible for the development and establishment of mental hospitals
Who is Dorothea Dix?
The main function of dreaming according to Sigmund Freud
What is wish fulfillment?
A cluster of knowledge or general conceptual framework that provides expectations about topics, events, people. objects, and situations in life
What is schema?