Criminal mind Flashcards
What is the difference between a forensic psychologist and a clinical one?
forensic doesnt try to create a bond. They confront. Tries to find motives.
What are some of the functions of the forensic psychiatrist? 6
1- test for mental illness 2- assess sanity 3 establish state of mind at the time of the crime 4- evaluate for signs of deception 5- determines competency to stand trial 6- profile perpetrator and victim
What is the first step of a psychiatrist evaluation? Who does it (psycho or psychiatrist) and why?
determine health of the suspect.
psychiatrist because they have a medical degree.
What are the 4 things that the psychiatrist will evaluate concerning the health of the suspect?
1- general health (stroke, heart dicease, tumours)
2- prescipriton drugs or illicit that alter behaviours
3- medical, work, criminal and military records.
4- request blood work, EEG, MRI, CT scans
What is the goal of a personality inventory?
give examples
determine personality: attitude, behaviour, thought process, beliefs, emotional responses and social abilities.
- Minnesota Multiohasic Personality Inventory.
What is the goal of a projective testing?
give examples
Evaluate personality and thought process. Help understand how the subject sees himself, others and the world.
Rorschash Test, projective drawings.
Which test better the projective testing and personality inventory?
personality inventory, more reliable and standardized.
What is the goal of a intellectual and cognitive testing?
give examples
determine ind. intelligence, thought processes and mental competency.
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (IQ)
What are the common questioning techniques? How are they perceived in court and why?
Hypnosis or drugs.
Not good because easily faked, highly subjective.
What is the drug used in questioning?
truth serum because lowers inhibitions and defences.
Sodium pentothal.
What is malingering?
try to make a mental of physical defect look worse than it is. Do this to be declared incompetent or insane.
What are the 3 types of clues that psychiatrists use to determine whether or not a suspect is lying? Examples
1- nervousness: sweating, dilated pupils, tremors of the hands and lips, cant make eye-contact, hesitant or rapid speech
2- Reading body language: hand-wringing, slumping or slouching, fingertapping, fidgeting.
3- Neuro-linguistic programming: reading eye-mouvement, to determine mental state.
Are eye-witnesses reliable?
no
Why would people give false confessions?
1- person is confused, forgetful, drunk or on drugs, has a mental disorder or wants to leave the interrogation room.
2- protect someone
3- deflect the police from a worst crime.
4- attention, fame, low-self esteem
What is competence? Things make someone non-competent?
understanding the charges that are filed against you.
mental illness, drug/alcohol addiction, organic brain syndromes, severe neurose, psychoses and schizophrenia.
