Finals Review

Question 1

overcontrolled offender

Answer 1

An offender with a rigid behavioural inhibition system who
suppresses emotions until they explode – overcontrolled offender

Question 2

excitation transfer
theory

Answer 2

An inability to respond to an anger instigating event, so respond
disproportionately to a secondary event

Question 3

General aggression model

Answer 3

A model that combines social information processing, cognitive
neoassociation, excitation transfer, and elements of learning
theories

Question 4

serial
murder

Answer 4

Characterized by more than two victims at different times

Question 5

MacDonald triad

Answer 5

Three components are fire setting, cruelty to animals, and enuresis

Question 5

visionary

Answer 5

A type of serial killer who believes their killings can prevent
tragedies

Question 5

mass
murder

Answer 5

Characterized by more than four victims at the same time

Question 6

mission-oriented

Answer 6

A type of serial killer who targets victims based on an agenda

Question 7

ertomanic

Answer 7

A delusional stalker who rarely seeks face-to-face contact

Question 7

exhibitionism

Answer 7

Sexual arousal from exposing genitals to strangers

Question 8

love-obsessional

Answer 8

A stalker who seeks a love relationship with someone with whom they had no previous relationship

Question 9

sexual sadism

Answer 9

Sexual arousal from inflicting pain or suffering of another person

Question 10

coercive
control

Answer 10

A form of interpersonal violence characterized by isolation, monitoring, and psychological and physical injuries

Question 11

family only abuser

Answer 11

The most common type of interpersonal violence perpetrator

Question 12

risk, needs, responsivity

Answer 12

A model of treatment for sex offenders

Question 12

rape myths

Answer 12

These are false beliefs that justify male sexual aggression against
women

Question 13

generally violent/antisocial

Answer 13

A type of interpersonal violence perpetrator that is prone to criminal and violent behaviour

Question 14

sexual exploitation/involvement theme

Answer 14

A type of crime scene where the offender attempts to bond with
the victim

Question 15

delusions

Answer 15

A positive symptom characterized by excesses or distortions of thoughts, feelings, and behaviours

Question 16

schizophrenia

Answer 16

A person experiencing alogia and word salad may have this
mental disorder -

Question 17

hallucinations

Answer 17

A positive symptom characterized by sensing or perceiving things
or events that others do not

Question 18

NCRMD

Answer 18

If, at the time of an offense, a person was experiencing a disturbed mind and they were incapable of knowing the act was wrong

Question 18

major depressive disorder

Answer 18

The most common mood disorder

Question 19

fitness to stand trial

Answer 19

A person who unable to understand the nature or object of the
court proceedings

Question 20

threat/control-override symptoms

Answer 20

A symptom-based theory of crime, where the criminal behaviour of a person with a mental disorder is attributed to their altered
perceptions -

Question 21

bipolar disorder

Answer 21

A mental disorder characterized by a manic phase and a depressive phase

Question 22

learning

Answer 22

The principle means of acquiring or changing behaviour

Question 23

classical conditioning

Answer 23

when two stimuli are paired so the neutral stimulus evokes the
response originally only evoked by the unconditioned stimulus -