HOSA - Forensic
Psychology &
Psyciatry fully
solved &
updated
history and development of forensic psychology
- general & inpatient psychiatry
- began to flourish 1960s and 1970s
- became an independent career in the lates 1970s
- Jenkins vs U.S. in 1962 allowed psychologists to testify
as expert witnesses in court
what do forensic psychologists look at?
- the psychology of the victim and the offender
- they use the information found from the crime scene
- quasi-quantitative method of determining personality
and mental functions
projective tests
, - shown an ambiguous image and asked to respond to it
- response displays one's thoughts, desires, and inner
thoughts.
- Rorschach Inkblot Test is commonly known and can
assess personality
- it can also determine the presence or absence of a
personality disorder
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
- a type of projective test where a person is shown a
picture of an everyday situation and have to create a
story around it
- thought to depict inner thoughts and desires etc
Personality Inventories
- standardized test that provides empirical validation for
what they assess
- often helpful to create a personality profile on an
offender
- can be used to corroborate a finding or to determine
aspects of the offender's personality
Malingering & Dissimulation
- malingering is when someone fakes symptoms of a
mental disorder (for release from jail or a reduced
sentence etc)
- dissimulation is when someone with a mental illness
downplay their symptoms
how do some offenders rationalize their crimes through
deceptive behaviour?
- they rationalize their irrational behaviour by providing a
motive that they (may) believe is justified
Psychology &
Psyciatry fully
solved &
updated
history and development of forensic psychology
- general & inpatient psychiatry
- began to flourish 1960s and 1970s
- became an independent career in the lates 1970s
- Jenkins vs U.S. in 1962 allowed psychologists to testify
as expert witnesses in court
what do forensic psychologists look at?
- the psychology of the victim and the offender
- they use the information found from the crime scene
- quasi-quantitative method of determining personality
and mental functions
projective tests
, - shown an ambiguous image and asked to respond to it
- response displays one's thoughts, desires, and inner
thoughts.
- Rorschach Inkblot Test is commonly known and can
assess personality
- it can also determine the presence or absence of a
personality disorder
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
- a type of projective test where a person is shown a
picture of an everyday situation and have to create a
story around it
- thought to depict inner thoughts and desires etc
Personality Inventories
- standardized test that provides empirical validation for
what they assess
- often helpful to create a personality profile on an
offender
- can be used to corroborate a finding or to determine
aspects of the offender's personality
Malingering & Dissimulation
- malingering is when someone fakes symptoms of a
mental disorder (for release from jail or a reduced
sentence etc)
- dissimulation is when someone with a mental illness
downplay their symptoms
how do some offenders rationalize their crimes through
deceptive behaviour?
- they rationalize their irrational behaviour by providing a
motive that they (may) believe is justified
