
Trace the history and terminology of psychopathy as a continuum of antisocial behavior. Explore early pioneers and the nature versus nurture debate alongside psychologist versus psychiatrist distinctions.
Explore antisocial personality disorder, a chronic pattern of rights-violating behavior beginning in childhood or adolescence, with criteria including deceit, impulsivity, aggression, recklessness, lack of remorse, and disregard for authority.
Explore how reduced orbital cortex activity relates to empathy in psychopaths. James Fallon's MRI findings reveal a genetic predisposition that can be suppressed by positive environment.
Explore how fantasies seed serial killer behavior, escalate into violence, and how childhood trauma and amygdala dysfunction suggest a blended nurture and genetics explanation.
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Role Play Disclaimer: Certain topics may include sensitive subject matter, such as discussions of crime, victimology, or offender behavior. Viewer discretion is advised.
Have you ever turned on the news to hear some of the most horrific things and wondered, "what makes people do what they do?"
What about serial killers? - What goes on in their heads?
Inside this course I give you insights on the social, environmental and genetic factors that make up serial killers. - What makes them tick?
In order to understand the madness or abnormal psychology of serial killers first we need to uncover some truths...
Often times terminology in the realm of abnormal psych gets misused, confusing and even contradictory. I will clarify the appropriate usage of terms, typologies, and classifications as this is essential to understand in order to grasp the subject matter of serial killers more precisely and to the full extent.
What You'll Learn Inside
Understanding History & Terminology
Psychopaths VS Sociopaths
Anti-Social Personality Disorder
Diagnostical Statistical Manual (DSM)
Forensic Psychology & Psychopathy Evaluation
Debunking Serial Killer Myths
Typology & Classifications
Intrinsic motivation model
Theories
Case studies
And, much, much more!
You will discover some difficult subjects that come from the darkest parts of the human mind. You'll soon find out the internal struggles of identity and deviance that clash and go on in the mental forefront of certain individuals. Unleashing the violence of man's most base instinct, and the madness of their own devices.
Prepare yourself for an enlightening educational experience where we will explore the more taboo and darker side of psychology, in specific, serial killer pathology.
Role Play Disclaimer: Certain topics may include sensitive subject matter, such as discussions of crime, victimology, or offender behavior. Viewer discretion is advised. This course is for educational purposes only.
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