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Understanding Serial Killers: Abnormal Psychology
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Understanding Serial Killers: Abnormal Psychology

Deviant Behaviors : Psychopathy and Sociopathy Certificate
Created byAhilan Chandran
Last updated 5/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Psychological influences related to serial killer pathology.
  • Social and biological factors.
  • Theories.
  • Diagnostical Statistical Manual.
  • Debunking Serial Killer Myths.
  • Typology & classifications.
  • And, much, much more!

Course content

22 sections28 lectures1h 50m total length
  • Welcome0:49

Requirements

  • No.

Description

*Online certificate available upon completion of course*


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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Who this course is for:

  • Anyone wanting to delve deeper into the subject of abnormal psychology, specfically, serial killer pathology.