2024年4月23日发(作者：苹果x多少钱新机)

Criminal Minds Psychology 101

It always helps to have a basic understanding of psychological terms when

watching

Criminal Minds

. This list provides an overview of all things psychological

that I could come up with today. Eventually, it would be nice if we could add

episode names and numbers after the terms to specifically cite when each term

was used on the show. (/)

Abnormal psychology: The scientific study of abnormal behavior in order to

describe, predict, explain, and change abnormal patterns of functioning (Comer,

2004, p. 54).

Acute stress disorder: An anxiety disorder in which fear and related

symptoms are experienced soon after a traumatic event and lasts less than a

month (Comer, 2004, p. 166). Exposure to trauma, which is defined as a stressor

that causes intense fear, often involves threats to life or serious injury to oneself or

others. Examples are rape, mugging, combat, natural disasters, etc. The symptoms

of acute stress disorder include a combining of one or more dissociative and

anxiety symptoms with the avoidance of reminders of the traumatic event.

Dissociative symptoms include emotional detachment, temporary loss of memory,

depersonalization, and derealization (Source: Health A to Z). Episode: 3.05 Seven

Seconds

Antisocial personality disorder: A personality disorder marked by a general

pattern of disregard for and violation of other people’s rights. Aside from

substance-related disorders, this is the disorder most closely linked to adult

criminal behavior (Comer, 2004, p. 498). Episode 1.08 Natural Born Killer

Avoidant personality disorder: A personality disorder characterized by

consistent discomfort and restraint in social situations, overwhelming feelings of

inadequacy, and extreme sensitivity to negative evaluation (Comer, 2004, p. 511).

Borderline personality disorder: A personality disorder characterized by

repeated instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and mood and by

impulsive behavior (Comer, 2004, p. 503).

Cognitive triad: The three forms of negative thinking that Aaron Beck

theorizes lead people to feel depressed. The triad consists of a negative view of

one’s experiences, oneself, and the future (Comer, 2004, p. 250).

Critical incident stress debriefing: Training in how to help victims talk about

their feelings and reactions to traumatic incidents (Comer, 2004, p. 179).

Delusion: A strange false belief firmly held despite evidence to the contrary

(Comer, 2004, p. 439).

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID): as defined by the American Psychiatric

Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), is a

psychiatric diagnosis that describes a condition in which a single person displays

multiple distinct identities or personalities (known as alter egos or alters), each