PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HURTWOOD HOUSE SUMMER READING AND BOOK REPORT As you read through the text answer

the questions contained in this booklet. You should write approximately 250 words in response to each question. Reports should be submitted on the first day of term.

NAME:

Maria Sivachenko

Chapter One: The Missing Part of the Puzzle Revealed Describe two case studies of abnormality raised in this chapter. Chapter Two: The Man Who Faked Madness a) What is DSM-IV? DSM-IV-TR is a book published by American Psychiatric Association that lists every known mental disourder b) Describe Tonys story Tony was arrested for kicking a homeless man and then faked symptoms of schi Chapter Three: Psychopaths Dream in Black and White Outline psychopathy research from Elliot Barker to Gary Maier. Chapter Four: The Psychopath Test Choose at least four of the items on the Hare Checklist to what extent do you believe that these are useful criteria for deciding whether or not a person is a psychopath? Chapter Five: Toto Is Toto a psychopath? Give reasons to support your point of view. Chapter Six: Night of the Living Dead Is Al Dunlap a psychopath? Give reasons to support your point of view. Chapter Seven: The Right Sort of Madness Whilst the identification of psychopathy may lead to treatment the diagnostic tools can also be abused. Describe one such case as outlined in this chapter. Chapter Eight: The Madness of David Shayler a) Describe the beliefs that David Shayler holds. b) How do the conspiracy theorists deal with Rachels argument that the July 7th bombings were real? Chapter Nine: Aiming a Bit High Outline the story of Paul Britton and psychological profiling Chapter Ten: The Avoidable Death of Rebecca Riley Discuss validity and reliability problems with DSM. Chapter Eleven: Good Luck Do you think Tony should have been released? Justify your answer.