Psychology Gifts

With the holiday season just around the corner I've put together some suggestions for anybody looking for a psychology related gift. Whether it's a psychology gift for somebody you know; or a psychology gift you would like to receive yourself by dropping a few hints, you might want to consider the six gift ideas showcased below.

Freudian Slippers



See following link to check out the ultimate play on words psychology gift.

Freudian Slippers

Forensic Psychology Books



The All About Forensic Psychology website has presented a book of the month since its launch in October 2006. Only the best, fascinating and most compelling forensic psychology books make it on to this page, so if it's a great forensic psychology book you're after, you'll be spoit for choice here. See following link to check out all the titles featured on the forensic psychology book of the month page.

Forensic Psychology Books

Magazine Subscription



Going Bonkers is a self-help magazine that is educational, entertaining and motivational. This humorous, delightfully eclectic magazine is packed with information and articles to help you understand, manage and overcome stress in ALL areas of your life.

You’ll learn, you’ll laugh, and you’ll absolutely love it! See following link to check out a gift that keeps on giving month after month.

Going Bonkers

Sigmund Freud & Carl Jung Action Figures



See following links to begin interpreting the meaning of this gift choice.

Sigmund Freud Action Figure

Carl Jung Action Figure

DNA Art



DNA 11 pioneered the application of genetic science in the creation of truly personalized unique custom art. In addition they introduced innovative new products such as Fingerprint Portraits, KISS Portraits and their latest creation, the NEW! DNA Mini Portrait.

See following link to check out some brilliant gifts of individuality.

DNA 11

Personality Trait T-shirts & Gifts



See following link to express different personalities in style via an innovative design range.

Personality Trait T-shirts & Gifts

Join Me On Facebook



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A Free & Comprehensive Guide to The World of Forensic Psychology

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Psychology Gifts

Forensic Psychology Book of The Month (December)

I've just updated the forensic psychology book of the month page on the main website. The December entry is: Psychological Therapy in Prisons and other Settings by Joel Harvey & Kirsty Smedley. See following link for details.

Forensic Psychology Book of The Month

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Forensic Psychology Book of The Month (December)

Criminal Justice Blogs

I've just discovered that The All About Forensic Psychology Blog has been featured by Rasmussen College as part of a very useful article entitled 20 Blogs Criminal Justice Students Will Love.

Beyond the fact that I'm delighted to have been included, I'd just like to say that many of the other featured blogs are well worth checking out and bookmarking for future reference if you are studying forensic psychology. See following link for full details.

20 Blogs Criminal Justice Students Will Love

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Psychology ECards: Halloween Special

Just in time for Halloween, this is the latest design to be added to the psychology Ecard collection.

If you would like to wish someone a happy Halloween (psychology style) you can send them this card for free along with your personal message via the following link.

Psychology Ecards

Free & Comprehensive Psychology Resources



Based on my experiences as a student and then a lecturer in the subject and drawing on content from the website, I've put together a survival guide for psychology students.

You can download the guide for free via the following link and please feel free to pass it on to anybody who you think might be interested in taking a look.

The Psychology Student Guide



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The Scope-Severity Paradox

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Why Doing More Harm Is Judged to Be Less Harmful

Free full-text published research article by Loran Nordgren and Mary-Hunter McDonnell who found that that increasing the number of people victimized by a crime actually decreases the perceived severity of that crime and leads people to recommend less punishment for crimes that victimize more people.

You can access this article via the following link.

http://bit.ly/ScopeSeverityParadox

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Criminal Profiling Debate

Criminal Profiling Special



Consultant psychologist Dr Craig Jackson has reignited the debate over the utility and effectiveness of criminal profiling.

Jackson argues that criminal profiling is unscientific and potentially harmful adding that "Behavioural profiling has never led to the direct apprehension of a serial killer or murderer, so it seems to have no real-world value." Dr. Jackson's views have received considerable press coverage (see following links).

http://bit.ly/criminalProfiling1

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To be honest, there is nothing new in this type of criticism, particularly of the criminal profiling methodology developed by the FBI. In 2007 Malcolm Gladwell wrote a provocative article on criminal profiling entitled "Dangerous Minds" that appeared in the New Yorker. The article documents the historical roots of criminal profiling, beginning with the pioneering work of psychiatrist James Brussel and how the work of Brussel influenced FBI profiling. The article then presents a critical review of the work of prominent FBI profilers such as John Douglas; a review that clearly questions the usefulness of criminal profiling as an investigative methodology.

See following link to read Gladwell's article on criminal profiling in full.

http://nyr.kr/DangerousMinds

Learn About Criminal Profiling

A good way of enagaing with this debate is to learn more criminal profiling and there are plenty of opportunites to do just that over at the All About Forensic Psychology Website.

Criminal Profiling (First Documented Use)

Criminal Profiling (The FBI Legacy)

Criminal Profiling (Methodology)

Geographic Profiling

Criminal Profiling (A Realistic career aspiration?)



In the early 1970s, Special Agent Howard Teten and others in the FBI began to apply the insights of psychological science to violent criminal behavior. In 1972, the FBI Academy launched a Behavioral Science Unit—later called the Behavioral Analysis Unit—which began looking for patterns in the behavior of serial rapists and killers. Agents John Douglas and Robert Ressler conducted systematic interviews of serial killers like John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, and Jeffrey Dahmer to gain insight into their modus operandi, motivations, and backgrounds. This collected information helped agents draw up profiles of violent criminals eluding law enforcement.

By the 1980s, the concept of criminal investigative analysis was maturing into a full-fledged investigative tool for identifying criminals and their future actions by studying their behaviors, personalities, and physical traits. Accordingly, in July 1984, the Bureau opened the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC) on the campus of the FBI Academy to provide sophisticated criminal profiling services to state and local police for the first time.

The aim of Inside the Criminal Mind: A Forensic Psychology eBook Collection Special is to showcase all the major articles written by members of the Behavioral Science Units, National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime, at the FBI Academy. The articles added to the collection so far are:



Read Criminal Profiling : A Viable Investigative Tool Against Violent Crime



Read A Psychological Assessment of Crime Profiling



Read Criminal Profiling From Crime Scene Analysis

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