Edithce Zambrano

General Psychology PSY-113-23491 Prof. Frank R. Gioia, Jr. Assignment CCM

Brainwashed Idiots

Tamerlan Tsarnaev

Background •  Born: Tamerlan Anzorovich Tsarnaev,

October 21, 1986, Elista, Kalmyk ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

•  Died: April 19, 2013 (aged 26) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

•  Cause of death: Gunshot wounds and blunt trauma

•  Ethnicity: Chechen-Avar •  Citizenship: Russian •  Occupation: Unemployed •  Religion: Islam •  Spouse(s): Katherine Russell AKA

Karima Tsarnaev (m. June 2010–April 2013; his death)

•  Children: 1 daughter, Zahara Tsarnaev, born 2010)

•  Parents: Anzor and Zubeidat Tsarnaev •  Relatives: 1 brother (Dzhokhar Tsarnaev)

2 sisters (Alina and Bella)

Dzhokhar Anzorovich

Background •  Born: Dzhokhar Anzorovich Tsarnaev,

July 22, 1993 (age 19) Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan

•  Residence: Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.

•  Ethnicity: Chechen-Avar •  Citizenship: American and Kyrgyzstan •  Study: University of Massachusetts

Dartmouth •  Occupation: University student •  Religion: Islam •  Parents: Anzor and Zubeidat •  Relatives: 1 brother (Tamerlan Tsarnaev)

2 sisters

Some of them

Tamerlan Tsarnaev •  Once known as a quiet teenager

who aspired to be a boxer •  Delved deeply into religion in

recent years at the urging of his mother

•  Who feared he was slipping into a life of marijuana, girls and alcohol.

•  Quit drinking and smoking, gave up boxing because he thought it was in opposition to his religion

•  Began pushing the rest of his family to pursue stricter ways, his mother recalled

Dzhokhar Anzorovich •  Remained quiet and happy-go-

lucky through high school •  Was part of a group of friends with

whom he attended prom •  He never said a mean word about

his life •  Moved on to the University of

Massachusetts, Dartmouth •  For orientation, in 2011, he

participated in the summer reading program and commented in a group discussion blog about the "West Memphis Three," the well-known case of men convicted of murder as teens only to be later released due to new evidence

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Tamerlan Tsarnaev

Recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or

images that are experienced, at some

time during the disturbance, as intrusive and inappropriate and

that cause marked anxiety or distress.

The thoughts, impulses, or images are not simply excessive worries about

real-life problems.

The person attempts to ignore or suppress such thoughts, impulses, or

images, or to neutralize them with some other

thought or action.

The person recognizes that the obsessional

thoughts, impulses, or images are a product of

his or her own mind (not imposed from without as

in thought insertion).

Brainwashed ISLAM RELIGION

Dzhokhar Anzorovich

Brainwashed by his brother

Overwhelming threat to one’s life and the possibility that the threat may actually

be carried out.

No other perspective possible. In other words, the person is often cut off from the outside world or

other, more sane perspectives.

No perceived way out of the situation.

Are parents responsible for how their children act as adults?

Lack of parenting capacity: •  Basic care •  Ensuring safety •  Emotional warmth •  Stimulation •  Guidance &

boundaries •  Stability

Lack of family & environmental factors: •  Community

resources •  Family’s social

integration •  Housing •  Family history &

functioning

Lack of child’s development needs: •  Health •  Emotional &

behavioral development

•  Identity •  Family & social

relationships •  Self-care skills

YES, They are

In conclusion= Abnormal behavior

Socio-Cultural Perspective The socio-cultural approach is based on the idea that society and culture shape cognition. Social customs, beliefs, values, and language are all part of what shapes a person's identity

and reality. According to this approach, what a person thinks is based on his or her socio-cultural background. A socio-cultural approach takes into account more than the

individual in attempting to understand cognitive processes.