2.2, Individualistic theories

Question 1

Eysenck Dimensions

Answer 1

Extraverted / Introverted = The amount of stimulation a person needs.
Extraverts - Sociable, become bored quickly.
Introverts - reliable, in control of their emotions.
Neuroticism / Stability = The level of emotional stability of a person.
Neurotic - Anxious, irrational.
Stability - Calm, emotionally controlled.

Question 2

Eysenck - Personality theory

Answer 2

Predicts those with neurotic, psychotic and extraverted personalities are most prone to criminality as they most likely seek thrill on impulse, don’t accept the rules of society and it is difficult for them to learn to control impulses.

Question 3

Freud - The psyche

Answer 3

Id controls our basic needs, urges, desires whether they’re good or bad.
Ego Developed from the id, supresses our urges to make them more suitable to social norms
Superego Controls our sexual and aggressive tendencies.

Question 4

Freud (General Idea)

Answer 4

Believed that criminal behaviour was driven by the unconscious mind and childhood trauma.
A healthy personality is one that perfectly balances the id, ego and superego as an imbalance may lead to,
-Weak superego - Individual avoids all challenges as they are too overwhelming. They may turn to substance abuse or live in alternate fantasies too often to be able to differentiate what is real.
-Strong superego - Individual may feel depressed or isolated evoking negative behaviour.

Question 5

Bandura Bobo Doll Theory

Answer 5

A series of experiments carried out by Albert Bandura on the visual learning habits of children,
24 witnessed aggression towards the doll
24 witnessed calm play with the toy
24 watched neither video
Even split between genders of the children.
Children were individually let into the same room with the doll to see how they would react to it, the study showed that children easily pick up on social behaviour, copying aggression if it is not followed by major consequences.

Question 6

Bandura Bobo Doll Theory (General idea)

Answer 6

He implied that human behaviour is a process learnt by observation and imitation.

Question 7

John Bowlby, 44 Juvenile Delinquents Theory

Answer 7

Aimed to determine a correlation between maternal deprivation during infancy to adult delinquency.

clear correlation, the relationship between the mother and the infant in the first 5 years was most crucial to socialisation in order to prevent behavioural and mental issues in the child during adulthood.

children’s sole purpose in order to survive is an innate attachment to one main figure (Monotropy).