biological treatment for offenders

Question 1

what is a biological treatment for offenders ?

Answer 1

drug and hormone treatment

Question 2

what is paraphilia?

Answer 2

abnormal sexual drives that involve dangerous activity

Question 3

what is paedophilia?

Answer 3

the devient erotic urge focused on children

Question 4

what is conduct disorder?

Answer 4

usually occurs in teens and children its a serious behavioural disorder and emotional disorder that displays a pattern of disruptive or violent behaviour and may have a problem with following rules.

Question 5

what is oppositional disorder (ODD)

Answer 5

ODD is a disorder where a child displays continuous irritable or angry moods as well as argumentative behaviour.

Question 6

what is the aim of drug treatments?

Answer 6

to re-balance hormones back to normal levels.

Question 7

what can high levels of dopamine cause which may lead to criminal behaviour?

Answer 7

found to increase aggression and amongst children may cause conduct disorder. it does this as increased dopamine activates the reward system when someone is behaving aggressive - causing them to feel a sense of pleasure and making them repeat the behaviour.

Question 8

give an example of a drug which acts as a chemical castration?

Answer 8

Medroxyprogesterone (MPA)

Question 9

what is Medroxyprogesterone ?

Answer 9

female hormone that works to decrease the amount of testosterone by acting as an anti-androgen and inhibiting the lutenizing hormone stopping the production of testosterone.

Question 10

what are SSRI’S?

Answer 10

selective serotonin re uptake inhibitors - increase serotonin levels, serotonin controls mood balance, a lack of serotonin seems to increase aggression.