biological treatment of offenders Flashcards
what is the biological treatment of offenders
hormone treatment
what are the three drugs that can great anger in criminals
risperidone
ssri
mpa
what hormone does respiridone work on
dopmaine
what hormone does ssri work on
seretonin
what hormone does mpa work on
testosterone
how does respiridone work
blocking receptors in the brain that dopamine binds to. this prevents excess activity increasing symptoms such as anxiety and depression
how do sir’s work
inhibit seretonin reuptake pump meaning more seretonin is availiable to bind to receptors
how does mpa work
decreases the bodys of gonadotropin and can supress sex hormone levels
what is a supporting research for hormone treatment
le blanc
what did le blanc find
found that adolescent bioys diagnosed with either conduct disorders or opppositional disorder who took respiridone experianced a 56.4% reduction in theri aggressive behaviour wich was statistically significant at the level 0.1 %
what is an opposing evidance to hormone treatment
couppis and kennedy
what did couppis and kennedy find
found that dopamine might be a consequence of aggressive behaviour rather than a cause
how does couppis and kennedys evidance oppose hormones
t/f treating the high levels of dopamine is not addressing the cause of the aggression
what is anouther supporting evidance for hormones
maletzky
what is anouther weakness of hormone therapy
side effects
why is side effects a weakness
hormone therapy and alternate drugs can cuase side effects such as dizziness headaches abd loss of appitate
what does side effects mean for homones
t/f there may be high drop out rates from criminals due to side effects thus not knowing the effectivness
what is anouther strength of hormone therapy
lievesly et al
what did lievesly et al find
research using semi-strucutred interviews with 13 sex offenders and after taking ssri they reported a noticable reduction in sexual urges allowing them to start to adress their sexual fanatasies
what does lievetsly supporting evidance mean
t/f supporting the idea that hormones can drecrease criminal behaviour in offenders
what is a weakness of hormone therapy
it’s reductionist
how is hormone therapy reductionist
hormone therapy only accounts for the role of nature and chemical imbalnces causing criminal behaviour, it discounts the role of nature and nature factors such as self fullfilling prophecy in contributing to criminal behaviour
what does it being reductionist mean for biological treatment
t/f hormone treatment is not a holistic approach to treating criminals as it doesn’t consider the role of nurture in criminal behaviuor
