Hormone therapy

Question 1

A01.1

Answer 1

Kay suggested that deviant sexual urge a were causes by biological imbalances, therefore to reduced them biological treatment such as hormone therapy would be neccesarry to prevent deviant sexual urges and crime.

A hormone imablence due can lead to uncontrollable psychological urges .
Such as paedophillia- sexual fantacys to wards children
Paraphillia

Question 2

A03.1

Answer 2

Strength- maletsky found that from 275 male criminals with 60% sexual origin, compared to a control group the group given MPA 0% reoffended compared to the control where 58.8% reoffended who needed treatment and did t revive

Weakness- alth tough maletsky found that not Everyone who needed the treatment was able to access 41% due to limited resources ,it been the most severe cases reducing the effectiveness of the treatment as not everyone can access it.

Question 3

A03.2

Answer 3

Strength- although hormone therapy is much more ethical than sergical castration which used to be used, seen as extremely unethical as it is perminant and cruel whereas hormone therapy can provide the same solution but is reverable and less invasive

Weakness- although hormone therapy can be seen as unethical if it is given with out consent e.g. to prisoners , lack of informed consent

Question 4

A01.2

Answer 4

Testosterone is a hormone found in both males and females but mostly males during puberty. It’s the male sex hormone, can be responsible for deviant sexual behaviour, and is called as an androgen, ant androgen aims to reduce production or prevent production of testosterone completely to stop deviant sexual urges
Given in varying dosage a via injections weekly daily or monthly

Question 5

A03.2

Answer 5

strength: antiandrogens. quick and effective method iused thoes who need immediate treatment, offenders recieving MPA reported decreased frequency of erotic fantasy and erections after 7-10 days where as AMP can take 10X 2hour sessions

weakness: doesnt get to the root cause, masks symptoms instead of actually removing the unwanted behaviour therefore if withdraw from medication likely to relapse.

Question 6

A01.3

Answer 6

CPA involves aqntidrogens and progestional effects often used on women to reduce secual drives adminstered either orally or injection 100-300mg

Question 7

A03.3

Answer 7

weakness: side effects CPA: liver dysfuntion, depression, fatigue , weight gain, MPA, reduced sperm count, weight gain, breast enlargment, may r=withdraw from treatment- not effective

strenght: uses scientific and objective measures, adminstered via injection can me meausred, and through blood tests, better than tablets, infer cause and effect between reduced sexual urges and hormone therapy.

Question 8

A01.4

Answer 8

MPA reduces production of tests=osterone by inhibiting production of hormones preventing testosterone stimulation
adminstered via injections 300-400 mg every 7-10 days

Question 9

A03.4

Answer 9

meyer, 40 men, pheodophiles control grouo patients revieving psychothetapy and experimental group recieving MPA, found that thoes with MPA relapse was 18% and 35% when withdew and for thoes with psychotherwapy 55%, hormone treatment better for sex offenders

weakness: berlin et al found when medication stopped all effects also stopped

Question 10

application

Answer 10

medication alone not effective