Individualistic theory Flashcards
What is individualistic theory?
Crime being caused by individuals based on personality or experiences they have.
Pyschological theory Eysneck
Believes there are 3 personality types that makes criminals excited to commit crime but slow at understanding the consequences of committing crime
What are the 3 personalities
Extraversion
Neurotism
Pyschotism
What happens when a criminal has all the personality traits?
They are more likely to offend becuase its difficult for them to control their immature impulses
What are the strengths of eysnecks theory?
It can be possible to intervene at their early stage of life to prevent such development such as through medical care
What are the weakness of eysnecks theory?
Personalities differ as you grow up.
Lacks reliability.
In questionairres people could lie which effects results as he tests through questionairres.
Pyschodynamic Theory Feud
Negative experiences from childhood will have a negative imapact in the adult ages through the negative thoughts, actions and emotions and is stored in our unconcious mind which controls us.
What are the 3 personalities he mentions?
ID
Ego
Superego
Describe each personality
ID ~ impulsive side of our personality that is driven by pleasure and repulsed by pain .
EGO ~ the realistic part of personality that strikes between the ID and Superego and make decisions.
SUPEREGO ~ judgemental and morally correct part
Strengths of feud theory
Childhood experiences are seen important and not underestimated.
Weakeness of feud theory
Very unscientific
Hard to assess the unconcious mind
Bandura theory
People learn by watching other people such as role models and behave the same way.
What is the bobo doll experiment?
Exposing children to adults who are aggressive and non aggressive to see if they imittate the same actions as the adults abuse the bobo doll or are gentle with it. This allows the children to watch and copy the same actions in an aggressive or non aggressive way.
