maternal deprivation theory Flashcards
1
Q
who came up with this theory
A
bowlby
2
Q
what is affection-less psychopathy
A
the inability to feel remorse
3
Q
how does this explain delinquent behaviour
A
unstable home as children leads to criminality
- affection-less psychopaths most likely commit crimes due to no guilt
- ID is more dominant as superego doesn’t provide conscience
4
Q
how does this link with Freud
A
-Freud suggested if you have a dominant ID and a weak superego, this could be due to an unstable childhood or frequent separation from the caregiver/ mother
5
Q
what do criminals have a dominant, what type of crimes do they commit
A
ID and low superego, This relates to opportunistic crimes as we only focus on the pleasure
