PEN personality AO1

Question 1

what does PEN personality argues

Answer 1

that a particular nervous sytem causes a predisposition to criminality that can be passed on through genetics

Question 2

what does the p stand for

Answer 2

psychotoicism

Question 3

what is the role of psychotosims / what does it mean

Answer 3

it has been suggested that psychotosism is linked to male hormones such as tesosterone.

Question 4

what is p’s link to criminal behaviour

Answer 4

criminals may have high levels of tesosterone, increasing aggressive tendancies leading to agressive behaviour

Question 5

what does the E stand for

Answer 5

extravert

Question 6

what are the two parts of E

Answer 6

extraverts
intraverts

Question 7

what does the e suggest/ what does it mean

Answer 7

RAS regulates arousal that inhibits incoming sensations so the individual will seek external stimulation to reeadress the balance and reach their optimum level of arousal

Question 8

what does this mena if individual is introverted

Answer 8

low levels of arousal tesosterone need stimualtion from enviroment

Question 9

how does this relate to criminal behaviour

Answer 9

extroverts - criminals may have a higher RAS meaning they seek excitment and stimualtion from the external enviroment causing an increase in aggressive behaviour

Question 10

what does the N stand for

Answer 10

neurotic

Question 11

what does this neurotic mean

Answer 11

can become emotional easily

Question 12

what does this neurotic elemnt mean in terms of reason and criminality

Answer 12

linked to levels of reactivity of ANS. a neurotic has more reactive ANS specifically the sympathetic brain that is responsible for the fight or flight . it is quick to ‘turn on’ and release adrenaline but difficult to ‘turn off’

Question 13

link neurotic behaviour to criminal behaviour / how are they realted

Answer 13

criminals may have an increase levels in the ANS meaning they mat have a higher release of adrenaline triggering the urge for aggression