psychological formulation Flashcards
1
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what is psychological formulation
A
a way of making sense of a persons difficulties, by looking at their relationships, biological and social, life events and how they have interpreted the events that have happened to them
2
Q
what steps do psychologists take
A
- find out why someone committed the crime
- assessing what influenced their behaviour
- get a personal story from them
- shows background factors and triggers
3
Q
evaluation
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+ formulations can help to simplify a lot of complex info and to explain the factors influencing the offenders behaviour to other professionals
+ helps to make decisions about their futures
+ useful way of explaining why they may have committed the crime
- difficult to gain all info
- may forget or lie
- relying on the offender
- may lead to them blaming their past
