PSYCHOLOGICAL POSITIVISM SCHOOL Flashcards
He popularized the concept of “moral insanity”
Isaac Ray
According to him, mental disorders might be caused purely by psychological factors
Sigmund Freud
To him, doctrines of resistance & regression, the unconscious, significance of a person’s sex life and the importance of childhood experiences are the building blocks of psychoanalysis.
Sigmund Freud
Believed that crime is an outlet
Henry Maudsley
According to him, offenders would go mad if they were not criminals
Henry Maudsley
To him, the cause of crime is the faulty development of the child during the first few years of his life.
August Aichhorn
The cause of criminal behavior is the result of criminalistic tendencies, crime inducing situation, the person’s mental and emotional resistance to temptation.
David Abrahamsen
Crime is the expression of the mental content of the individual
William Healy and Augusta Bronner
Frustration causes emotional discomfort and personality demands removal of pain
William Healy and Augusta Bronner
Criminality is the result of emotional immaturity
Dr. Walter Bromberg
He developed the trait theory of personality
Hans Eysenck
Identified the 3 dimensions of personality
Hans Eysenck
Stated that behavior as a primary response to learning through expected rewards and punishment
B.F Skinner
By observing others, individuals “learn” how to engage in aggression
Albert Bandura
