THEORIES AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT : INDIVIDUALISTIC Flashcards
what are two individualistic theories influenced by policy development?
psychoanalysis
behaviour modification
what does psychoanalysis aim to do?
access repressed, unconscious thoughts that are traumatic and treat them
what is embedded in the brain according to psychoanalysis?
psychological trauma/problems
who criticises psychoanalysis?
Blackburn says that there are few positive evaluations from psychoanalysis as a treatment
what does psychoanalysis create between the therapist and client?
a power imbalance
why is psychoanalysis unethical?
because it can bring back trauma that was deliberately repressed
what is a strength of psychoanalysis?
works just as well as CBT
what is behaviour modification?
extinguish undesirable behaviours and promote good ones
how is behaviour modification introduced in institutions?
through token economy
what does token economy do?
give out treats for good behaviour leading to rewards
how can behaviour modification be criticised?
don’t know if offender will follow it outside of the institution
what did Fo and O’Donnell say about the effectiveness of behaviour modification?
it worked for offenders convicted of serious offences
what did Hobbs and Holt find?
that there was short term effectiveness of behaviour modification in the young
