Yochelson and samenow

Question 1

what was the aim of this study?

Answer 1

a book version account of the authors work with mentally ill offenders , author claimed that its possible to describe thinking patterns that are common to offenders

Question 2

what was the sample?

Answer 2

225 male offenders from a psychiatric hospital , had been judged not guilty by reason of insanity

Question 3

what was the method of this study?

Answer 3

interview with Freudian therapeutic context

Question 4

what were the results of this study?

Answer 4

authors suggested they have distinct erroneous thinking patterns , that differ from non-criminals
criminality is a decision made from early age
they suggested offenders have cognition which leads to a distorted self image results in criminal choices and denial of responsibility

Question 5

what are the three categories that 40 thinking errors fall into?

Answer 5

criminal thinking patterns- need for power and control
automatic thinking errors- a lack of empathy trust and responsibility
crime related thinking errors- include optimistic fantasizing about criminal acts

Question 6

what are the conclusions ?

Answer 6

criminals not impulsive they have planned and fantasied their actions , these need to be confronted in treatment
Y+s claim high success rates in getting offenders to realise their criminal personality and change their thinking patters