Criminology Knowledge Organizer: Unit 2

Flashcards on Individualistic Theories of Criminality

Psychoanalysis

Originated by Sigmund Freud; aims to reveal repressed thoughts and trauma through patient's talking.

Ethical Implications of Psychoanalysis

Ethical concerns related to the power dynamics between the psychoanalyst and the patient.

Behavior Modification (Token Economy Systems)

In UK prisons involves rewarding good behavior with privileges and punishing unfavorable behavior by taking privileges away.

Anger Management

Used with offenders prone to violent offenses; involves developing methods to combat anger.

Ainsworth's Three Areas of Anger Management Sessions

Cognitive preparation, skills acquisition, and application practice.

Learning Theory – Social Learning Theory (Bandura)

Children's positive and negative actions reflected those observed from adults, most frequently through family, friends, and pop culture.

1963 Bobo Doll Experiment

Adults’ actions are copied.

Freud's Theory of Personality - The Psyche

Id (primitive desires), ego (logic and rationality), and superego (conscience).

Freud's Theory on Criminality

Failure to develop from id-centered to a dominant ego would lead to criminality.

Psychological Theory – Personality Theory (Eysenck)

A self-reported questionnaire based on personality types, developed a scale based on extraversion/introversion and neuroticism/stability and psychoticism.