Hormone therapy - chemical castration Flashcards
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How do hormones cause aggressive behaviour?
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- causes of this behaviour is based on biological approach
- For example, elevated testosterone has been documented among individuals with a history of aggression
2
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Why is hormone therapy used with criminals?
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- This to maintain normal sexual drives but to suppress deviant behaviour
- Individuals may be placed on hormone treatments or be given other drugs as a mean of treating aggression.
3
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How is Hormone therapy conducted?
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- Given varying doses via injection
- This usually depends on the offenders levels of testosterone
- This can be given either daily, weekly or monthly
- The does is reduced after assessment
4
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What is anti-androgens and how do they link to hormone therapy?
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- It is the use of medication to lower testosterone levels which leads to decrease of deviant and non-deviant sexual types.
- Anti - androgen drugs are a group of medication given to counteract the effects of androgens (male sex hormones) on various organs and tissues
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Who is treated using hormone therapy, what behaviours does it help with?
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- Sex offenders and thinking is it the biological influences of the behaviours are reduced this would in turn impact on the social and psychological influences of the behaviour.
6
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What are the potential side effects of hormone therapy?
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- Cpa - liver dysfunction
- mpa - breast enlargement, osteoporosis and depression. This makes it more likely an individual will decline in such treatments
7
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What is mpa
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mpa → is a female hormone → decreases the functioning of testosterone by inhibiting LH → usually administered as an injection → Side effects → breast enlargement and depression → makes it more likely an individual will decline treatment
8
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What is cpa?
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Cpa → quickly reduced sexual drives and deviant fantasizes → side effects: liver dysfunction
9
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What are anti-androgen drugs?
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- anti-androgen drugs are group of medication given to counteract the effect effects of anti androgen (male sex hormones ) on various organs and tissues → used to treat sex offenders and thinking and thinking if the biological influences of the behavior are reduced this would impact on social and psychological influences.
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Why are sex offenders castrated
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- Sex offenders can be castrated - offenders have to keep taking a pill to lower their libido → its to destroy their ability to have intercourse and always has objections about this → normally given to pedophiles.
