ch 9, 10 Flashcards
speech lacking in quantity of words spoken or in content
alogia
a lack of energy and/or disinterest in one’s usual activities
avolition
loss of enjoyment from social and recreational activities that are usually a source of pleasure
anhedonia
3 possible contributing factors for the large proportion of criminals with mental disorders
deinstitutionalization, police discretion, and ease of apprehension
theories that attribute the criminal behaviour of a person to their altered thoughts, perceptions, and emotions caused by their mental disorder
symptom-based theories
4 misconceptions of “not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder”
used to avoid legal penalty, usually used successfully, used to obtain release sooner, people who use it are at a higher risk of reoffending
studies the effects of drugs on human cognition, emotion, and behaviour
psychopharmacology
a substance that acts on a person’s central nervous system
psychoactive drug
4 areas of symptoms for diagnosis of a substance use disorder
impaired control, social impairment, risky use, and pharmacological
3 phases of stimulant high
rush, binge, and crash
symptoms caused by alcohol withdrawal
delirium tremens: tremors, convulsions, delusions, and hallucinations
3 parts of goldstein’s tripartite model
systemic violence, economic compulsive violence, psychopharmacological violence
3 categories of theories of alcohol-violence relationship
disinhibition theories, cognitive interference theories, expectancy theories,
3 disinhibition theories
selective disinhibition, active constraint, passive constraint,
4 cognitive interference theories
social information processing models, self-awareness model, appraisal-disruption model, attention allocation model
