Psychoanalytical Explanations

Question 1

Freud

Answer 1

1. Crime= acting on unconscious impulses, failed superego
2. ID (impulses, primitive), EGO (control), SUPEREGO (conscience)
3. SUPEREGO can fail, be too weak, too harsh or deviant
4. reasons it might fail are disrupted child/ parent relationship, conflict in early stages of life

Question 2

Bowlby

Answer 2

1. Attachment Theory = First 2 years of children’s lives they need a main figure, mainly mother, to attach to
2. Maternal Deprivation = Disruption of bond during critical first 2 year period, leads to higher risk of depression, deviancy

Question 3

Modern findings

Answer 3

Quality of childrearing is more important than who does it, reinforcement from both parents important