psychological explainations of offending : psychodynamic

Question 1

what does the psychodynamic approach say about offending behaviour?

Answer 1

unresolved conflicts explain behavior

Question 2

what did blackburn say will happen if you dint develop a superego (inadequate superego)?

Answer 2

it can be weak, deviant or over harsh

Question 3

what is a weak super ego?

Answer 3

• fail to identify with same sex parent
• super ego not fully formed
• behaviour is immoral
• offending is likely

Question 4

what is a deviant super ego?

Answer 4

• identified with same sex parent
• parent also has a deviant superego
• if same sex parent is pro-crime so is child

Question 5

what is over harsh super ego?

Answer 5

• parenting style is harsh so super ego is over harsh
• act criminally to satisfy superego’s desire to be punished

Question 6

what does maternal deprivation lead to?

Answer 6

affectionless psychopath
- offending is likely
- 44 thieves study!!!!!!!!!

Question 7

limitation of superego to explain offending (gender)

Answer 7

freud said girls develop a weaker superego
- cant experience castration anxiety

Question 8

limitation of superego to explain offending (unfalsifiabe)

Answer 8

• superego isn’t seen or measured objectively
• unscientific

Question 9

strength of superego to explain offending (link)

Answer 9

goreta - analysed offenders who had disturbances to superego
- experienced guilt and need for punishment
- offending

Question 10

limitation of maternal deprivation of offending (reductionist)

Answer 10

44 thieves
- over half had no maternal deprivation
- majority were affectionless psychopaths
- some other cause

Question 11

limitation of maternal deprivation of offending (not valid)

Answer 11

interview
- recall from past
- self report