Psychological Theories of Delinquent Causation Psychological Theories of Delinquent Causation Juvenile Justice Melissa Skinner Carl Sandburg College February 18‚ 2013 Psychological Theories of Delinquent Causation In choosing theories of causation to get a better understanding of why delinquent behavior occurs‚ one should approach the psychological theories. Within the psychological theories‚ are two theories we will to further explore. The first is the psychoanalytic theory
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Early biological theories were limited to the technologies of the time. Increased industrialization‚ and heavy immigration and urban growth were effects of the ending of the cival war. These were the factors that stirred high crime rates up until World War II. Around this time phrenology came into practice. Phrenology is the practice of measuring the skull and other facial features to determine a persons character. The problem with this type of theory was we were letting our perception of human
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The Criticism of Jean Piaget’s theories. While conducting intelligence tests on children‚ Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget began to investigate how children think. According to Piaget‚ children’s thought processes change as they mature physically and interact with the world around them. Piaget believed children develop schema‚ or mental models‚ to represent the world. As children learn‚ they expand and modify their schema through the processes of assimilation and accommodation. Assimilation is the
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multiple areas of the brain and are classified into three different networks; recognition‚ strategic‚ and affective. The recognition network receives sensory information from the environment and transforms it into knowledge. It identifies and categorizes what is seen‚ heard‚ or read. The strategic network is recruited for planning and coordinating goal-oriented actions. Finally‚ “the affective network is involved in emotional dimensions of learning such as interest‚ motivation‚ and stress”
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Biological methods of stress management try to control the body’s response to stress by reducing physiological activity. The most well-known biological method of stress management is drug therapy. One method is using drugs called Benzodiazepines (BZs). These are the most common type of drug to relieve stress and anxiety issues. They work by slowing down the Central Nervous System activity. GABA‚ the hormone responsible for anxiety relief naturally in the human body is enhanced by the BZs. The BZs
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Discuss biological or psychological methods of stress management (12 marks) ‘Stress management’ is defined as any sort of attempt to reduce the negative effects of stress. Management techniques are generally either biological or psychological approaches to dealing with the stress. Psychological methods of stress management try to control the body’s response to stress by altering the way we think about the stressor. These methods include Stress Inoculation Training and Hardiness training. However
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Moncayo-Samperio 10/07/2013 The Psychological Theories of Crime Researchers in many disciplines have tried to understand why crime takes place and they have develop several theories for explaining crime. (Barkan and Bryjak‚ pg. 41) There are three different theories that explain the reasons of crime. Rational choice‚ deterrence and routine activities theory‚ biological and psychological theories and sociological theories. My focus on this paper are the different psychological theories for explaining crime
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power people. For instance while Adam Smith was ignoring the severe impact of rising food prices. Malthus did not. Malthus agued that the economic system‚ as it was working‚ needed some remedial action. Malthus major contribution where his “ theory of population” and “ the theory of economy crisis” it was his theory of population that dominated his writings. He made many other contributions to the study of economics. He anticipated a member of theoretical contributions of later times. His thesis
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this paper is to discuss the three major theories of criminology. This paper will talk about the theories that best and worst describe why crime happens. The three major theories of crime are: biological‚ psychological and sociological. In further examining this paper you will see discussions of personal opinions of the author. The biological theory states that criminals are born and they are not made. I feel that the biological theory would be the theory that least describes why crime happens. For
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Utilitarianism theories hold that the moral worth of actions or practices is determined by their consequences. An action or practice is right if it leads to the best possible balance of good consequences over bad consequences for all affected parties. (Arnold‚ pp 17) Utility = whatever produces pleasure or happiness‚ and prevents pain or suffering. Utilitarianism = an ethical philosophy that says the most ethical decision or course of action is the one that maximize utility. Utilitarianism
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