Exam 6: Trait Theories

If research showed that nutrition directly contributed to academic performance and positive behaviour in young people, which policy action would have the best positive outcome for students?

Dopamine is a hormone that is associated with levels of aggression in offenders.

Discuss the nature-versus-nurture controversy. Which argument do you think carries more weight? Why?

Which theorist developed psychodynamic theory?

What personality traits did Eysenck identify and associate with antisocial behaviour?

According to studies of Finnish prisoners, what is the relationship between serotonin and impulse control?

According to biosocial theorists, what human instinct have rape and other sex crimes been linked to?

What term is used by Adler to describe people who compensate for feelings of inferiority with a drive for superiority?

What is the most common reason children are referred to mental health clinics?

Munchausen's syndrome by proxy is most commonly seen in men.

Which term best describes a psychological state whereby a youth faces inner turmoil?

What is your diagnosis for a patient who frequently fails to finish projects, is easily distracted, and requires constant supervision?

What does the term uxoricide mean?

Alexis smokes cigarettes, drinks hard liquor on a regular basis, and is very dependent on her boyfriend. What would Freud attribute this behaviour to?

Why might psychopaths commit crime?

What type of medication is often given to children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?

Which newspaper headline best exemplifies the biochemical condition of environmental contaminants affecting criminality.

What was the name of the "degenerate family" Richard Dugdale studied and wrote a book about in 1875?

Which defence did Dan White use when he killed the publicly gay city councilman Harvey Milk?

Why is the gene-crime relationship so controversial?