Exam 7: Psychologicaltrait Theories of Crime

______ refers specifically to antisocial personalities that are due to social or familial dysfunction.

All of the following are considered levels of low IQ by Goddard EXCEPT:

An infant develops an attachment to a primary figure,which is considered what?

To achieve an ideal level of arousal,extroverts need what?

Some of the most intense and passionate emotions are associated with attachment relationships. 

It is more difficult to condition extroverts than introverts.

What are policy implications that could be developed based upon this research?

Biological explanations of crime were more palatable,while environmental or sociological explanations lost favor among many social scientists.

Psychological theories focus on ______.

______ attachments are enduring and persistent.These attachments can sometimes last throughout a person's life.

Explain the three (3)different aspects of individual personality that control behavior (id,ego,superego)and how they interact with one another.

Neuroticism is linked to many traits.List three (3)different traits an individual may exhibit when considered neurotic.

Freud used the term sex in a broader context;thus,sex included those things,such as painting,that give people pleasure.

A child being from a broken home or a single-parent household is not necessarily an influential factor;rather,it is the parent's failure to teach the child the consequences of his or her actions. 

According to Freud,what can happen if unconscious experiences are not brought to awareness by the individual?

The term insanity is a ______ term.

Identify the general principles of psychoanalysis and how psychoanalysis applies to criminal behavior.

Delinquency is considered ______ when it results in antisocial behavior.

List and describe the key features that distinguish a psychopath from other criminal offenders.

In most instances,the ego can cope with anxiety through rational measures.