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Please Match the Following Psychology Terms with Their Definition

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Please match the following psychology terms with their definition.

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behavior theory

This theory indicates that criminal behavior can be a form of adaptation when it results in stress reduction.

conditioning

A form of mental illness in which sufferers are said to be out of touch with reality

psychoanalysis

A mentally ill individual who is out of touch with reality and suffers from disjointed thinking

frustration-aggression theory

This theory posits that individual behavior that is rewarded will increase in frequency, while behavior that is punished will decrease.

schizophrenic

A theory of human psychology that is based on the concepts of the unconscious, resistance, repression, and sexuality

psychosis

An approach that sees the root cause of crime as a person’s inability to exercise socially appropriate controls over him or herself

modeling theory

A personality disorder characterized by antisocial behavior and lack of affect

psychopathy

A psychological principle that holds that the frequency of behavior can be increased or decreased with reward and punishment

self-control theory

An individual who is unsocialized and whose behavior pattern brings him or her into repeated conflict with society

antisocial personality

A form of social theory that asserts that people learn how to act by observing others